Posts Tagged ‘Maine’
Nordic Aquafarms sues city over development block
Nordic Aquafarms has launched a legal action against a local authority in Maine, USA in an effort to keep its plans for a large land-based salmon farm on the US east coast alive. The company is asking the Maine Superior Court to reverse a decision by the City of Belfast, Maine which has had the…
Read MoreMaine RAS farm project wins $5m grant
Land-based start-up Katahdin Salmon has received a $5m (£3.9m) grant for remediation of its proposed recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) plant in Maine, in the northeastern United States.
Read MoreMajor setback for US East Coast salmon farm plan
A plan for a large salmon farm on the US East Coast is hanging in the balance following a controversial decision by the local city council. Nordic Aquafarms has been trying for years to build the $500 million facility near the town of Belfast, Maine. It is also planning a large yellowtail farm in Humboldt…
Read MoreCooke Seafood appoints new US public affairs director
Cooke Seafood has appointed Steve Hedlund from the Global Seafood Alliance as its new director of Public Affairs in the United States. Mr. Hedlund (pictured) is an experienced leader in seafood communications, public affairs, event management and media relations. He joins family-owned Cooke from his most recent role as spokesperson for the Seafood Alliance (GSA)…
Read MoreAmerican Aquafarms set to buy Maine Fair Trade lobster facility
American Aquafarms is to buy the Maine Fair Trade lobster facility on the US East Coast where it plans to build a land-based salmon farm. The company announced it has reached agreement to acquire the site for an undisclosed figure. The plan is to construct a fish farm, a hatchery and a processing plant eventually…
Read MoreNutreco invests in Kingfish Zeeland expansion
NUTRECO announced today that it is investing in the Dutch company Kingfish Zeeland, which produces fish in a land based RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) farm. The funding will enable Kingfish Zeeland, which supplies markets in Europe and the US, to double its current production capacity of 500 tonnes a year, and scale up in the…
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