How Frances flagship salmon farm plans to adapt to climate change

How Frances flagship salmon farm plans to adapt to climate change

Source: thefishsite

3/6/2024

Credit: Saumon de France

In the face of rising mortality rates caused by warming sea temperatures, Saumon de France - Europe's most southernly net pen salmon producer - has had to significantly modify its production cycle, and is looking to expand both offshore and onshore.

With 24 net pens, Saumon de France, which is based in Cherbourg, is one of the biggest fish farms in the country. Bought in 2014 by Pascal Goumain, now its president, the farm currently produces up to 400 tonnes of salmon and 200 tonnes of rainbow trout annually.

Trout, Rainbow

Salmon, Atlantic

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