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Akvafuture’s planned 20,000t Iceland salmon farm clears first hurdle

Just as the Norwegian firm announced plans for a new 6,000t farm in Iceland, its initial proposal for a closed-containment system is given the first of several required green lights

By Neil Ramsden | Sept. 6, 2018 09:29 BST
Akvafuture's Norwegian site
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Norwegian closed-containment salmon farming specialist Akvafuture has been given the nod in the first of several environmental assessments it must pass before it can begin plans for a 20,000 metric ton farm in Iceland [...]

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