Britain wants to install salmon farms in the Falklands and launched a popular consultation

The Falklands population postponed the public consultation on the installation of salmon trees in the Malvinas Islands, originally scheduled between April and June, has been postponed and will now be held between June and August. The final report will be presented in September, as part of the ambitious project that seeks to achieve an annual production of 50,000 tons of salmon in waters bordering Soledad Island. Between 30 June and 24 August, th…

The Kelper administration of the Malvinas Islands (not recognized by Argentina) will launch a public consultation between 30 June and 24 August with its inhabitants to see if they want to install massive salmon farms in the waters around them. This type of business at sea was banned in Tierra del Fuego in 2021 due to the high environmental risk of production. Its installation not only exploits natural resources that are Argentine and that the co…