Franklin Wayne Poley wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Dr. William Silvert wrote:
>
> > The density of fish in a farm pen is much greater than in the average
> > aquarium, and I hope that someone will comment on the relevance of greater
> > oxygen demand, effluent production, and related topics to this suggestion.
> > As I understand it, the value of open sea farming is in large part due to
> > the flushing, which is not present in a concrete pen.
> >
> > Bill Silvert
>
> Do you think an aquarium could be aerated and flushed as much as a farm
> pen? The aquarium would be located on a shoreline or perhaps an inlet
> could be sectioned off into a number of aquaria by concrete barriers.
> FWP

If you are seriously interested in this avenue in B.C., you should contact
the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries and/or the Ministry of
Environment Lands and Parks.  Part of the B.C. Salmon Aquaculture Review
and subsequent Salmon Aquaculture Policy involves investment in "green
technologies and closed containment and offers five new freshwater and five new
saltwater tenures that pair conventional and closed-containment technology as
incentives for the development of closed-containment systems".

These five new saltwater tenures are the only ones available now, and at
least anytime in the near future.  All other salmon aquaculture tenures remain
capped at the current level of 121.

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