Better Farmed Salmon

Open net-cage salmon farming is currently one of the most harmful aquaculture production systems and poses environmental threats in all regions it is practiced.

CAAR’s report, Better than the Rest? A Resource Guide to Farmed Salmon Certifications can help make sense of all of the labels and sustainability claims made about farmed salmon.

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Better Farmed Salmon Begins with Closed Containment Technology:

• Closed Containment Overview
• Economic Case for Closed Containment Technology
• Closed Containment and Energy Consumption
• Containment Technology
• Closed Containment in BC
• Examples of Closed Systems
• Closed Containment Q&A

The Environmental Impacts of Salmon Farming Include:

• Sea Lice
• Chemical Treatments: SLICE
• Disease
• Algae Blooms
• Marine Mammal Deaths
• Marine Debris
• Waste Build Up on the Ocean Floor
• Escapes & Alien Species
• Fish Feed

Human Health Impacts of Salmon Farming Include:

• PCBs & Contaminants
• Excessive Antibiotic Use & Resistance
• Healthy Fats from Healthy Oceans
• Chemical Dependence
• Organic Farmed Salmon?

The Economic Impacts of Salmon Farming Include:

• The Jobs Myth
• Skeena Salmon: Risking a $110 Million Dollar Industry

The Impacts on BC First Nations Communities From Salmon Farming Include:

• Contamination Threats to Food Fishery