Sustainability contains three dimensions which are environment, economy and social (ibid.) and Tassal is dealing with all of them. To implant theory in to practices, the biggest Salmon company create an annually sustainable report, which included financial information and more importantly, the goal and process on their sustainability commitments.
Eager to achieve all the targets, Tassal Group deployed some major changes in their way to harvest salmon, reproduce and distribute their products. The most noticeable system they are applying is “Recirculating aquaculture system” also known as RAS which experienced an upgrade during the 2014-2016 period to meet the future demand for salmon. This system provides an utmost economic and environment improvement, saving nearly 95 per cent of water consumption as these resources are reused. Furthermore, after this enhancement, 13 more people are employed in this system (Tassal Tasmanian Salmon, 2014)
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Many of those are sport, health or humanity groups which all aim to a future where people can live healthy and fairly. These activities not only improving Tassal image, but also building a network among they and the people lives in the same are, who also their potential customers. Furthermore, through this community, the company can understand their demand, recognize the drawback of their products in order to improve the general
Tassal Group Ltd is an Australian company that farms Tasmania Atlantic Salmon. Tassal sells its product to both consumers and retailers, and in doing so has recently become the leader in producing Atlantic salmon in Australia. The company was originally started as a privately-owned company in 1986, and continued to grow until November 2003 when the company became publicly listed on the ASX. Since then the company has continued to grow, currently employing over 900 workers (Tassal.com.au, 2014).The business’ key activities involve developing and maintaining a ‘zero harm environment’ for all employees. This idea states that employees should maintain a compliant focus, and ensures leaders focus on accountability and performance management, whilst ensuring operations run smoothly (Tassal Group Ltd, 2014).
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As the United States population has increased 75 million to 317.9 million humans in hundred years. So has the demands from seafood increasing as well. Americans consumed 4.5 billion pounds of seafood a year. The company of AquaBounty Technologies has been trying to create a product to combat the grow demand to produce enough seafood with crippling the wild fish population. The company created a genetically modified Atlantic salmon as a solution for the problem .The genetically engineered AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon grows twice as fast as regular salmon. In order to get the Atlantic salmon grow twice as fast the received growth hormone into fertilized salmon eggs. This allows them fish to produce year-round. AquAdvantage genetically engineered Atlantic salmon has product been approval by Federal and Drug Administration for human consumption. As a representative for the Center for Food Safety, a U.S. non-profit organization that works to protect the environment and human health. I evaluate elevated the AquaBounty Technologies product of genetically engineered AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon on the criteria healthy for humans, feeding practices, and environmental impact. I determined that Center for Food Safety will promotes repeal of the FDA approval commercialized sell of genetically engineered salmon.
One of the sectors facing the largest impact is the seafood industry. Fish products are prevalent in pet food products as well as human diets. Given such a high demand on the seafood industry,
Salmon Farming If you recently ordered salmon off the menu of your favorite restaurant, or purchased it from your local grocery store, chances are it was farmed. According to “Salmon of the Americas, an organization of salmon-producing companies in Canada, Chile and the United States, 70 percent of the salmon produced in British Columbia and Washington comes from salmon farms. If it weren’t for these farms, we would not have the luxury and abundance of this delicious and healthy food available to us year round. Salmon farming represents one very important way to feed the world and people want to eat more salmon and seafood- more than can be caught.
"Salmon Farming in British Columbia PDF." The University of British Columbia| Falculty of Law. The University of British Columbia, n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2014. .
However, Japan, one of the first countries to develop salmon hatchery program, as well as, an extensive aquaculture program receives the major credit for Japans eighty percent overall salmon production in the 1990’s. Moreover, this form of aquaculture is a principle source of fish not only in the United States, but also globally with China, now being the world’s largest producer with fish. Although, the practice of salmon aquaculture were thought to have developed via the Danish system of raising rainbow trout in freshwater
The topical focus of this paper is the Atlantic salmon fishery. In particular, this paper looks at habitat loss and salmon farming both of which have had major impacts on the sustainability of the fishery. Several efforts have been made to restore Atlantic salmon to their native habitat, specifically in Maine and New Hampshire. This paper reviews the policies that have been implemented, not yet implemented, and a proposed policy.
