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Duluth, Minnesota A new three-year, $250,000 project led by the University of Minnesota Sea Grant program seeks to determine the potential for a sustainable food-fish aquaculture industry in Minnesota. Potential food-fish farmers planning to enter the industry are interested in credible data that will help them decide which production strategies and species are best suited for profitability, said Amy Schrank, project lead and University of Minnesota Sea Grant fisheries and aquaculture extension educator. Producers will need this information to apply for loans from banks and lending institutions.
Food-fish or fish raised for human consumption is a relatively new and modest aquaculture industry in Minnesota and includes seafood such as shrimp and other forms of shellfish in addition to fish.