The Salmon Aquaculture Dialogues have wrapped up in the city.
The event saw representatives from salmon farms, environmental groups, and fishing associations revise a draft of voluntary standards designed to keep salmon farming sustainable and responsible.
Jose Villalon is the managing director of Aquaculture for the World Wildlife Fund in the U.S and he tells CHSJ News the standards touch upon all the major issues like disease control and farmed salmon getting into the wild population.
The standards will be open for public comments and further revision before being finalized. Villalon concedes it’s not easy trying to find some middle ground for all the players involved.
