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Editor's Note 
 
Land-based aquaculture continues to gain momentum, with Kingfish Company having record-breaking sales and Andfjord Salmon advancing expansion plans. These developments signal that the future of land-based aquaculture might be bright.
- Seyitan Moritiwon, Associate editor
 
THIS WEEK 
 
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Kingfish Company reports record 2,000-ton annual sales in 2024

The Kingfish Company, a land-based producer of yellowtail kingfish, has announced that it ended the fourth quarter of 2024 with sales volume reaching 556 tons.


Andfjord Salmon gears up for Phase 2 construction at Kvalnes

Norwegian salmon farmer, Andfjord Salmon Group AS, has announced that it is experiencing progress across all key work streams at its land-based aquaculture facility at Kvalnes, Andøya. The waterway system, which was expected to be technically demanding, is now 98 per cent complete.


Proximar Ltd. hires new managing director

Proximar Ltd. has appointed Yoshihito Ito as its new managing director to strengthen its Japanese team. Ito joins Proximar after working with Nutreco and Skretting for the past 24 years where he was general manager in both companies.


 
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Think bigger smolt

Over the last decade, salmon farms have been producing larger smolts using recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and keeping them there for longer periods of time. An extended phase in RAS facilities on land is said to help the fish become larger and healthier, improving growth and welfare at sea. Meanwhile, reducing the length of the marine phase of production is favourable in terms of decreasing the risk of disease, escapes, exposure to sea lice, and other impacts. » Read more
 
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From the Editor: Spring forward

The new season is for new beginnings and for the RAS industry, it seems that things are looking up. What we may have described as a return to optimism at the RASTECH 2024 conference last summer is now being followed by some results from key players. There are some promising production reports coming out at the beginning of this year that I think the whole industry hopes will become signal of  a changing tide. » Read More...
 
 
Systems 
 

Philippine RAS produces zero-salinity vannamei and tilapia

Mark Johnson built a greenhouse for commercial lettuce production in the Philippines but ended up with biofloc operation producing freshwater zero-salinity vannamei shrimp, which he said is “a very unique project” in the country. » Read more

RASTECH24: Commissioning to success with James Tuller of Pure Salmon Technology

James Peter Henry Tuller is the commissioning manager at Norway-based Pure Salmon Technology. On the second day of the RASTECH 2024 Conference and Trade Fair, Tuller took the stage to give attendees a simple breakdown of the commissioning process for a RAS facility. He talks about the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to this final step before system startup. » Read more

 
MORE HEADLINES 
 

FIFAX resumes sales, expects significant growth by spring 2025

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Cooke Aquaculture acquires AquaBounty's PEI facility for planned expansion

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Pine Island Redfish records first harvest of red drum

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Pure Salmon Technology CEO to step down in May

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Aran Lavi departs Atlantium Technologies after 20 years

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Events 
 

Seagriculture Asia-Pacific

March 18-20, 2025
Adelaide, Australia
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42nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

April 29- May 2, 2025
Santa Cruz, California
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