September 10, 2024 — Great Northern Salmon (GNS) announced it is commencing pre-construction work in preparation for its salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Millinocket, Maine, U.S.A., in mid-September.
The company – formerly known as Katahdin Salmon – is a project of Xcelerate Aqua and is aiming to build a 10,000-metric-ton (MT) salmon RAS in two phases, with its first phase of construction capable of 5,000 MT, which can later be expanded. Great Northern Salmon plans to build the facility on the site of the former Great Northern Paper Co. mill, as part of the One North industrial site.