AKVA group has signed a new contract with Clean Seas Tuna (Stehr Group) for the delivery of a complete UNI-recirculation marine hatchery for Southern Bluefin Tuna .The facility will be located at Clean Sea''s Arno Bay facility in South Australia.
The new recirculation system will consist of broodstock facilities, hatchery, nursery and live feed production. Construction will start immediately, and will be commissioned before the end of the year. The hatchery is tailored to the advanced Southern Bluefin Tuna rearing technology.
"This contract with Stehr Group is a follow-up on the historical breakthrough made last year of reproducing the first farmed Southern Bluefin Tuna fry. It is the result of a long-term cooperation with Clean Seas Tuna, and we are excited to be a part of developing this new species in aquaculture", says President and CEO of AKVA group, Knut Molaug.
