Kvarøy Arctic first ever to receive Fair Trade USA certification for farmed finfish
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Kvarøy, Norway-based Kvarøy Arctic is the first company to receive Fair Trade USA certification for farmed finfish and farmed salmon. The Fair Trade mark will be included on all Kvarøy Arctic fresh, frozen, burgers, hot dogs, and smoked salmon sold in the U.S.
Kvaroy is the first to achieve the standard for farmed finfish, but isn’t the first seafood company with that distinction from Fair Trade USA. There are several other seafood products that carry the seal – including Anova’s Natural Blue tuna along with products from Phillips Foods, Northern Wind, Bristol Seafood, and other suppliers.
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Up until this year, the Norway-based Kvarøy Arctic exclusively used open-ocean net-pen farming to raise its fish. Now, the company is tapping into both sides of the coastline courtesy of its Arctic Seafarm project. Coastally located about 30 minutes south of Kvarøy Arctic’s headquarters, the land-based Arctic Seafarm facility s construction commenced this fall, with the site capable of producing up to 15,000 metric tons of fish annually, according to the company. The recently-formed Kvarøy Smolt will supply the stock that will eventually be harvested at the facility by Kvarøy Arctic and then sold in the U.S. by 2023.