Open-net fish farming (as seen in British Columbia) always seemed a bit crazy to me.<p>There are a lot of fish farms that are actually on land, and just get their water from the sea. Here's one in Praia de Mira, Portugal: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1_ExgfrSg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1_ExgfrSg</a> (my video, I have relatives who used to work there).<p>So I guess this "enclosed" salmon farm in Scotland is half-way between the two. In the ocean itself, but not with open nets. Is this Loch Long considered to be "in the ocean" ?
Interestingly, Washington State (US) banned this back in 2017. I remember when I was younger actually getting these kinds of farms pointed out on a boat trip. The boat captain mocked them because they still legally called themselves "wild caught", since they existed in open water instead of farms.<p><a href="https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/board-natural-resources-ends-open-sea-net-pen-salmon-farms-washington-waters" rel="nofollow">https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/board-natural-resources-ends-ope...</a>