BC First Nation Signs on to Closed Containment Salmon Farming
Posted Feb 22 2010 5:24am
AgriMarine Holdings Inc. and the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation have announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate the possibility of developing closed containment cultured salmon operations utilizing AgriMarine technology in Band territory on the North Coast of British Columbia.
AgriMarine’s technology for culturing salmon and other finfish in floating solid wall closed containment systems allows for a controlled rearing water environment and production of sustainable seafood.
‘First Nations participation is a key element of our strategy in British Columbia’, said Richard Buchanan, President and CEO of AgriMarine. ‘Prior to this Agreement, the Tsimshian First Nation had been opposed to traditional net cage fish farming due to its negative impact on the environment. Our technology offers a solution to the issues facing this industry and mitigates the environmental impacts associated with conventional net cage fish farming practices.’
AgriMarine Holdings Inc. and the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation have announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate the possibility of developing closed containment cultured salmon operations utilizing AgriMarine technology in Band territory on the North Coast of British Columbia.
AgriMarine’s technology for culturing salmon and other finfish in floating solid wall closed containment systems allows for a controlled rearing water environment and production of sustainable seafood.
‘First Nations participation is a key element of our strategy in British Columbia’, said Richard Buchanan, President and CEO of AgriMarine. ‘Prior to this Agreement, the Tsimshian First Nation had been opposed to traditional net cage fish farming due to its negative impact on the environment. Our technology offers a solution to the issues facing this industry and mitigates the environmental impacts associated with conventional net cage fish farming practices.’
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