As in Norway bred salmon and trout

• As in Norway bred salmon and trout

Today will be a report relating to salmon and sea trout that lies in your stores. Specifically clarify: the word "salmon" I mean salmo salar (Latin name) or the so-called Atlantic salmon and a trout - oncorhynchus mykiss (the so-called sea trout). I specify this for the simple reason that "salmon" referred to a fairly large number of fishes: and sockeye and pink salmon and coho salmon, etc. Trout as there are many species (including freshwater), but we will focus on the mass...

How and pangasius, salmon and trout, massively present in your stores - especially the fish farm. Surprised? :)

Yes, almost all of the salmon and trout almost all of which lies in a refrigerated, frozen, salted or smoked form - this is an artificially grown fish. Otherwise where to take as many fish?

Salmon produced in Norway, Chile and the Faroe Islands, in Scotland, a few in the United States, and even a little in Japan. But the absolute leaders of production are Norway and Chile. Trout (relative to somge) proizvodtsya in much smaller amounts and not in all these countries.

Here in Norway and in Chile we are with you and go.

So Far, far from good farmers live in Norway. They look something like this (on the right):

Driven by greed, they are engaged in cultivation of salmon, with a view to its further sale. In Norway, there is no good reason, but it is full of fjords with clean sea water, nothing pereminuli use these so-called businessmen. In the fjords of storms does not happen, which is why there is extremely convenient to have the fish cages. The photo above behind us just such a tank is. These cages are very high: one can easily swim up to one hundred thousand fishes.

Unlike pangasius and salmon, and trout require much more time and incomparably more effort in production. All you remember (or all?) That Salmonidae fish are born in fresh water, and then migrate to the ocean. Reaching maturity, the fish back into the river, which lays eggs and milt. Therefore, it is necessary initially to produce fry from eggs in fresh water (do it on special farms, where few people are allowed - too gentle production). About six months fry grows in special tanks with fresh water, after which it is transplanted into the sea water, where it grows another two and a half years. It is easy to calculate that the complete production cycle takes about three years.

Here is the fry oncorhynchus mykiss (or sea trout):

The scale of the cage can be assessed here:

A little here:

Around - incredible beauty.

Here's what in the cage quite adults (suitable for slaughter)

In Chile, the fish produced by the same technology. The only difference is that in Chile is much more sun.

Typical farm:

Around - the extraordinary beauty :)

We arrived at the farm. Cages are square:

As can be seen, the difference with the Norwegian farms is that of SADC stretched mesh. The explanation of this fact is sitting on the handrails: Data guys love to break through to the water and grab a fish out bigger. Besides, if one succeeds, in twenty minutes the rumor spreads around and fly up to the grid all his relatives.

Separately on feeding. At the appointed time the harsh Chilean men pulled out of storage bags with granules.

Granules poured into a special machine:

Which then ejects compressed air into water granules. For the experiment, I tried granules taste. Nothing. There are possible. it would be all well with beer.

The water in this case, of course, in full swing: