First fish in tanks at Pure Salmon Japan
Pure Salmon Japan has transferred its first fry into tanks at its recirculating aquaculture system facility, two months after the arrival of its first eyed eggs.
“This progress represents years of planning, engineering, and collaboration to develop a RAS system carefully designed in every detail, supported by an extraordinary team that continues to grow stronger,” said head of operations Alberto Jimenez Ollarzu in a LinkedIn post.
“My congratulations and sincere appreciation go to every person who, directly or indirectly, contributes each day to achieving these important milestones. We continue moving forward, turning plans into operations and challenges into results.”
Harvest in 2028
Pure Salmon Japan, which expects its first harvest in spring 2028, is developing a 10,000-tonnes-per-year land-based fish farm in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture.
Abu Dhabi-based parent company Pure Salmon Group is owned by Singapore-headquartered 8F Asset Management, which also owns RAS supply and delivery expert Pure Salmon Technology.
8F/Pure Salmon has plans to produce 260,000 tonnes of salmonids annually in RAS facilities close to major population centres.
Its first phase of construction comprises the facility in Japan; a 10k-tonnes steelhead (rainbow trout) RAS in Tazewell, Virginia, US; a 10k-tonnes salmon farm in Verdun-sur-Mer, France; and a 5k-tonne salmon farm in Brunei Darussalam, with the option to increase capacity to 10,000 tonnes.
It also plans farms in China and the Middle East.
