​Direct Access to Clean Seawater
Located at the point where the Oosterschelde Estuary meets the North Sea, providing high refreshment of clean seawater. 

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Proximity to Seafood Transport Hub and Target Markets
Located within a 35 minute drive from the major seafood transportation hub in Yerseke enables daily harvests to order and same day cold-chain shipping across the EU.

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Existing Seawater Intake and Discharge Permits
Critical to any RAS farming operation, the required permits for intake and discharge of seawater are already in place.

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Available and Experienced Local Personnel
Both The Netherlands in general and the province of Zeeland in particular have a long history of fishing and aquaculture, and have increasingly become a hub for technology driven land-based aquaculture.

 

Supportive Economic Development Fit
Local authorities are highly supportive of new aquaculture developments and the economical benefits such activity brings to the province.