salmon

AquaBounty Technologies Provides Progress Update on Planned 10,000 Metric Ton Salmon Farm in Pioneer, OH

November 11, 2021 AquaBounty Technologies

“We have made solid progress towards finalizing site engineering designs and permitting since our site announcement in July,” said Sylvia Wulf, Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty. “With hydrology studies complete, confirming that the quantity and quality of water available meets our needs as well as the needs of the local community, key water and environmental permits are currently underway. We remain on track with our preliminary timing estimates to commence construction by year-end, with commercial stocking of salmon estimated to occur in 2023. We are working closely with the Village of Pioneer, Williams County, the State of Ohio, JobsOhio and the Regional Growth Partnership – whose ongoing support has been invaluable in our progress. …

Salmones Austral Announces New at-Home Delivery of its Legendary Chilean Salmon With the Launch of Secret Island

October 20, 2021 Secret Island

Salmones Austral, a leader in aquaculture and salmon production, announced today the launch of Secret Island. Born out of the crystal waters of Chilean Patagonia, Secret Island’s specialty salmon is sustainably sourced and flash-frozen at peak freshness to deliver a premium at-home dining experience. …

Genetically Modified P.E.I. Salmon ‘Available For Sale,’ but Maybe Not in Stores Yet

October 14, 2021 Canadian Press

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says genetically modified salmon produced in Prince Edward Island is “available for sale” in Canada, but when and where consumers can purchase the food remains unclear. …

In One Place, For One Fish, Climate Change May be a Boon

October 7, 2021 Miranda Weiss, The Atlantic

Bristol Bay’s sockeye harvest has long made up about half of the global catch of this species, in a seasonal blitz as short as it is enormous. And this year, Bristol Bay outdid itself, notching the largest sockeye run in the region’s recorded history with an astonishing 66 million returning fish. Even more astonishing, this season capped nearly a decade of extraordinarily high salmon returns in Bristol Bay, where sockeye harvests have reached more than 50 percent above the most recent 20-year average. …

Bluglacier’s ASC, BAP Certified Silverside Algae-Fed Coho Harvest Season is Quickly Approaching in the U.S. This Fall With a Totally New Look and Feel

October 5, 2021 Bluglacier

 Chilean salmon distributor BluGlacier, along with salmon producer Ventisqueros, are pleased to announce that they just completed a major facelift to its Silverside algae-fed Coho salmon brand. …