Sustainable fin fish farming on islands, ­ the example from the Faroe Islands. ...

• Main Author: Knud Simonsen, Gunnvør á Norði
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: ASC 2014 - Theme session K 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; Faroe Islands
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.24752646.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Sustainable_fin_fish_farming_on_islands_the_example_from_the_Faroe_Islands_/24752646/1

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author. Outbreaks of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) caused a dramatic declination in the production from 52.000 tonnes gutted weight in 2003 to 15.600 tonnes in 2006 in the salmonid fish farming industry in the Faroe Islands. This motivated a restructuring of the industry. New management practices and regulations were developed, where the main elements are zonation, single year classes, fallowing between production cycles and strict regulation of all transport. Under this new management system and a generally improvement of the husbandry the production has increased to nearly 20% above the maximum production prior to the ILA­crisis, but from 25% fewer smolts. However, increasing abundance of sea lice are a growing challenge, and adjustments in the management are expected. ...