Alaska has ready supply of feed for farmed fish

This may be confusing, so pay attention…

The United States (U.S.) is spending about $50 million on a fish food stimulus package to help fish farmers that are hit by higher fish feed costs in the last year.

Laine Welch - Fish Talk

So Laine Welch writes about this in her column for the Anchorage Daily News and says, “Let’s hope that the feed purchasers will “go green’ and “buy American” by sourcing some of that fish food from Alaska!”

Interesting thought Laine. For a state that poo-poos “fish farming”, you’re sure quick to get onside when there’s a buck to be made.

Laine continues, “Ironically, Alaska spends $20 million each year on fish feed for its 35 salmon hatcheries”.

Another interesting thought Laine. So, you do admit that you  ‘farm’ salmon – by way of 35 state salmon hatcheries.

Laine, are you thinking what we’re thinking…? You could take the waste from your Alaskan farm-raised salmon (60 million each year by the way) and render it into fish feed and feed it back into the 35 state hatcheries. Now apply for some of that ’stimulus’ money and save yourself about $20 million per year!

That scenario would be a heck of lot better than you’re current practice of dumping fish waste at sea. Yeah, that’s right, dumping fish waste at sea. We’ll talk about that dirty little secret on an upcoming blog. Stay tuned.