No. The project remains the same. We will clean up a brownfield to build a land-based fish farm. We will operate within the bounds of what we have already described and analyzed. This includes effluent, energy use, GHG, and traffic.
California
Would this affect the Environmental Impact Report?
No, this will not affect the findings in the EIR. The proposed change in species will result in less or the same level of impacts analyzed in the EIR. The references to yellowtail kingfish are based on a 1:1 comparison and not the current plan for a ~2,000-3000 MT facility.
Will we have to modify our construction plans?
The general plan for building out the facility in phases over time remains the same. However, the project will start smaller than what it would have been for a first phase with Atlantic salmon.
What is Yellowtail Kingfish?
Yellowtail kingfish are pelagic schooling fish found throughout the Pacific Ocean. Yellowtail can grow up to 2m and are common to 1m in fork length. Yellowtail kingfish are often seen schooling as adults and are often found near rocky reefs and sandy areas in coastal waters and may enter estuaries.
Young fish up to 7kg are known to form shoals of several hundred fish. They are generally found close to the coast, while larger fish are more common around deep reefs and offshore islands and can reach upwards of 70kg.
They are native to California but concentrated in Southern California where waters are warmer. They rarely travel to Northern California and only during warm years.
Why are we shifting to Yellowtail Kingfish?
This was a strategic decision by Nordic Aquafarms Europe, where yellowtail kingfish has been successfully farmed by our Denmark facility since 2016.