AquaBounty Decides to Sell Rollo Bay Farm Operation

September 11, 2024 AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.

The farm, located on Prince Edward Island in Canada, was purchased by the Company in 2016 and further developed into a broodstock and egg production operation.  The Company’s investment banker is conducting the sale process, which is expected to be completed before year end.

David F. Melbourne Jr. Promoted to Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty; Sylvia Wulf to Continue as Non-Executive Board Chair

The Board of Directors of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. announced that David F. Melbourne Jr. has been promoted to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Sylvia Wulf will continue as the non-executive Board Chair of AquaBounty’s Board of Directors.  

Court Order Forces Williams County Commissioners to Approve AquaBounty Water Application

January 25, 2024 Sophie Bates, WTVG

The legal fight to allow an AquaBounty, a salmon farm, access to millions of gallons of public water every day may not be done yet. The Williams County Commissioners are now considering appealing the court order forcing them to approve AquaBounty and the Village of Pioneer’s application to use the water.

Pushback Continues Against Genetically Modified Salmon Being Raised at Indiana Farm

October 16, 2023 CASEY SMITH, Alaska Beacon

As demand for seafood grows, including across the Hoosier state, a remote Indiana farm is harvesting thousands of pounds of salmon every year — on land. But the genetically modified fish teeming in the Albany tanks are continuing to draw pushback from environmental advocates who say the “Frankenfish” threaten local ecosystems and are not a sustainable food source.

AquaBounty Technologies Announces Promotion of David F. Melbourne Jr. to President

August 17, 2023 AquaBounty

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, today announced that with the ascension of Sylvia Wulf to the role of Board Chair and her continuing responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty, David F. Melbourne Jr. has been promoted to the position of President.