Posts Tagged ‘Pure Salmon’
Pure Salmon raises funds to start global roll-out
LAND based salmon farming company Pure Salmon has secured funding for its first four projects, it was announced today. Private equity group 8F Asset Management, which owns Pure Salmon, raised $358.8 million (£290 million) for RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) facilities in Poland, Japan, France and the US. The investor base comprises leading family and institutional…
Read MoreASC approval for Pure Salmon Poland
LAND based salmon farm company Pure Salmon has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its original, Polish site, the company announced today. Pure Salmon Poland, located near Warsaw and one of the first salmon land based farms to achieve the standard, is co-owned by Israeli RAS pioneer AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies and 8F Asset Management.…
Read MoreBoulogne site for new land based salmon farm
LAND based salmon farming company Pure Salmon has chosen France to site its biggest facility to date. The €175million plant will be built in Boulogne-Sur-Mer, the seafood gateway to Europe, and aims to produce 10,000 tonnes of salmon a year. The RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) farm will create 160 permanent new jobs, said Pure Salmon,…
Read MoreIsraeli RAS expert targets shrimp market
AQUAMAOF, the Israeli RAS specialist that has pioneered land based salmon farming, is set to launch its technology for the shrimp market. The company announced today that after three years of research at its R&D facility in southern Israel, it has adapted its recirculating aquaculture system for the production of shrimp (L vannamei), with high…
Read MoreSalmon farm planned for landlocked Lesotho
THE southern African landlocked kingdom of Lesotho is to farm salmon in plans announced today by RAS company Pure Salmon. A US$250 million land based farm with capacity for 20,000 tonnes will be developed in partnership with the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC). If successful, the venture could produce annual revenues accounting for eight per…
Read MoreGlobal roll out of land based salmon
A PIONEERING land based salmon farming company has announced plans to expand its operations in the US with its largest facility to date. Pure Salmon said its new site will be based in Tazewell County, Virginia, with a production target of 20,000 tonnes a year. The project, backed by $20 million from local development agencies,…
Read MoreIsraelis build RAS salmon plant in Russia
THE Israeli RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) specialist AquaMaof is building a land-based salmon farm in Russia, which will receive its first eggs towards the end of next year. The 2,500 tonne, €25 million project, financed by local investors, will include a hatchery, nursery, and full grow-out areas. AquaMaof CEO David Hazut said: ‘We are extremely…
Read MoreGlobal 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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