First European sea bass harvest at Ideal Fish slated for this summer
Connecticut has proven to be a great advocate for aquaculture over the past 20 years. The northern coast of Long Island Sound is dotted with small commercial shellfish growers and the communities have been investing in state-of-the-art educational facilities with disciplines in aquaculture, marine biology and other coastal professions for decades.
It’s one of a few states that have had the foresight to make an early investment into the aquaculture industry through engagement, demonstration and education. Private charter and vocational schools like the New Haven Sound School, Bridgeport School of Aquaculture and the Marine Magnet School of Southern Connecticut in Groton offer hands-on wet lab facilities and high school-level courses on finfish and shellfish aquaculture as well as aquaponics and marine biology.
For Eric Pedersen, founder and CEO of Great American Aquaculture, LLC (d.b.a. Ideal Fish®), it’s the perfect setting for his vision of sustainable and profitable land-based recirculation aquaculture…