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Superior Fresh LLC
Building a Better Food System Starts with
Great Food
Steven Summerfelt
Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference, Feb 15, 2019
Superior Fresh LLC
DISRUPTCHALLENGESTATUS QUO
Field Grown Greens• 90% of production• Sometimes Organic• Triple washed• Recent food safety issues• Seasonal• Typically not local
Hydroponics
Superior Fresh Greens• Significant production• USDA Organic certified• Unwashed raw• Greenhouse Safe• Local – Year Round• Consumer favorite
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DISRUPTCHALLENGESTATUS QUO
Atlantic Salmon• 99% Ocean Pen Produced• > 90% imported into USA• Zero waste capture• Sea lice/pesticides/escapees
Superior Fresh Salmon• American made• Local & fresh• Zero discharge from production• No sea lice/pesticides/escapees• Consumer favorite
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Traditional Aquaponics• Integrating plant & fish in a
single water treatment system• Low-technology model
– plants are part of biofiltrer– primitive solids removal – internal biosolids digestion– no oxygen supplementation– water quality okay for tilapia– low production intensity, i.e., low
feed capacity• Small-scale owner-operator • Economic viability uncertain
– Love et al. 2014
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Superior Fresh Aquaponics
• High-tech agri-business
• Best available technology– Water treatment – Automation of harvest & processing– Automation of environmental control
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Superior Fresh Aquaponics
• Goals– Produce GREAT FOOD
• USDA Organic certified leafy greens• Highest quality salmon:
“Best Choice”– Improve food safety – Achieve economies of scale– Reduce production costs – Minimize environmental impacts
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State-of-the-Art Technology
• Salmon House– ~ 100 MT current production
• Atlantic salmon (~4 kg) every week
• Steelhead (2-3 kg) intermittently
– 500 MT expansion in design
• Hydroponic Greenhouse– 600 to 1000 MT current prod
• micro-greens• baby greens• head lettuce• spinach• power mix• spring mix
– 3 acre in 2018– 6 acres in early 2019; 2X
production– 15 acres in 2020; 5-fold increase
in production
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Maximize Nutrient Utilization
• 99.9% of flow is recycled• Spilled production & processing water
irrigates 20 acres of alfalfa Stored when ground is frozen or saturatedNone discharged to surface water
• 1.1 ton fish feed produces 1 ton fish & 6-10 MT leafy greens Ultimate IMTA
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Superior Fresh Team
Experts Horticulture Water chemistry Biology Aquaculture Engineering & CAD Food Safety –
Microbiology Mechanical-Electric Sales Human resources
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Superior Fresh Team
Wisconsin Educated UW Stevens Point - 5 UW River Falls - 4 UW Lacrosse - 3 Chippewa Valley Tech - 2 UW Madison - 1 UW Stout - 1 UW Parkside - 1 Fox Valley Tech – 1
Wisconsin Residence Over 90% live in WI
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Steelhead Production
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• Intermittent 2-3 kg harvest• USDA, Troutlodge, Riverence• 84% HOG yield
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Hi-Tech RASDeveloped at
Freshwater Institute
– dual-drain culture tanks– radial flow settlers– drum filters– fluidized sand biofilters– forced-ventilated cascade
aeration– low head oxygenation– ozonation
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Certified Organic Salmon Feed
Skretting Optiline RC Organic
• 42% protein and 30% fat• Fish meal, fish oil, organic barley, vegetable oil,
natural astaxanthin• Improves fecal pellet stability
Costs more than commodity feed, but market prefers this story
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Salmon Finishing
• Standard Operating Practices9-day depuration
• Fantastic flavor profile• Finishing flow is discharged
