The RAS salmon farm that will be built in Bucksport, Maine. (Image rendering: John Gutwin)

Maine will house modern RAS farm to raise Atlantic salmon

UNITED STATES
Saturday, February 24, 2018, 02:50 (GMT + 9)

Whole Oceans plans to invest more than USD 250 million to install a state-of-the-art recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) to raise Atlantic salmon in Bucksport, Maine.

The fish farm will be built on the site of the former Verso paper mill in Bucksport, and when at full production, will create hundreds of direct jobs.

RAS is a land-based technology that optimizes growing conditions that help fish thrive. Water is continuously recycled through ultra purification systems, creating a clean, healthy growing environment that eliminates the use of antibiotics. The result is an earth friendly, superior grade salmon.

"The time for RAS has arrived and Whole Oceans will make Bucksport a global leader in sustainable Atlantic salmon production," said Whole Oceans' CEO Rob Piasio.

"But this story is much bigger than just Whole Oceans. This story is also about the resiliency and determination of towns throughout Maine that make projects like this possible. Whole Oceans is entering a long term partnership with the community of Bucksport, a responsibility we accept with the greatest care, and together we will strive to make Whole Oceans a source of pride every single day," he added.

Whole Oceans is confident that land-based Atlantic salmon is a product in high demand, and the company has already pre-sold 100 per cent of its total production for the next 10 years.

According to Piasio, the company´s mission is to capture 10 percent of the US Atlantic salmon market using earth friendly technologies.

To execute the plan, the company organized a team of global leaders in land based technology, which includes Billund Aquaculture, based in Denmark, and the Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute in West Virginia.


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