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County Receives $300K in EPA Funding to Continue Toxic Cleanup and Development on the Samoa Peninsula
…Both credited the EPA's revolving loan program with allowing their companies to pursue large-scale development projects on the peninsula — Danco with its Samoa renovation project and Nordic with its planned…
Nordic Aquafarms Expands Aquaculture Facility Plans, Releases Images Showing What the Fish Farm Would Look Like
A computer-generated photo illustration shows how Nordic Aquafarms' proposed recirculating aquaculture system would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | Images via Nordic Aquafarms.# # #Nordic Aquafarms has expanded its vision for a big…
COVID Has Hit the Local Economy Hard, But Officials Say There’s Still Cause for Optimism
…She predicted that it will take at least a year for the local economy to recover, but she said the Nordic project is already providing employment. Local engineering firms have been working…
A Delegation of Norwegians is on a Whirlwind Tour of Humboldt, Scoping Green Economic Development Opportunities
…a potential wind energy project 20 miles off our cost. Both projects involve Norwegian companies. Nordic Aquafarms is developing the recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) on the peninsula, a project that officials say…
Bohn and Berkowitz Trade Jabs During Lunchtime Candidate Forum at the Eureka Elks Lodge
…One of that person's first contacts was with Nordic Aquafarms, the company planning a $400 million land-based fish farm for the Samoa Peninsula. That company may be "big, corporate and…
Nordic Aquafarms Hires Idaho Native as First Cali-Based Exec, Signs Contracts for Permitting, Engineering
Press release from Nordic Aquafarms, Inc.:Nordic Aquafarms reaches important milestones in CaliforniaFirst California-based executive hiredContracts with national and local vendors for permitting and engineering in California signedAfter working in partnership…
Nordic Aquafarms, Which Now Has a Local Office and is Recruiting Employees, Will Host a Community Meeting Tonight
The Harbor District’s Redwood Marine Terminal property, formerly home to a pulp mill, is slated to be transformed into a $500 $400 million land-based fish farm. | File photo.Nordic Aquafarms…
Due Diligence Complete, Nordic Aquafarms Decides to Move Forward With Aquaculture Facility on the Samoa Peninsula
Simulation of a Recirculating Aquaculture System from a Nordic Aquafarms video. | via GIPHYPress release from Nordic Aquafarms:EUREKA, CA – Nordic Aquafarms, an international leader in land-based aquaculture, today announced that its…
PETA Buys Bus Ads Opposing Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula: ‘You Can’t Be a Fish-Eating Environmentalist’
…Go vegan."As we reported earlier this year, Nordic has announced plans to build a 600,000-square-foot, land-based fish farming facility that would utilize a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS…
County Agrees to Pursue Infrastructure Funds in Hopes of Landing Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
…In the short-term, the county hopes to land one big fish — namely, Norwegian company Nordic Aquafarms, which has proposed building a massive land-based fish farm on the Harbor District's…
Nordic Aquafarms Set to Ask County for ‘Financial Incentives’ Before Committing to Indoor Fish Farm Project
Image from a Nordic Aquafarms fact sheet. | Image courtesy Humboldt County.In the five-plus months since Norwegian aquaculture firm Nordic Aquafarms announced plans to build a large-scale, land-based fish…
Nordic Aquafarms, the Company Planning a Massive Land-Based Fish Farm in Samoa, Will Hold a Public Forum to Talk About the Idea Next Week
Simulation of a Recirculating Aquaculture System from a Nordic Aquafarms video. | Created via GIPHY ### Press release from Nordic Aquafarms:Nordic Aquafarms, a leading international developer of land-based aquaculture, will be presenting…
Let’s Take a Closer Look at This Big Fish Farm Proposal for the Samoa Peninsula
Simulation of a Recirculating Aquaculture System from a Nordic Aquafarms video. | Created via GIPHYThere have been lots of ideas in recent years for how to maximize the economic potential of Humboldt Bay…
Harbor District Agrees to 30-Year Lease for Massive, Land-Based Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
…Harbor District Executive Director Larry Oetker:The lease, to be signed with a subsidiary of Nordic Aquafarms called California Marine Investment Corporation, will have a 30-year term with two 10-year…
Humboldt Baykeeper Says: Samoa Fish Farm Proposal Looks Good So Far, But the Devil Will Be in the Details
…Humboldt Baykeeper and other local environmental organizations recently met with Nordic AquaFarms. The company proposes to build a facility that would use a mixture of fresh and salt water to raise 33…
Norwegian Fish Farm Says Its Samoa Operations Will Create 80 Jobs, Produce 50 Million Pounds of Salmon or Steelhead Per Year
…About Nordic Aquafarms Nordic Aquafarms (www.nordicaquafarms.com) is one of the premier investors and developers in land-based aquaculture internationally, with production facilities in Norway (Fredrikstad Seafood) and Denmark (Sashimi Royal…
Massive New Fish Farm in the Works for Samoa Peninsula; Harbor District Expected to Bless Project Helmed by Norwegian Firm at Special Meeting Monday
…Nordic's Norwegian facility is still being built.]According to Richard Marks, who sits on the Harbor District's Board of Directors, Nordic Aquafarms' plans include a brand-new, state-of-the…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Viking Love
…Kirk Douglas couldn’t get a regular studio to back his childhood dream of a Nordic swords-and-sandals flick, so he took it on as a pet project, filming in Norway…