International Fish Farm Technology GmbH (IFFT) will start operating its first commercial operation in 2010, farming saltwater species including gilthead bream, European seabass and Russian sturgeon in the south German state of Saarland.
The plant, believed to be one of the only such inland systems in Europe, will have an initial production capacity of 500 metric tons a year from a recirculation (RAS) described as a “paradigm shift in aquaculture.”
IFFT will be able to switch species at short notice -- a complete change to new fish stock would take under a year -- as well as utilizing a significant proportion of waste water to grow profitable algae biomass to supplement profits.
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