Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Blue Ridge is number one indoor tilapia producer

Blue Ridge Aquaculture has become the country's biggest producer in indoor-raised tilapia. In a region better known for NASCAR and manufacturing plants, Blue Ridge Aquaculture has become the country's biggest producer of indoor-raised tilapia, according to The Roanake Times. Displaced furniture workers harvest more than 5,000 fish every day from this farm near Martinsville Speedway.

They pump them into white tanks that like some of the chairs they used to assemble are hauled in 18-wheeler trucks to buyers in Washington, Toronto and points in between. Some 35 people work for Blue Ridge Aquaculture, an 18-year-old company that has become the country's biggest producer in its niche market: indoor-raised tilapia. Innovative businesses such as this one are changing the work force in the region. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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