China harvests the first cohort of salmon from submersible pens

Published 2022년 6월 17일

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China has successfully farmed Atlantic salmons on a large scale in warm waters, marking a strategic shift towards marine food security. The fish were bred 30 metres below the surface of the Yellow Sea, using a submersible deep-sea fish farm called 'Deep Blue Number-1'. The project overcame design and engineering challenges and has the potential to provide a Chinese solution for large-scale cold-water fish farming in warm waters. The farmed salmon meets EU export standards and will be transported to urban centres using cold chain routes and airfreight, ensuring freshness for consumers. This provides a new choice of high-quality protein for Chinese consumers and contributes to the country's marine food security.

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Local news reports say that China harvested the fish between 22 May and 9 June. "This is China's first successful large-scale farming of Atlantic salmons in warm waters," said Guo Peng, chief agronomist of the agriculture and rural affairs department of east China's Shandong Province. The deep-water harvest also marks China’s strategic shift towards marine food security. China’s first submersible deep-sea fish farm is named “Deep Blue Number-1” and is located 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea. As the harvesting began, a thick tube was inserted into the net cage of Deep Blue Number-1, and one Atlantic salmon after another were inhaled from the sea into the vessel. "Unlike the netting operation in a traditional fisher, this particular salmon processing vessel uses a special pump to catch the fish," said Li Hong, vice chairwoman of Shandong Far-sea Aquaculture Company The fish underwent initial processing on the vessel and were packed into insulated boxes to keep ...

Source: Thefishsite