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Sustainability is more than a name with David Roberts of Sustainable Blue

Sustainability Blue has captured Washington State’s interest for its zero wastewater discharge system for Atlantic salmon. David Roberts, chief sustainability officer, talks about the origins of its first facility in Nova Scotia, Canada and hints at the company’s plans for a new facility in the United States. Roberts says that sustainability must be incorporated into all aspects of a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and in this episode, he shares how the company is working to fulfill the promise of its name while also being profitable.

Further reading

• “Revised BAP standards include RAS farms” RAStech Magazine (March 9, 2021)
• “Sustainable growth: Nova Scotia’s Sustainable Blue becomes a model for clean RAS” Aquaculture North America cover story for November/December 2023
• “Thurston County judge rules Washington’s net pen ban has ‘no legal effect’” Aquaculture North America (Oct. 23, 2023)