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Oct. 15, 2019
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RAStech 2020 conference

Nordic Aquafarms execs pitch Samoa Peninsula project to board

Executives of Nordic Aquafarms believe they have made a positive impression on the company’s board of directors during a recent presentation of Nordic’s plans for a massive land-based fish farm in the Samoa Peninsula at Humboldt Bay.


BioMar to focus on land-based fish farms

Denmark-based fish food manufacturer, BioMar is zeroing in on the growing market for feeding solutions for the recirculating aquaculture system market.


Five-year plan to phase out open pen farms is ‘unacheivable’ – BC salmon farmers

The Liberal Party’s plans to replace British Columbia’s open pen salmon farms with recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) fly in the face of a yet to be released report which favours hybrid facilities that integrate open sea and land-based operations. A statement released by the BC Salmon Farmers Association also said that the plan’s five-year time frame is “unachievable.”
 
Feature Stories 
 

Producers eyeing post-smolt RAS application for risk reduction

There is a growing trend in the salmon farming industry to keep smolts in land-based tanks for a longer period of time, to decrease grow-out time in the ocean and reduce biological exposure. » Read more
 

Circular salmon

A smolt farm in Chile is using aquaponics to transform itself into a sustainable food production system producing fish and vegetables on a commercial scale. » Read more
 
Events 
 

Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019

November 19 - 22, 2019
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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70th Annual NWFCC

December 03 - 05, 2019
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
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RAStech 2020

November 16 – 17, 2020
Location: South Carolina, U.S.A.
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