To fish or not to fish is a personal choice. The fact that the oceans are being overfished is a growing concern for individuals, organizations, and governments throughout the world. In this paper I want to discuss the effects of overfishing on the restaurant industry, and possible solutions to solve the problem. Fishing is an ongoing source of food for people around the world. In many countries it is a food staple in their everyday diet. In more modern societies eating fish has become a sensual experience, and not just for the wealthy. It hasn't been until population explosions in the last century that the demand for seafood has led to more effective fishing techniques and technologies. Now the demand for popular fish like the salmon, tuna, sea bass, cod and hoki, which is the key fish in McDonalds filet o' fish, is diving wild populations to dangerously low levels. The methods used to catch the amount of fish demanded by the industry do not leave sustainable populations in the wild. In an attempt to preserve the fish population, governments have set limits on the minimum size that may be harvested and how many of each may be taken. Boundaries have been set up saying which areas can be fished and which ones should be left alone. A number of smaller fisheries have gone out of business because of the limits imposed by the government. This leads to even less fish being harvested and brought to market. Therefore the amount and varieties of fish at markets are smaller and can cause shortages for wholesalers and restaurants. Some restaurants will no longer have the variety on their menus that they used to enjoy. If a restaurant thrives on its seafood menu they may be unable to cope with the shortages and will go out of business. In the ...
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...makes the issue of overfishing one that needs immediate attention. It seems that government action is the only means of solving overfishing. Although the fishing industry will be initially resistant to increased regulations, in the end the entire industry can end up better off. Although this is a global issue, it is more relevant in the Mediterranean than many other regions. If issues aren’t resolved now consumers of the Mediterranean diet will undoubtedly face increased food prices and therefore other cascading negative repercussions. A utilitarian approach is the only means of achieving true progress. Bearing the initial burden of a decrease in the supply of fish will not only save the oceans’ fish from devastation but also produce lasting benefits for both consumers and suppliers of fish. If serious initiative is not taken soon, the damage will be irreversible.
We were all taught that our Earth is covered by seventy-percent of water. But did you know that there’s only two percent of our food sources come from the ocean? Today, I am standing here to propose the importance of opening up 2 new open-net salmon farms in British Columbia. I am a managing director from an international salmon producing company Marine Harvest. I am going to present you the economic, environmental, and social benefits of new salmon farms.
The Fraser sockeye salmon is a very important species of fish in many communities in the province of British Columbia, generating millions and millions of dollars each year. With a decline in the number of salmon returning each year, not only will environmental problems arise but also economic ones. “This puts pressure on the communities of British Columbia that rely on these sockeye salmon for food, social and ceremonial purposes”(Cohen Commission, p. 14) as well as “recreational pursuits and livelihood needs” (Cohen Commission p.14). Jobs would be lost, and as a result less money will be made, having a potential impact on British Columbia’s GDP. On the other hand, what this means for the environment is even more startling. This could affect the food chains in the marine ecosystems, and affect many of the ocean’s other creatures. Salmon have both predators and prey; their declining numbers may have a great impact on the marine food web as a whole. The potential pathogen, or one of nature’s causes, may also affect other species in the marine ecosystem, which could bring potential ecosystem altering
Sustainability is a concept with a diverse array of meanings and definitions – a widely used glamorous, ambiguous, ambivalent and vague concept that is used by different stakeholder groups in various ways. Presumably to avoid noodling over a terminology or to avoid the confrontation with a definition, most widely the concept is broken down a planning process (c.f. e.g. Döring & Muraca, 2010). That is why most common sustainability is understood as sustainable development.1
Sustainability simply defined to me as balancing act between the development of sustainability is necessary for both planet Earth and humans to survive. This is reinforced in the World Commission on Environment and Development report (1987) that sustainable development must meet the needs of the present without compromising the well-being of future generations”. The Earth Charter Organization widened the idea of sustainability to respect for a culture of peace, universal human rights, nature, and economic justice (What is sustainability?, n.d.).