Posts Tagged ‘Nordic Aquafarms’
Major 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 MoreAnother step forward for Nordic Aquafarms’ California project
Nordic Aquafarms’ plans for a yellowtail kingfish RAS facility on the California coast have moved a key step forward with the granting of a permit for the plant’s waste water. The company, Nordic Aquafarms Inc, which is a subsidiary of its Norway based parent, had originally planned to build a 33,000 tonne RAS (recirculating aquaculture…
Read MoreMaine objections to Nordic\’s RAS farm
THE Norwegian salmon company planning to build a RAS farm in the US state of Maine may face further delays in the permitting process. Nordic Aquafarms (NAF) has applied for a licence to build a $500 million land based salmon plant in Belfast, Maine, but has run up against opposition from the local environmental lobby.…
Read MoreMaine objections to Nordic\’s RAS farm
THE Norwegian salmon company planning to build a RAS farm in the US state of Maine may face further delays in the permitting process. Nordic Aquafarms (NAF) has applied for a licence to build a $500 million land based salmon plant in Belfast, Maine, but has run up against opposition from the local environmental lobby.…
Read MoreDutch firm plans $100m RAS site in US
THE Dutch aquaculture company KingFish Zeeland has become the latest seafood business to build a large land based facility in the US state of Maine. It has chosen the traditional fishing town of Jonesport for the $100 million plus project. But it will not be breeding salmon. Kingfish Zeeland specialises in the production of yellowtail,…
Read MoreNow Nordic plans huge California farm
NORDIC Aquafarms, the company building the world’s largest land based salmon farm in the US state of Maine, is planning another major development in California. According to report in the Maine based Bangor Daily News, the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District in California and a subsidiary of a Norwegian company called California Marine…
Read MoreGo ahead for Europe's largest salmon land farm
PLANS to build what will eventually be Europe’s largest land based salmon farm have received local authority approval. The company, Salmon Evolution AS, was given the go ahead to develop a facility that is hoped will produce more than 28,000 tonnes of salmon a year. The development site is at a place called Indre Harøy…
Read MoreNorwegian land based salmon farm on track
PLANS for Norway\’s first commercial land based aquaculture production plant for salmon in the east of the country are moving ahead. The company behind the project is Fredrikstad Seafoods, which is largely owned by Nordic Aquafarms, the company behind a recently announced $500 million land based salmon farm in the US state of Maine. The…
Read MoreBristol Seafood in $5m expansion
THE US state of Maine has received another significant boost to its expanding seafood industry. The company Bristol Seafood has announced it is investing nearly $5 million in its Portland processing facility over the next three years. The company says the investment, in partnership with the Maine Technology Institute (MTI), is made possible through a grant of more…
Read MoreMaine site for second land based farm
A SECOND company has unveiled plans to build a huge indoor land based salmon farm in the US east coast state of Maine. The company is Whole Oceans, which has signed an agreement to purchase a large part of a redundant paper mill site in the small coastal community of Bucksport (population 4,924). Just a month ago the Norwegian aquaculture company…
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