Kuterra's salmon farm in northern Vancuver Island. (Photo Credit: Kuterra)
Land-raised Atlantic salmon makes headway into the market
CANADA
Friday, April 24, 2015, 03:30 (GMT + 9)
A year after being launched into the market, KUTERRA Land Raised™ Atlantic salmon has shown it is possible to produce a high-quality, sustainably farmed premium salmon using very little energy, water or land, without antibiotics or pesticides.
The firm’s marketing partner Albion Fisheries Ltd. informed the firm reached record harvests of 180,000th kilo of fish grown on land, making it possible for the company to expand sales to select stores and fine-dining restaurants across Canada and in the US.
“It was an eventful first year for one of the world leaders in next-generation Atlantic salmon farming, which uses technology that separates the farm from the wild environment,” pointed out Kuterra CEO Garry Ullstrom.
And the firm’s CEO added: "With any emerging technology, there is a learning curve. We're almost through commissioning the technology, and our key performance indicators are improving with every harvest. We continue to learn, and we're refining our understanding of the optimal conditions for growing our fish.”
Firm sources stressed that along with increasing production and sales, Kuterra has achieved the top "Best Choice" sustainability ranking by Ocean Wise, SeaChoice and Seafood Watch.
"The premium price is exceeding our expectations," remarks Ullstrom, who explained that the next goal is to keep refining the system and use that knowledge to reduce capital costs for a second production facility.
Kuterra is the latest economic initiative by the ‘Namgis First Nation based at Alert Bay on Cormorant Island off northeast Vancouver Island.
The company explained that land-raised salmon will keep wild salmon and the waters they live in separate from fish farming. Kuterra’s fish are raised in a closed aquaculture system on land using recirculating aquaculture system technology (RAS), with controlled temperatures, oxygen and water flow
“Happy fish eat well, grow quickly to full size, develop good muscle tone, don’t lose scales and have normal social behaviour,” the company concluded on its website.
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