Ocean Harvest

Ocean Harvest is a technology-enabled agribusiness based in the UAE, focused on year-round, local production of salmon. Ocean Harvest leverages innovative Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology and advanced wastewater treatment systems to enable year-round production of delicious and affordable salmon. Ocean Harvest is addressing systemic challenges by delivering tangible food security, water conservation, economic diversification, and environmental sustainability solutions. Ocean Harvest designs, builds and operates Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) facilities which localize the production of Atlantic Salmon and other salmonid species of fish. Leveraging advanced wastewater treatment technology, Ocean Harvest's proprietary RAS technology enables the re-use of over 99.5% of process water. This almost eliminates wastewater discharge and helps protect fragile ecological systems. In addition, Ocean Harvest's first-of-its-kind RAS design for salmon de-couples farming from marine systems while virtually eliminating the environmental stress caused by traditional open-net pen farms. Localization of production minimizes carbon dioxide emissions by reducing the amount of "food miles" needed to deliver product to end consumers. Ocean Harvest's RAS solution also has the benefit of being completely indoor and protected from outside conditions, meaning fish stocks are shielded from sea lice and diseases – a challenge faced by traditional open-net pen farms. Such controlled environment conditions significantly improve fish welfare and boost the quality of the final product.