Ravdu, a subsidiary of the Rural Economy Society of Norrbotten-Västerbotten (Hushållningssällskapet Norrbotten-Västerbotten; HNV) in Sweden, has been granted an environmental permit for a new land-based aquaculture facility in Sunderbyn in Luleå municipality.
The facility, which will include three large cultivation halls, will be built on 6.5 hectares of land. HNV said that, when fully developed, the plant will be able to produce 10,000 tonnes of char (S. alpinus) a year.
The company added that the facility will be unique because the Swedish Land and Environment Court had set higher environmental requirements for the facility than ever before in the Arctic climate.
"The environmental permit shows that the cultivation meets the high requirements," said HNV.
Jörgen Ericsson, Chairman of the Board of Ravdu, said that the company's long-term goals are to build more facilities in the county and to also grow other fish species such as salmon and rainbow trout.
Ravdu has begun work to secure the investments needed to begin construction of the plant.
