Australis Aquaculture
May 8th, 2007
Hi all- just got a really great comment from Alejandro Levins, an employee over at Australis Aquaculture, in response to What Fish to Eat: Being Socially Responsible. Sounds like someone knows what’s going on and doing something about it. Thanks!
I’d just like to highlight what he said:
“I work with a company (Australis Aquaculture) that is, as far as I know, the only US-based Barramundi farm. They are definitely the largest and most environmentally friendly one–probably in the world. They farm Barramundi in an indoor fish farm that recirculates (reuses) 99.9% of its water, and produces very little waste. It’s very cool. And the fish they produce a fish with “no mercury, hormones or antibiotics” according to their website.
Their fish is in rather high demand, as you can imagine, but they continue to ramp up production and are now shipping to many parts of the country. Barramundi is mostly in high-end restuarants at this point, but Australis is starting to sell to Whole Foods markets and other grocery stores.”
and point you all in the direction to their site.
As my friend said in response to Alejandro’s comment: “I love conscious people!”