From fish to shrimp
FishFrom was established by “ people from the wild fish sector to
demonstrate that closed containment was the way forward
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failed to raise the necessary capital from their investors and hence the project never got off the ground. The company then reported that they were to establish a small research unit on the east coast, but this also failed to appear. After a number of years of inactivity, the company name was changed from FishFrom to Great British Prawns on February 5, 2018. Within a week, Andrew Robertson, who had been running FishFrom, terminated his association with the company. FishFrom was established by people from the wild fish sector with the intention of setting up a closed containment farm to demonstrate to the salmon farming industry that closed containment was the way forward. They may have believed that land based was the best option for salmon farming; however, they were unable to convince the salmon angling fraternity that this would be a good investment so failed to raise the money. They even managed to get coverage on TV news with an announcement that work was to start at the site at Tayinloan. Apparently, work stopped as soon as the cameras disappeared. FishFrom was never a viable option from the outset as it was motivated by the desire to protect wild fish rather than being a commercial success. I can only hope that the new incarnation of this company has a better financial standing with customers who want a fresh and tasty prawn at the right price. FF
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