Brunei to join land based salmon club
BRUNEI is to become the latest country to establish land based salmon farming, with the announcement of a government funded deal with RAS specialist Pure Salmon.
The 10,000 tonne per annum recirculating aquaculture system will cost US $180 million and is being developed in partnership with Brunei’s Strategic Development Capital Fund, Brunei Darussalam.
Pure Salmon owner 8F Asset Management said the plant - the first land based salmon farm in South-East Asia - will eventually generate up to 145 local jobs.
Staff recruited to the facility will receive training from Pure Salmon’s team of experts, said the company, initially in the existing facility in Poland.
As part of the Brunei project, the 8F and Pure Salmon Foundation will implement social and educational initiatives in partnership with local schools and universities to support education in healthy eating and nutrition.
Karim Ghannam, board director of Pure Salmon and CEO and co-founder of 8F Asset Management, said: ‘Our aims as a company are to address the supply of clean, healthy, locally produced protein while providing increased opportunities for the local community.
‘The project puts Brunei at the leading edge of innovation in sustainable food production, addressing the increasing demand from a continuously growing population, while contributing to the food security of the country.’
Pure Salmon plans to build RAS farms all over the world, with a total annual production target of 260,000 tonnes.