Researchers are beginning a three-year study to determine the potential of a sustainable food-fish aquaculture industry in Minnesota.
Project lead Amy Schrank, an extension fisheries educator in the University of Minnesota Sea Grant program, tells Brownfield producers need to know if there is a market before investing.
“We are hoping to fill that gap in information so producers can go to lending institutions (and) banks to try to get funding for their businesses.”
The team will conduct detailed interviews with food-fish farmers and distributors to figure out production costs, and they’ll also look at consumer preferences.