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Land-based farmed salmon gets Monterey Bay Aquarium green rating
October 27, 2014, 8:31 pm
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Atlantic salmon farmed in recirculating aquaculture systems is now a “best choice” for consumers, according to an update from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
This is the first time a farmed salmon has got a green rating, after Verlasso salmon from AquaChile was rated a “good alternative” in August last year and is a boost to operators farming in this way, such as Atlantic Sapphire, Kuterra and The Conservation Fund (TCF) and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF).
The Monterey Bay Aquarium assessment examined three land-based facilities currently operating globally, Kuterra in British Columbia, TCF and ASF in West Virginia and Atlantic Sapphire in Denmark.
All three received the top, green ranking. The three farms are considered representative of current practices in land-based closed-containment aquaculture globally, which makes the ranking applicable to other similar land-based Atlantic salmon farms as they develop.
All other farmed salmon, from Norway, Scotland, Canada or Chile, is rated as “avoid” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
“These on-land production systems separate the fish from the surrounding environment and the risk of environmental impacts from pollution, escapes, and diseases are all low,” states Monterey Bay Aquarium.
This is the first time farm raised Atlantic salmon has been recognized with a green ranking thanks to new, environmentally friendly aquaculture technology.
“We have had a desire to develop sustainable farming methods that benefit the environment since we created Villa Organic, Norway’s first organic Atlantic salmon farm. Now that the Danish pilot has proven to be successful, we have started the development of a full scale farm in continental United States,” Johan Andreassen, President of Atlantic Sapphire, said.
Land-based farmed salmon gets Monterey Bay Aquarium green rating
October 27, 2014, 8:31 pm
Undercurrent News
Atlantic salmon farmed in recirculating aquaculture systems is now a “best choice” for consumers, according to an update from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
This is the first time a farmed salmon has got a green rating, after Verlasso salmon from AquaChile was rated a “good alternative” in August last year and is a boost to operators farming in this way, such as Atlantic Sapphire, Kuterra and The Conservation Fund (TCF) and the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF).
The Monterey Bay Aquarium assessment examined three land-based facilities currently operating globally, Kuterra in British Columbia, TCF and ASF in West Virginia and Atlantic Sapphire in Denmark.
All three received the top, green ranking. The three farms are considered representative of current practices in land-based closed-containment aquaculture globally, which makes the ranking applicable to other similar land-based Atlantic salmon farms as they develop.
All other farmed salmon, from Norway, Scotland, Canada or Chile, is rated as “avoid” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
“These on-land production systems separate the fish from the surrounding environment and the risk of environmental impacts from pollution, escapes, and diseases are all low,” states Monterey Bay Aquarium.
This is the first time farm raised Atlantic salmon has been recognized with a green ranking thanks to new, environmentally friendly aquaculture technology.
“We have had a desire to develop sustainable farming methods that benefit the environment since we created Villa Organic, Norway’s first organic Atlantic salmon farm. Now that the Danish pilot has proven to be successful, we have started the development of a full scale farm in continental United States,” Johan Andreassen, President of Atlantic Sapphire, said.
