Fish Farm Facts

Types of Salmon Grown in Canada.
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar),Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)and Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) are the main species of salmon farmed in Canada. Salmon farms can be found in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and New Brunswick.

Farms get their smolts from Freshwater Hatcheries.
Hatcheries nuture baby salmon in temperature controlled environments until it reaches smolting stage. Smolting is a natural process of physiological changes which enable a salmon to live in salt water. This process takes about eighteen months and the smolts are about 10cm-15cm long and weigh anywhere from 60grams to 120grams.Once transferred to saltwater pens and over the next eighteen months the salmon will grow to the weigh of about 6 kilograms.

Steriods or Growth Hormones.
Some people will tell you that salmon farms feed their fish steriods or growth hormones, this is not true at all. Our fish get fed dry feed pellets which are full of nutrients and essential vitamins tailor made to dietary requirements for salmon and each stage of its life cycle. Two of the main ingredients are fish meal and fish oil. Both are made from forage fish too small and bony for human consumption.

Recommended by Canada Food Guide.
The Canada Food Guide recommends eating at least two portions of fatty fish like salmon per week. Farmed salmon is a rich natural source of protein, DHA omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, and other minerals and vitamins essential for health and nutrition.


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