A sink-or-swim moment for on-land fish farming in Canada

게시됨 2024년 8월 2일

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Canada is shifting away from open net pen fish farming, favoring land-based tanks to protect wild salmon. Despite support from First Nations and regulatory challenges, only a few land-based farms exist, such as Kuterra in British Columbia. Kuterra has survived despite economic difficulties and a shift from Atlantic salmon to steelhead due to supply issues. The industry faces hurdles like secure supply of hatchlings, future feed supply, and regulatory challenges. Kuterra's consultant, Gary Robinson, expresses doubt about the industry's future in British Columbia due to high costs and regulatory uncertainties, but sees potential for growth elsewhere.

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As Canada transitions away from open net pen fish farming, raising fish in land-based tanks is being explored as a possible replacement to fill the gap and help protect wild salmon. But the economic viability of expanding the industry in British Columbia faces financial and logistical challenges. As one of the only land-based fish farms in the country, Kuterra began as an Atlantic salmon farm but last year switched to steelhead trout. It operates on land leased by the 'Namgis First Nation near Port McNeill on Vancouver Island. The company farmed Atlantic salmon up until last year, when it was forced to change to steelhead after a breakdown with their supplier. Land-based fish farming has struggled to get off the ground in B.C. — despite 120 First Nations being in support of a transition from open net pen farming to land-based solutions, and time running out for open net pen farms to operate on the West Coast. Industry hurdles like secure supply of hatchlings, a future-proof feed ...

출처: Nationalobserver