Increase in Yellowtail Kingfish in US and Europe following Nutreco’s investment in Kingfish Zeeland

Nutreco announced on the 28th January that it has invested in Dutch company Kingfish Zeeland, which aims to bring supplies of yellowtail kingfish to the US and European markets through a proprietary recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

The investment underlines Nutreco's ongoing commitment to Feeding the Future; the company's mission to contribute to producing enough nutritious and high-quality food for a growing population in a sustainable way.

 

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Yellowtail kingfish is a premium fish species, traditionally used in Japanese and Italian cuisine. In the US and Europe, supplies of the species are constrained with negligible local production. Established in 2015, Kingfish Zeeland offers locally produced, ultra-fresh, ASC/BAP certified yellowtail kingfish raised through RAS.

'Nutreco's ambition is to continue to invest and partner with leaders in sustainable protein production around the globe,' says Nutreco CEO Rob Koremans. 'This investment fits well with our strategy to play a leading role in the development of sustainable solutions to fulfil our mission. Over the past few years, it has become clear that the growing demand for seafood calls for development of alternative farming models such as RAS to complement the existing aquaculture methods.'

Viggo Halseth, Nutreco's Chief Innovation Officer adds, 'Kingfish Zeeland has successfully gained a first mover position in the premium RAS farming sector, producing high value yellowtail kingfish in a sustainable way. We believe that full-cycle RAS is a very relevant way of fish farming, which builds on the existing knowledge of on-land farming. Kingfish Zeeland is the kind of innovative and technologically-knowledgeable partner we want to be working with.'

Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.

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