Closed containment technologies offer a major step forward in fish farming practices. Read more »
Providing a physical barrier between wild and farmed fish, closed tanks can eliminate or greatly reduce many of the negative impacts of out-dated net-cage salmon farming. Read more »
Having proven to be a technically feasible way to grow salmon, various closed systems are currently being tested to demonstrate viability at a commercial scale. Read more »
The net-cage industry claims closed tanks use too much energy but when you add up all the environmental impacts of salmon aquaculture technology, net-cages are the least sustainable. Read more »
The intractable environmental issues associated with open net-cages such as disease, escapes, pollution & predator impacts do not have effective solutions, nor are there any on the horizon. Read more »
If the industry continues to rear salmon, closed containment technology is clearly on a more responsible path for salmon aquaculture. Read more »