Grimsby’s seafood cluster has given its backing to Aquacultured’s proposed £75 million onshore salmon farm.
Chair of the Seafood Grimsby & Humber Alliance, Simon Smith, has written in support of the 50-tank development, with the group representing major salmon processors in the town. Together they provide a gateway to the UK retail market and beyond.
It comes as it enters a public consultation next week, with an event at Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. An initial scoping application - a precursor to the planning process - had brought some concern from animal rights campaigners and neighbouring residents. Around 100 jobs are anticipated should it be approved and developed at the scale envisaged.
