Holland land-based yellowtail kingfish producer Kingfish Zeeland is expecting its first commercial harvests this year, the first step in a strategy that could lead to 2,000 metric tons of production annually by 2020.

The project started in 2015, when CEO Ohad Maiman, former Marine Harvest CEO Hans den Bieman and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) expert Kees Kloet partnered to produce year-round yellowtail kingfish, moving away from seasonal imports of the species to supply EU markets.

It started quietly, and it's been nearly two years of preparations, but with the necessary approvals and funding in place, the land-based project is ready to move forward.

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