Red drum RAS farm to be based in Florida

https://www.fishfarmermagazine.com/2023/10/13/red-drum-ras-farm-to-be-based-in-florida/

The site for a new fish farm being developed by a former manager with The Kingfish Company has been announced as Pine Island in Florida.

Former Kingfish Maine Operations Manager Megan Sorby said her new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) venture will be known as Pine Island Redfish. Redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus), otherwise known as red drum or channel bass, well known to sports fishing enthusiasts in the USA, but it has been protected from commercial harvesting since the 1980s.