Gorjan has faith in the new generation of fish farm designs, ones that will allow the industry to develop both in the open ocean and on land and thus escape the expensive and crowded confines of the most popular coastal areas.

And, despite a plethora of elaborate designs currently emerging, particularly in for salmon - inspired by Norway's development licence initiative - he believes that some solutions can be relatively inexpensive. For example, he cites the recent change in shrimp culture systems, in which ponds include a central trench, into which excrement and uneaten feed can be siphoned, as being integral to the reduction in early mortality syndrome (EMS) - a disease that can also, he observes, be ameliorated by the integrated production of tilapia and shrimp.

As such systems both open up new areas for aquaculture and lower the production risks, he feels that investment into the sector will also step up, making this an exciting era for the industry and investors alike.

Article originally posted on TheFishSite.com : Author Rob Fletcher

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