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Salmon Farm Developer Withdraws Discharge Permit Request Amid Sturgeon Concerns

October 18, 2022 Timothy B. Wheeler & Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal

Facing growing public pushback, a Norwegian company hoping to build a large indoor salmon farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has — at least for now — dropped its bid for a permit to discharge wastewater into the only waterway in the state where endangered Atlantic sturgeon are known to spawn. …

Nutreco Invests in AquaCon to bring Atlantic salmon to the East Coast of the United States

October 6, 2021 Nutreco

Nutreco announces its co-investment in Norwegian land-based salmon farming company, AquaCon. The investment round saw AquaCon raise a total of USD 7.5 Mn and included participation from Israel Corporation and AKVA Group ASA. …

$ 1 Billion Salmon Farming Industry to Launch on Md. Eastern Shore

July 17, 2020 Chesapeake Bay Magazine

Something big is coming to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, in the form of a 26-acre building filled with 500,000-gallon tanks. Inside the tanks, farm-raised Atlantic salmon will be harvested for sale across the United States. …