Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., which is part of the Cooke Seafood group of companies said it has received the go signal from New Brunswick to proceed with its plans to build a C$72 million (US$53.6 million) recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) post-smolt aquaculture facility for Atlantic salmon in the Canadian province. » Read More...
Norwegian aquaculture company Proximar Seafood AS has received a giant boost to its development of land-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) thanks to a ¥8.8 billion (US$66.1 million ) loan from Japan's leading banks. » Read More...
Two proposed legislation that sought to implement enhanced laws regulating aquaculture operations and development in Maine are facing stiff opposition from the state's Marine Resources Committee. One of the bills that the committee recommended on March 23 an "Ought Not To Pass" for measures to insure that recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) operations would not adversely impact the environment or commercial fishing.» Read More...
After cultivating his genomics expertise in the United States and in Norway, Woo-Jai Lee returns to his homeland in South Korea to start an olive flounder RAS project in Goheung. Raising olive flounder, a.k.a. Japanese halibut, in a recirculating aquaculture system has its unique challenges. BluGen founder & CEO Woo-Jai shares the challenges and innovations of building a 1,700 MT/year facility for this flatfish marine species. » Listen Now...