Forthcoming facility to serve as U.S. hub for sustainable land-based aquaculture<\/p>\n
Jonesport, ME \u2013 November 29, 2021: The Kingfish Company, a pioneer and leader in sustainable land-based aquaculture, has announced that it has concluded the purchase of land for its new facility in Jonesport, Maine. Upon completion, the facility will serve as Kingfish\u2019s first production facility in the U.S. as the company looks to replicate its successful operation in Europe and establish significant local sustainable seafood production for U.S. retailers and food service.<\/p>\n
The purchase follows the approval of two final permits from the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) earlier this month, that enable Kingfish Maine to advance to pre-construction design and engineering on schedule. Both critical water-side permits were obtained earlier during 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese announcements represent a major milestone in The Kingfish Company\u2019s execution of its expansion strategy, and its focus on technology driven local production of high value import dependent seafood in the EU and the US\u201d said Ohad Maiman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Kingfish Company. \u201cToday, Kingfish Maine is one step closer to achieving fully operational status, and we are ready to build on our proven blueprint, and scale our technology locally to service our network of distributors nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kingfish Maine is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kingfish Company- the largest Yellowtail Kingfish producer in the EU- and will deploy the same advanced technology and operational excellence proven in the Netherlands to become the largest producer of Yellowtail Kingfish in the US once the Jonesport facility is operational.<\/p>\n
In recent months, Kingfish confirmed a U.S. nationwide retail partnership with Whole Foods to sell the company\u2019s yellowtail product at all locations across the country.<\/p>\n
You can learn more about The Kingfish Company\u2019s mission to a perfect fish here.<\/p>\n
Acerca de The Kingfish Company<\/p>\n
The Kingfish Company es pionera y l\u00edder en acuicultura sostenible en tierra.<\/p>\n
Current annual production capacity at its Kingfish Zeeland facility in the Netherlands is 1,500 tons of high quality and high value Yellowtail Kingfish.<\/p>\n
Expansion is underway and capacity in the Netherlands will reach 3,500 tons in the second half of 2022. In the US, permitting, design, and engineering for the company\u2019s approximate 8,500 ton capacity facility is in advanced stages.<\/p>\n
La producci\u00f3n se basa en sistemas avanzados de acuicultura de recirculaci\u00f3n (RAS), que protegen la biodiversidad y garantizan la bioseguridad. El bienestar de los animales es primordial, y los peces se cr\u00edan sin antibi\u00f3ticos ni vacunas. Las operaciones funcionan con energ\u00eda 100% renovable, procedente del viento, la energ\u00eda solar y el biog\u00e1s. Las instalaciones de la empresa funcionan con agua de mar, lo que evita el derroche de la preciada agua dulce.<\/p>\n
El principal producto de The Kingfish Company en la actualidad, el pez rey de cola amarilla (tambi\u00e9n conocido como Ricciola\/Hiramasa\/Gran serviola) es una especie de pescado de primera calidad muy vers\u00e1til, muy conocida en las cocinas de fusi\u00f3n italiana y asi\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n
Sus productos est\u00e1n certificados y aprobados como sostenibles y respetuosos con el medio ambiente por Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) y British Retail Consortium (BRC). Fue ganadora del premio Seafood Excellence Award 2019, y est\u00e1 recomendada como opci\u00f3n verde por Good Fish Foundation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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