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July 10, 2019
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Investor’s offer to buy Kuterra rejected

Emergent Holdings’ offer to buy a majority stake in Kuterra, the British Columbia-based pioneer of growing Atlantic salmon in land-based RAS farms, has been rejected.


Catalina Sea Ranch: A case study in persistence

The path to success had difficult twists and turns for the first mover in US offshore aquaculture, but its triumph paves the way for other industry players.


Aquaculture Extension workforce is aging: survey

A generation of aquaculture Extension professionals in their 50s and 60s plan to retire in the next 10 years and their departure could leave a skills gap if not addressed sooner, a survey suggests.
 
 
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Whole Oceans makes progress in RAS project in Maine

Whole Oceans expects to break ground this year on a land-based Atlantic salmon farm in Bucksport, Maine, where it will initially produce 5,000 MT of Atlantic salmon annually. » Read more
 

Atlantic Sapphire sets higher production target

Atlantic Sapphire has its sights on reaping 220,000 MT of head-on-gutted Atlantic salmon from its land-based farm near Miami by 2030, a significantly higher target than the 90,000 MT it was initially aiming for by 2026. » Read more
 

Canadian industry group honors publisher, AAC pillar

Peter Chettleburgh, the founder and former owner of Aquaculture North America (ANA), and fellow industry veteran, aquaculture research scientist Cyr Couturier, were honored by the Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC) at its annual conference for their contributions to the aquaculture industry. » Read more
 

Seattle to host trout industry conference

Fish health and the costs of regulations will be in the spotlight at the USTFA Annual Fall Conference happening in Seattle from September 4-6. » Read more