Ecuador's second-largest shrimp exporter has acquired 2,000 hectares of land for RAS farming over the past 18 months, and intends to add another 1,000ha before year-end
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Ecuador's second-largest shrimp exporter has acquired 2,000 hectares of land for RAS farming over the past 18 months, and intends to add another 1,000ha before year-end
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Icelandic firm plans 14,000t land-based salmon facility
Icelandic firm Aurora Fish Farming is preparing to establish a land-based salmon farming operation at Grundartanga in Hvalfjordur
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Undercurrent News interviews Gabriel Luna, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer and owner of GLuna Shrimp.
Undercurrent News interviews Gabriel Luna, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer and owner of GLuna Shrimp.
Salmon Evolution, one of the most modern land-based salmon farms in the world, has had a mostly successful start to its 7,900 metric ton a year facility in Indra Havoy, Norway. The company has harvested several batches of fish, and was readying another with healthy Atlantic salmon weighing over 4 kilograms each during a recent Undercurrent News visit.The company communicated Oct. 2 that is approaching steady state harvest volumes by year end. Salmon Evolution is already planning an expansion at the same site that will double capacity, using a novel hybrid approach that combines recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology with some flow through water.
Salmon Evolution, one of the most modern land-based salmon farms in the world, has had a mostly successful start to its 7,900 metric ton a year facility in Indra Havoy, Norway. The company has harvested several batches of fish, and was readying another with healthy Atlantic salmon weighing over 4 kilograms each during a recent Undercurrent News visit.The company communicated Oct. 2 that is approaching steady state harvest volumes by year end. Salmon Evolution is already planning an expansion at the same site that will double capacity, using a novel hybrid approach that combines recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology with some flow through water.