A salmon farm site on the Connaigre Peninsula on Newfoundland's south coast. - ContributedNL Coalition for Aquaculture Reform
Salmon Aquaculture is Sustainable: How can an industry that has a 50 per cent mortality rate be sustainable? From 2019 to 2021, over nine million salmon in the NL open net pen industry died or were culled before they could be harvested. Much of the harvested product comes from cages where Infectious Salmon Anemia virus had been detected. Marketing this product is the industry go-to strategy.
Salmon Aquaculture is thriving: The NL salmon aquaculture industry declined to 7,800 metric tonnes in 2020, only 30 per cent of its 26,000-tonne capacity, and is struggling to increase production. Why did the industry decline to such a low level? Because ISA v, sea lice Infestation and environmental factors plague the industry and severely limit production. Mr.
The history of the NL salmon aquaculture industry is a dark one, with many bad decisions made by both DFO and the province to help the industry get established.