Swedish aquaculture developer Ravdu has secured an environmental permit to build a land-based fish farm in Sunderbyn, near Luleå, clearing the way for annual production of up to 10,000 tonnes of Arctic char

The permit was granted by Sweden’s Land and Environment Court following a regulatory process that began in 2018. Ravdu, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hushållningssällskapet Norrbotten-Västerbotten (the Norrbotten-Västerbotten Agricultural Society), plans to develop the project in phases, beginning with a production capacity of 3,000 tonnes before expanding to full capacity.