SUSTAINABLE
SMART
Why land based?
The growing world population demands highly sustainable food production to reduce GHG emissions and answer to the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. Traditional sea based aquaculture are experiencing rising issues such as volume constraints due to biological challenges and regulations. At the same time there is a a global increase in demand for salmon, and simultaneously an increase in the price of salmon.
Smart Salmon will contribute to solve these issues by producing an eco-friendly salmon in a land based aquaculture farm in France.
What’s in it for France?
France is one of the biggest salmon consumers in the world. By introducing land based facilities, France can increase local production of salmon and food sovereignity at the same time!
Locally produced, sustainable salmon shrinks the carbon footprint and supports the local community
Our vision
PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE AND LOCAL SALMON that is SAFE – HEALTHY – TASTY at competitive prices for the french consumer
A project aligned with the french governmental guidelines
By reading the French governmental guidelines, we have identified common interests in increasing the food sovereignty in France, the production of healthy and tasty food, as well as increasing jobs and driving economic growth in rural/local areas. Smart Salmon’s project will support all these goals, the development of the French Aquaculture industry and bring France to the forefront of innovation and sustainability.
The project
Smart Salmon is working towards implementing a highly productive and sustainable land based aquaculture project for salmon farming in France.
Key figures
· +150 million euros of investment.
· Create more than 100 direct jobs.
· Produce 8000 tons of premium salmon pr year, providing 30 million meals of healthy, tasty and sustainable seafood protein.
· Cutting the CO2 emissions connected to traditional import of salmon.
· Increase food sovereignty of France.
· An all-in-one production facility, producing salmon from eggs to harvest, transforming and distributing «made in France» salmon products.
· Use of solar panels.
· Supply sustainable and ecological fertilizers to the agriculture industry.
Environmental benefits
99.5% recirculation of the water
Only release of highly cleansed water
Destruction of hormones before release of cleansed water
Low energy consumption pr kg production of food
No use of antibiotics
Zero Waste
Low GHG emissions
Zero impact on oceans and marine biodiversity
Collaborating with feed companies for most sustainable feed
Ambitions
• Carbon neutral salmon production
• Capture and value CO2 emissions
• Produce electric power from sludges
Water River
Fish production
30 million healthy meals Fertilizer
Benefits to society
With the implementation of a land based aquaculture project for salmon farming, Smart Salmon will bring France to the forefront of innovation and sustainability when it comes to the aquaculture industry.
National
Smart Salmon will introduce a new, sustainable aquaculture industry for food production based on the ESG philosophy.
The facility will benefit from state-of-the-art energy efficient production methods using solar energy and the carbon footprint will be minimal.
The project is aligned with the European Green Deal and may contribute to a green and innovative profile for french aquaculture.
"Made and consumed in France" – reducing the need for import and transportation.
Developing rural areas
Creating jobs
Ecological fertilizer
Less transports
Sustainable food production
Premium quality products
Profitable growth
Green profile for the region
Fulfills consumer demands today and tomorrow
A global concept
– land based projects around the world
Atlantic Sapphire; 10 – 90.000 tons, started production 1. step
Proximar Japan; 5.300 tons – started production
Nordic Aquapartners China; 8.000 tons – started production
Denmark; 6.000 tons in two projects – started production
Columbi Salmon Belgium; 12.000 tons – license achieved
Norway; several projects, 100.000s tons – some started production
Norway – Hima Seafood; 8.000 tons – under construction
Norway – Salmon Evolution; 8 – 30.000 tons, started production 1. step
Poland; Aqua Maof – started production
Low GHG emissions
• No lice
• No vaccination
SMART
A controlled closed system
• Low water consumption / kg produced salmon
• Low electricity consumption / kg produced salmon
HEALTHY
A healthy and tasty salmon
• Rich in Omega-3
• ZERO antibiotics