Aquaponic Management Project planning industrial-scale salmonid operation in France

The Aquaponic Management Project is planning a venture on the outskirts of Chartres, France, which the company said is intended to become Europe’s largest “aquaponic” salmonid farm.

The farm is being planned for a production of 1,500 metric tons (MT) of trout per year, with a production cost of roughly EUR 10 million (USD 10.5 million). Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics – growing both fish and plants.

“We are hopeful of success with this ambitious project,” AMP President Pascal Goumain told SeafoodSource ...