“As far as farming goes, salmon has one of the lowest carbon footprints.”
“It’s true. Our salmon industry is growing.”
Depha Miedecke
Senior Manager - Community Engagement (Salmon Farmer)
Steve Witkowski
Environmental Officer (Marine Scientist)
Q:
Does salmon farming really lead the way when it comes to feed-to-food conversion?
A:
The Global Salmon Initative (GSI) has found land based proteins such as chicken, pork and beef have a signifcantly higher feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared to farmed atlantic salmon. The feed conversion ratio measures the productivity of protein production methods, demonstrating the efficiency of each animal to convert food into meat.
How is FCR measured? Feed Conversion Ratio measures the efficiency of a protein to convert feed into desired output (meat).
You will find more information at www.globalsalmoninitiative.org 10
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