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A 7 page research paper that examines salmon aquaculture, focusing on the experience of British Columbia, summarizing the issues and the arguments on both sides of this volatile debate. Looking at these issues shows that benefits of salmon farming outweigh the deficits when the ecological problems that have arisen from fish farming are dealt with adequately. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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growing industry worldwide (Naylor, Eagle and Smith, 2003, p. 18). The following examination of this industry focuses on the experience of British Columbia, summarizing the issues and the arguments on
both sides of this volatile debate. Looking at these issues will show that benefits of salmon farming outweigh the deficits and, when the ecological problems that have arise from fish
farming are dealt with adequately, it can be projected that there will be a net positive effect on the environment. When the salmon-farming industry emerged in the early 1980s,
it was welcomed by the people of British Columbias Broughton Archipelago, as it held forth the promise of "jobs, more schools, and higher incomes" (Naylor, Eagle and Smith, 2003, p.
18). Problems came later when the expected return of some pods of killer whales did not occur and some populations of wild salmon became diseased (Naylor, Eagle and Smith, 2003).
In nearby Alaska, there was a ban on finfish farming established in 1989, but Alaskans were hit by the sharp decline in salmon prices occurred in the mid-1990s. As
this suggests, throughout the Pacific Northwest, the integral ties between salmon farming, ecological system and marketplace issues are recognized. Nevertheless, globally, the finfish industry continues to grow and this causes
considerable debate about fish farmings environmental impact and the effect it has on fishing economies (Naylor, Eagle and Smith, 2003). Since the 1980s there has been a five-fold increase
in the production of salmon due to aquaculture, that is, fish farms. The major producers of farm salmon are countries that have long coastlines and cold ocean waters, such as
Canada, but also "Chile, Norway (and) the United Kingdom" (Naylor, Eagle and Smith, 2003, p. 18). The salmon market, worldwide, which includes the wild catch, is now 1.8 million metric
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