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
\u00c0 propos de The Kingfish Company<\/p>\n
The Kingfish Company est un pionnier et un leader de l'aquaculture terrestre durable.<\/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
Production is based on advanced recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), which protect biodiversity and ensure bio security. Animal welfare is paramount, and the fish is grown without use of antibiotics and vaccines. Operations run on 100 percent renewable energy, sourced from wind, solar and biogas. The company\u2019s facilities operate on sea water, avoiding wasting of precious fresh water.<\/p>\n
Le principal produit de The Kingfish Company, le thazard \u00e0 queue jaune (\u00e9galement connu sous le nom de Ricciola\/Hiramasa\/Greater Amberjack), est une esp\u00e8ce de poisson de premi\u00e8re qualit\u00e9 tr\u00e8s polyvalente, bien connue dans les cuisines fusion italienne et asiatique.<\/p>\n
Ses produits sont certifi\u00e9s et approuv\u00e9s comme durables et respectueux de l'environnement par Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) et British Retail Consortium (BRC). Il a remport\u00e9 le prix d'excellence des produits de la mer 2019 et est recommand\u00e9 comme choix vert par la Good Fish Foundation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Kingfish Company a conclu l\u2019acquisition de terres \u00e0 Jonesport, dans le Maine, pour un site qui deviendra sa premi\u00e8re usine de production aux \u00c9tats-Unis une fois achev\u00e9.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","kfs_story_extras":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n