Court Order Forces Williams County Commissioners to Approve AquaBounty Water Application

January 25, 2024 Sophie Bates, WTVG

The legal fight to allow an AquaBounty, a salmon farm, access to millions of gallons of public water every day may not be done yet. The Williams County Commissioners are now considering appealing the court order forcing them to approve AquaBounty and the Village of Pioneer’s application to use the water.

Pushback Continues Against Genetically Modified Salmon Being Raised at Indiana Farm

October 16, 2023 CASEY SMITH, Alaska Beacon

As demand for seafood grows, including across the Hoosier state, a remote Indiana farm is harvesting thousands of pounds of salmon every year — on land. But the genetically modified fish teeming in the Albany tanks are continuing to draw pushback from environmental advocates who say the “Frankenfish” threaten local ecosystems and are not a sustainable food source.

AquaBounty Technologies Announces Promotion of David F. Melbourne Jr. to President

August 17, 2023 AquaBounty

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, today announced that with the ascension of Sylvia Wulf to the role of Board Chair and her continuing responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty, David F. Melbourne Jr. has been promoted to the position of President.

AquaBounty Announces a Pause to Ohio Farm Construction While It Evaluates Scope Alternatives and a Possible Phased Approach

June 7, 2023 AquaBounty

AquaBounty Technologies, a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance operational performance and sustainability, announced today that the Company will pause the construction of its farm in Pioneer, Ohio due to a substantial increase in its estimated cost of completion. The Company will now take the required time to evaluate the timing and cost of size and scope alternatives, including a phased approach to complete the project.   

AquaBounty Will No Longer Produce Genetically Modified Salmon in Canada

February 14, 2023 Julien Lecacheur, CBC

The only factory that produced genetically modified salmon in Canada will no longer produce them. The company’s AquaBounty plant in Prince Edward Island is now turning its attention to the production of salmon eggs – which will then grow in the United States – but that does not mean that we will no longer find of genetically modified salmon on the shelves of Canadian grocery stores.