RAS is big business, but what can IMTA bring to European fish farming? Globally, a lot of excitement is being generated by recirculating aquaculture systems - or RAS - as a means of fish and food production, with countless new facilities now in production or in the planning stage. Even in Europe, where the total aquaculture output hovers just above very modest 1.3 million tonne level, RAS is the subject of a fastgrowing number of investments. A key reason for this interest is that RAS offers a meansto overcome many of the obstacles that have long hindered the advancement of European aquaculture - things like but not limited to lengthy licensing procedures, considerable regulatory red tape and weighty environmental opposition.
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