Profile updated on 4 October 2022
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Salmo salar
SPECIES NAME(s)
Atlantic salmon
JURISDICTION
Donegal, Galway, Cork, Mayo
PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Cage - Floating
WATER SOURCE
Marine
JUVENILE SOURCE
hatchery - closed cycle
Image: NOAA, 2017
Recommendation for improvement
Encourage organic standards such as BIM Certified Quality Aquaculture to include that farms are sited based on an understanding of the carrying capacity of the water body they are situated in.
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