Salmon farming company FishFrom is due to submit a planning application for the world’s biggest onshore farm, in which the fish will be produced without ever swimming in rivers or the sea.
The Scotsman reports that the £15m farm, to be constructed inside a 3.5-acre warehouse at Tayinloan in Scotland, will produce 3,000 tonnes of salmon a year – about twice the average sea-based farm.
argylesock says... as you know, I think onshore (that is, tanked) aquaculture is more likely to be a good idea for ecosystems than offshore (that is, caged) aquaculture. I also like the claim that the fish in this proposed mega-farm would be fed without using wild-caught fish.
The high stocking density is a cause for concern, though. Would these fish be cruelly treated by cramming them in?
I'm concerned also about the water that would be used. How reliably would it be cleaned before recirculating it? In fact, would it be recirculated or would water from sea and rivers be taken?
I'm glad that there are plans to use the waste as fertiliser but would this be done in a sustainable way?
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