Further Reading

If you are looking for further reading and would like to know more on the world of aquaculture, then we have collected a selection of links to further reading. We will continually update this page with new information, when new relevant material becomes available.

Unity Marine is planning to seek Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for all our farming activities.

You can also read more on aquaculture and why it plays a critical role in feeding the world’s population on the ASC website.

Falkland Conservation issued an independent report concerning the potential and key environmental concerns of salmon aquaculture in the Falkland Islands.

The Falkland Islands also implemented a Fish Farming Ordinance back in 2006.

Other legislation that also covers different parts of the project is the Planning Permission Ordinance, the Fishery Products Ordinance, and the Maritime Ordinance.

One of the main environmental concerns often raised by e.g. WWF is the reliance on wild caught fish as an ingredient in Salmon feed.

It is argued that the wild caught fish should be used directly for human consumption, and by using wild catch in the feed salmon farming is contributing to the global problem with overfishing.

The argument definitely has historical merit, as salmon farming earlier had a FIFO (fish-in-fish-out) ratio of four (4) or five (5), meaning that four (4) or five (5) of wild caught fish was used to produce one (1) kg of salmon.

Salmon farmers have worked actively on substituting marine protein with plant-based protein.
The newest research in the field suggests that the FIFO ratio is now one (1) or just below one (1), meaning salmon farming is now easing the strain on the wild fish populations.