Environment and Animal Welfare
Sustainable use of natural resources
Sealand Aquaculture was founded to provide a sustainable alternative to the industry for smolt production. Traditionally smolts were produced in freshwater lakes and flowed through hatcheries on land. Sealand Aquaculture is a pioneer in its development of recirculation systems for aquaculture (RAS). The principle of RAS-technology is eliminating the fish waste through filter systems and use the cleaned water again. By using state of the art technology, we are able to recirculate more than 98% of the water. The environmental impact is minimal. We are continuously investing to improve the efficiency of our systems.
By using RAS technology we are able to optimize all water parameters: temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, salinity and many more variables are finetuned to ensure the well-being of the fish.
Besides taking care of the water we are careful to minimize the impact of our activities on the environment. All effluent water used is treated before discharging. Due to our controlled environment, we have no negative impact on the marine flora and fauna. We plant native trees on our premises and together with the local community we clean the coastal areas nearby at regular intervals.
Besides taking care of the water we are careful to minimize the impact of our activities on the environment. All effluent water used is treated before discharging. Due to our controlled environment, we have no negative impact on the marine flora and fauna. We plant native trees on our premises and together with the local community we clean the coastal areas nearby at regular intervals.
Fundación Legado Chile
Our environmental commitment goes beyond Sealand Aquaculture, we support the Chilean NGO Fundación Legado Chile that aims to conserve the basin of the river Maullín and its surroundings. The river Maullín is a principal river in the south of Chile, connecting Chile’s biggest lake, Lago Llanquihue, to the Pacific Ocean.
