Edible Oceans podcast has just launched its second episode of season two, with an exploration of fish farming on land rather than in the water, or more technically, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). We talk to Meghan Sorby, CEO and founder of Pine Island Redfish  ( https://www.pineislandredfish.com) about the advantages of RAS, some of the issues it poses and how they attempt to solve them in their operation. Click ( https://rss.com/podcasts/edibleoceans/2057494/ )to go to the episode. While this operation is in Florida, the technology may well be applied in the Canadian context in the near future.  Before you do you might like to know a bit more about the Pine Island Story so we include a few details from their website. “Pine Island Redfish is a land-based aquaculture development that pairs sustainable and responsible Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology to produce redfish (red drum). Our sustainable promise goes beyond our beloved species. Our technology repurposes waste nutrients from our fish to cultivate nutrient-rich and climate stabilizing plants.

Founded to bring our native redfish back to the seafood market without impacting our beautiful wild fishery, we have also created a more circular food system, optimizing reuse of our waste in the growth of mangroves for coastal restoration on our Florida coasts.

We are mission driven to grow seafood you can feel great about –  where the environment thrives, consumers enjoy nutritious seafood, and coastal communities are strengthened for the future.”