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Diseases and
Parasites
No major fish health events
A little fungus during incubation, fry, & parr culture
No vaccination, antibiotics, formalin, or chemical pesticides used
No sea lice or kudoa
No ISAV, IPNV, VHSV, OMV, SVCV, A. salmonicida, R. salmoninarum, Y. ruckeri, M. cerebralis, C. Shasta, or K. thyrsites
No escapees
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Atlantic Salmon Growth
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Harvest Size
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Performance Summary
• Feed conversion 1.1: 1
• Finishing Loss 3-5% of weight
• HOG Yield– Cascades 93% ± 1%– Stofnfiskur 88% ± 5%
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Quality Attributes of Superior Fresh Atlantic
Salmon Fillets
• Mercury & PCB’s – below
quantifiable limits
• Omega 3 fatty acids per 100 g fillet:– 562 ± 47 mg EPA– 1021 ± 44 mg DHA– 144 ± 10 mg ALA
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Address Market Needs
• Ranked “Best Choice” by MBA• Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) Certified• Local production• Organic feed• Great story!• Fillet has no marks from vaccination or sea lice,
& no kudoa, antibiotics, pesticides• Highly traceable• Consistent production
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Conclusions
Superior Fresh has pioneered a sustainable production model
- Maximum nutrient capture & revenue 1 ton feed 10 ton food
- Zero discharge from production or processing systems & zero escapees
- Obligate pathogens & sea lice excluded
- Fillet quality is unsurpassed
- Positive market feed-back & pricing
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Conclusions
Aquaponics can produce Atlantic salmon & greens
Atlantic salmon perform well in freshwater RAS
Superior Fresh is applying well proven, science-based technology taken from 2 decades of R&D
Superior Fresh has benefited from many partners
Critical research remains. Requires input from USDA ARS, TCF, NADF, CtrlAQUA, industry, others
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Land-Based Salmon Growout
1. KUTERRA (Canada)
2. Golden Eagle Aqua (Canada)
3. Superior Fresh(USA)
4. CanAqua(Canada)
5. Sustainable Blue(Canada)
6. BDV(France)
7. Langsand Laks-Atl. Sapphire (Denmark)
8. Danish Salmon(Denmark)
9. Swiss Alpine (Switzerland)
10. Jurassic Salmon(Poland)
11. Xinjiang Ehe(China)
12. Shandong Oriental(China)
RAS Already Harvesting Salmon
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Land-Based Salmon Growout
• Freshwater Institute USA (WV) ~20 MT 2012• Superior Fresh USA (WI) ~100 MT 2018• Kuterra Canada (BC) ~400 MT 2014• Golden Eagle Aqua Canada (BC) ~100 MT 2014• CanAqua Canada (NS) ~100 MT 2015• Sustainable Blue Canada (NS) ~200 MT 2015• BDV France ~50 MT 2013• Atlantic Sapphire/L.L. Denmark ~700 MT 2013• Danish Salmon Denmark ~700 MT 2015• Jurassic Salmon Poland ~700 MT 2016• Swiss Alpine Switzerland ~400 MT 2017• Yantai/Shandong China ~700 MT 2012• Xinjiang Irtysh River China ~700 MT 2017
Facilities Already Harvesting Salmon1st Harvest
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Land-Based Salmon Growout
• Nordic Aquafarms Norway 2,400 MT• Atlantic Sapphire/L.L. Denmark 2,000 MT• Agri Asia China 250 MT• Atlantic Sapphire/Miami USA (FL) 10,000 MT • Nordic Aquafarms USA (ME) 16,000 MT• Whole Ocean USA (ME) 5,000 MT• SmögenLax Aquaculture Sweden 1,000 MT• Akvafarm Rjukan Norway 10,000 MT• Niri Scotland 2,000 MT• FishFrom Scotland 3,600 MT• A. Salmon South Africa South Africa 1,500 MT
Facilities Under Construction/Expansion or Planned
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Land-Based Trout/Steelhead Growout
1. Taste of BC, 100 MT (Canada)
2. Riverence, 100 MT(USA)
3. Bell Aquaculture, 1000 MT(USA)
4. Hudson Valley 1200 MT (USA)
5. Fifax AB, 3000 MT(Finland)
6. Danish Model Farms, 16,000 MT (Denmark)
7. Hayashi, 200 MT(Japan)
RAS Already Stocked with Fish
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