The construction of the ‘forest salmon facility’ in Austria’s new ‘fish capital’, Gmünd, is causing a stir. Governments, city politicians and producers reacted strangely when the ‘Krone’ confronted them with criticism from animal rights activists. An overview.
The Vienna Animal Welfare Association and the Association Against Animal Factories are causing a stir: a complaint has been filed against the state decision not to require an environmental impact assessment for the construction of a fish farm and fish processing plant for Burgenlachs GmbH in Waldviertler Gmünd. From 2026, it is expected that approximately 3,000 tonnes of quality salmon of the genus ‘salmo salar’ will grow annually in the forest salmon farm, equivalent to a third of the annual volume previously imported from abroad.
Source: Krone
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