Salmon Farming

People around the world are increasingly aware of the crisis facing global fish stocks. Many wild fish species are in decline and there is growing demand for more ocean-friendly options in grocery stores. Living Oceans led a markets campaign for over a decade, encouraging shoppers and retailers to demand more sustainably produced farmed salmon. Thanks to your help, our efforts were rewarded with significant steps by leading grocery chains.

Land-based salmon aquaculture was pioneered right here in B.C., in the Kuterra facility owned by 'Namgis First Nation, near Port McNeill. While recirculating aquaculture technology has been used all over the world to raise fish to smolt size, Kuterra was among the first to tackle raising salmon to market size in its recirculating tanks.

Today, the industry stands on the cusp of change and B.C. can benefit from the work done at Kuterra, capitalizing on the global trend toward closed containment facilities.