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Other Media | Fish Farmer: Benchmark Genetics signs ova deal with AquaCon

(UNITED STATES, 11/4/2020)

The Iceland arm of Benchmark Genetics has signed a five-year contract to supply salmon ova to fish farmer AquaCon in the US.
The contract involves deliveries of genetics to the land-based facilities that AquaCon are planning to build in Maryland, with around 40 million ova due to be delivered over the five-year period. The farm will produce Atlantic salmon for the North American market.

The ova will be supplied by Benchmark’s Icelandi... (More Info)

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