Russian firm signs deal with AquaMaof for country's first land-based salmon farm

Russian salmon firm Aquaproduct has decided what recirculating aquaculture technology it will use for its €27 million ($30 million) land-based...construction of the Atlantic salmon farming facility on July 26. It will be the country’s first land-based salmon farm, with investment in the project exceeding...of land-based farming reservoirs will amount to 17,000 cubic meters. Stocking of the first batch of eggs is scheduled for 2020, with the first harvest

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 21 Aug 04:19 GMT

Can feed suppliers meet land-based salmon demand?

Investors and industry stakeholders are dedicating a lot of focus on planning for the explosion of land-based salmon projects, but feed suppliers...and time, but feed production will not be the limiting factor, Vikene said. The concepts, technology and ingredients in a land-based diet have to be maximized and there is a lot of leeway for improvement, said Johan Andreassen, CEO of publicly listed, land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire. Algae

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 21 Aug 04:13 GMT

US land-based salmon farmer submits building permit application

Land-based salmon farmer Whole Oceans submitted a building permit application on Aug. 16, the latest milestone towards constructing its land based salmon facility in the area where the former Verso Paper mill operated before it closed down in 2014, reported Bangor Daily News. The application the...in talks to buy majority stake in Canadian land-based salmon farmer The work includes demolishing the paper mill foundations, piping and storage tanks

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 20 Aug 12:44 GMT

New Norwegian venture acquires Tasmanian fish-tech firm

Norwegian aquaculture technology company Scale AQ announced the acquisition of Panlogica, a Tasmanian company known for its fish farming optimization program, Neptune. "We had similar customers, but they have the Neptune software that complements our portfolio," said Tore Laastad, Communication Manager. "There are new drivers for aquaculture, land-based and sea-based, which includes the maturing of technology." Scale AQ was recently set up through the

NEWS  intrafish.com 20 Aug 12:36 GMT

AquaNor blog 2019: Sea lice spread to Silicon Valley

," said Tore Laastad, Communication Manager. "There are new drivers for aquaculture, land-based and sea-based, which includes the maturing of technology

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 20 Aug 08:47 GMT

Who are the world's most valuable salmon farmers?

the rest of the mentioned companies, next in line is the US-based and Oslo-listed land-based salmon company Atlantic Sapphire, which hasn't yet produced significant volumes of salmon but attracts capital on its potential to pioneer the fledgling land-based salmon farming industry. The company currently has a

Finance  intrafish.com 20 Aug 04:11 GMT

CEO of Texas land-based shrimp farmer resigns

Bill Williams, chairman and CEO and co-founder of fledgling Texas land-based shrimp farmer NaturalShrimp, resigned Aug. 15, a week after the company...farmed raised shrimp from Asia, which its says is riddled with bacteria and disease. As an alternative, the penny-stock company touts its patented land-based RAS shrimp farming technology that its says kills bacteria and removes other harmful substances from the water in which the shrimp are raised. The

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 19 Aug 16:11 GMT

Move over cattle farmers, this Florida county is looking for fish farms

a cattle slaughterhouse would likely draw more ire than a land-based aquaculture facility. "The state's department of agriculture is promoting this

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 19 Aug 12:28 GMT

Florida county warmly welcomes new land-based pompano facility

The operation joins other major land-based aquaculture facilities in the state that include Miami-based Atlantic Sapphire.

Aquaculture  intrafish.com 16 Aug 17:48 GMT