Since the fish need less feed, salmon farms will be able to improve their feed conversion ratios, which have been a focus of criticism since the early days of fish farming, said Logan Kock, vice president for sourcing at Santa Monica Seafood.
Additionally, shorter grow out periods equal more frequent fallowing periods. More frequent fallowing can allow for more flexibility in working around the migration patterns of wild fish and help mitigate possible sea lice and disease transfers, he said, and farmers will have the opportunity to increase production without adding additional farm sites, thus reducing cumulative biological impacts.
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