Deep-sea salmon farming, which involves keeping farmed salmon at depths greater than 20 metres using specially designed closed-top cages, has not yet begun in Iceland, according to a report from mbl.is.
The deep-sea method is an innovation in salmon aquaculture. It uses custom cages that prevent salmon from swimming higher than 20 metres above the seabed, an approach seen as an effective way to tackle salmon lice, a parasite that does not typically exist at those depths.
No details have been made public about when deep-sea salmon farming will be introduced in Iceland, or which companies might bring these technologies here. Information about possible locations or projects is not yet available.
Sources
- mbl.is (first reported) in Icelandic
