Upcoming facility to serve as America’s sustainable aquaculture center on Earth
Jonesport, Maine, November 29, 2021Kingfish, a pioneer and leader in sustainable aquaculture on land, has announced that it has completed the purchase of land for its new facility in Jonesport, Maine. Upon completion, the facility will serve as Kingfish’s first production facility in the United States, as the company aims to replicate its successful business in Europe and establish sustainable production of local seafood for food and retail stores in the United States.
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The purchase follows approval of two final permits from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) earlier this month, allowing Kingfish Maine to continue work on schedule with pre-construction design and engineering. Critical hydraulics permits were obtained earlier in 2021.
“These announcements mark a milestone in the implementation of Kingfish’s expansion strategy and focus on technology-driven local seafood production from high-quality imports into the European Union and the United States,” said Ohad Maiman, founder and CEO. From Kingfish. Canada Fish Company. “Today, Kingfish Maine is one step closer to achieving full operational status and we are ready to build on our proven blueprint and scale our technology locally to serve our national distribution network.”
Kingfish Maine is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Kingfish Company – the largest producer of Kingfish Yellowtail in the European Union – and will use the same advanced technology and proven operational excellence in the Netherlands to become the largest producer of Kingfish Yellowtail in the United States. Today. It operates a Jonesport facility.
In recent months, Kingfish has confirmed a US-wide retail partnership with Whole Foods to sell the company’s Yellowtail product at all locations across the country.
You can learn more about The Kingfish Company’s mission to get the perfect fish here.
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Kingfish is a pioneer and leader in sustainable land aquaculture.
The current annual production capacity of the Kingfish Zeeland facility in the Netherlands is 1,500 tons of high quality and valuable Kingfish Yellowtail.
Expansion is underway and capacity in the Netherlands will reach 3,500 tons in the second half of 2022. In the US, licensing, design and engineering for the company’s approximately 8,500-ton facility are at an advanced stage.
Production is based on Advanced Aquatic Recycling Systems (RAS), which protect biodiversity and ensure biosecurity. Animal welfare is critical and fish are raised without the use of antibiotics and vaccines. The operations operate using 100 percent renewable energy from wind, solar and biogas. The company’s facilities run on sea water, so precious fresh water is not wasted.
Today’s main product of Kingfish, Yellowtail Kingfish (also known as Ricciola / Hiramasa / Amberjack) is a high-quality and versatile fish, well known in Italian and Asian cuisine.
Their products have been certified and certified as sustainable and environmentally friendly by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC). It was the 2019 Seafood Excellence Award Winner and recommended as a green choice by the Good Fish Foundation.
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