Troutlodge is expanding in marine aquaculture

Tor-Eddie Fossbakk Unlimited Aquaculture was founded in 2004 to produce sablefish and halibut in a land-based marine environment at the National Marines Fisheries Service (NELHA) facility in Kona, Hawaii. Marine Aqua will seek to commercially develop coldwater marine finfish for both food and enhancement purposes. Its long-term goals also include the production and sale of high-quality marine fish juveniles to service the growing marine aquaculture industry. NELHA is a unique facility which provides UA with cold, pathogen-free seawater by pumping it from depths of both 2,000 and 3,000 feet. By mixing this cold water with warm surface seawater also pumped by NELHA, UA is able to achieve the optimal temperatures for hatching and grow-out of its products. Troutlodge is located in Sumner, Washington. It was founded in 1945 by Ed McLeary and Ken Drew. The first fish farm site was built at the headwaters of the Rocky Ford Creek near Soap Lake, Washington.