Reasons to Fish Farm


Reasons for Salmon Farming What's the reason for salmon farming? There are lots of reasons. People are more interested in eating salmon; salmon farming is a convenient way to get lots of fish into the market. There's a lot of money in salmon farming; the industry in Chile is worth 1.6 billion United States dollars. That's a lot of money.
What makes people want fish? Television and other media have increased people's awareness of the healthful benefits of eating salmon. The great flavour and these healthy benefits add to the marketability of fish.
	What's wrong with wild fishing, you ask? It's a lot harder to get wild fish into the market. Wild fish can only be caught at certain times of year. There are less of them, so they have to sell for more money. Wild salmon are usually sold in fishmongers or other specialty shops, so they're not as available to the average person. Consumers like their food cheap, convenient, and readily available. Farmed salmon are all of these things.
Farmed salmon come in large numbers, so they can sell for less. They can be packaged and shipped to supermarkets all over the world. This is less practical for wild salmon. Most people find it much simpler to go to a supermarket and get their fish than to go to a fishmonger's, so farmed salmon are very people-pleasing. People are more aware of salmon through TV and other media. All in all, salmon farming seems like a good thing. But it isn't that simple.