Just five months after the fingerlings are put into the sea cage, they are harvested at an average weight of one pound. It has been determined that most of the fish are healthy and that their growth rate is twice what it would be in the wild. All the moi that are raised in the sea cages are packaged and shipped to the mainland where a market is being developed for pacific threadfin. Since Oceanic provides fingerlings to local land-based moi aquaculture farmers, it doesn't want to become a competitor. From a marketing point of view, there is a huge upside in fish farming.
People really appreciate that in the marketing business.
As for the possibility of having dozens of submersible fish cages in Hawaiian waters with different species of fish, that may be where the potential truly lies. That's what this research project is all about. I think it has great potential. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.