Blue Star Foods secures land-based license renewal for the next 9 years

Blue Star Foods Corp. has announced that it has been granted an extension renewal for the land-based aquaculture license till 2033 which encompasses Taste of BC Aquafarms located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

The aquaculture license covers white sturgeon, coho salmon, chinook salmon, and rainbow trout and gives the authority to carry out aquaculture activities including cultivation and harvest of fish.

Regarding this achievement, John Keeler, Chairman and CEO of Blue Star Foods, said: "We are very pleased to receive this license renewal for the next 9 years, as it enables us to maintain a responsible and realistic period to continue our land-based facilities. We have the proven technology for land-based already operating the longest non-stopped steelhead salmon facility."

In April, Blue Star Foods Corp. reached an agreement with Eagle Rising Food Solutions to provide 'Meal Kit Solutions' to the U.S. Military. These food solutions will be distributed under the renowned Eagle Rising Brand, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

About Blue Star Foods Corp.

Blue Star Foods Corp. is an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS) that processes, packages, and sells high-value seafood products.

The Company believes it utilizes best-in-class technology, in both resource sustainability management and traceability, and ecological packaging. It also owns and operates the oldest continuously operating Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) full grow-out salmon farm in North America.