One of the largest salmon-farming companies in B.C., Grieg is aiming to harvest 22,000 metric tonnes of fish in 2022.
The first transfer of juvenile Atlantic salmon has been made to Grieg Seafood B.C. Ltd.’s Gold River Hatchery Expansion Project, which was completed this spring.
Ultimately, that would reduce the amount of time the fish spend in the ocean, said Rocky Boschman, managing director for Grieg Seafood B.C. Ltd. The larger smolts are also better able to adapt to ocean conditions, have less mortality and show higher resistance to naturally occurring pathogens and parasites in the ocean, Peterson said.
The recirculating aquaculture system reuses over 98 per cent of the water in the facility, said Jonsson. The B.C. Salmon Farmers Association called the expansion an “excellent example of the technological advancements the sector is investing in.” Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, has said the “vast majority” of First Nations in B.C. oppose open-net-pen fish farming due to its detrimental effects on wild salmon.
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