posted on 2023-12-18, 10:47authored byKnud Simonsen, Gunnvør á Norði, and Øystein Patursson
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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.
History
Symposia
2014 ICES Annual Science Conference, A Coruña, Spain
Session
Theme Session K: The application of science for ecosystem-based management of aquaculture
Abstract reference
K:1
Recommended citation
[Authors]. 2014. Sustainable fin fish farming on islands, the example from the Faroe Islands.. 2014 ICES Annual Science Conference, A Coruña, Spain. CM 2014/K:1. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.24752646