Johan Andreassen, owner of Atlantic Sapphire. (Photo: Johan Andreassen @andreassenjohan)
Miami offers ideal conditions to produce salmon at large scale
UNITED STATES
Friday, October 20, 2017, 21:40 (GMT + 9)
The region just south of Miami is deemed to have the unique geological conditions to produce salmon to potentially supply all of the demand for the entire United States (US).
The statement was made by Johan Andreassen, owner of Atlantic Sapphire, the first salmon farm in the area, the Next Miami reported.
Andreassen pointed out that the area likely has the largest groundwater levels in the world, caused by the region having been both above and below water over the past 10,000 years.
The executive explained that both freshwater and saltwater can be easily pulled from multiple layers underground, with 50-foot wells for freshwater, a 2,000-foot well for saline water, and a 3,000-foot injection well.
In addition, he commented that to deal with warm water temperatures at a stable 25 °C, the company is installing reverse heat pumps and that tanks are also being built to withstand wind speeds three times hurricane strength.
The company claims that they will be able to produce 1,000 tons of salmon per acre and that it will be importing salmon roe from Iceland to Miami to seed the farm, with the first eggs to be installed in less than a year and first harvest in less than three years.
The total first phase cost is USD 110 million with 8,500 tonnes production capacity.
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