Faroes ecoregion – Aquaculture Overview ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: Aquaculture Overviews 2024
• Subjects: Faroes ICES Ecoregion; Fisheries and aquaculture; Faroe Islands; Atlantic salmon; Faroes
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.22219393; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Faroes_ecoregion_Aquaculture_Overview/22219393

The Faroese legislative framework on aquaculture was adopted in 2003, with objective to promote profitability and competitiveness in aquaculture within a sustainable framework with regards to animal and environmental health. Any aquaculture production requires a licence and an environmental permit. Marine aquaculture facilities in the ecoregion are located along the coast of the Faroe Islands. Conditions at aquaculture sites range from sheltered fjords to areas of higher wave and current exposure typical to more offshore conditions. Marine aquaculture production within the ecoregion is strongly dominated by Atlantic salmon, with some minor production of seaweeds. The aquaculture industry, together with various suppliers to the industry, has major social and economic effects on Faroese society. Employment in the aquaculture industry has gradually increased from 2005, concurrent with the increase in production. About 5% of the total active labour force in the Faroe Islands work in the aquaculture industry. The ...