Global roll-out of land based salmon

PLANS to establish land based salmon farms across the world have been launched by Pure Salmon, an enterprise set up by finance company 8F Asset Management, using RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) technology pioneered by Israeli specialist AquaMaof. Pure Salmon said its goal was to produce 260,000 tonnes of salmon a year in facilities that are…

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Poles show potential of salmon RAS

A POLISH land based salmon farm has successfully grown several batches of harvest size fish since it was established two years ago. Global Fish, based near Warsaw, has a 600-tonne capacity recirculation aquaculture system, producing fish from eggs to smolts and up to 5kg marketable salmon. It runs commercially, with a small-scale production for the…

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Newfoundland celebrates Aquaculture Week

THE Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is celebrating Aquaculture Week, which runs from September 22-28. The provincial government has backed the industry in a ‘Way Forward’ plan that aims to remove barriers to growth in the sector, which is now worth more than CAD $200 million (about £118 million) annually to the local economy.…

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