Norwegian company secures financing for industrial-scale salmon farm in rural Nevada

by Debra Reid and Michelle Cook

Raising salmon in the desert seems like an unlikely mission, but that is exactly what Norwegian-based West Coast Salmon AS intends to do.

The company announced in early October it had secured a first round of financing for a land-based Atlantic salmon farm facility near the Humboldt/Pershing County line.

Ralph Runge, project manager for the company, says the farm has been in development for over a year, adding that impacts from COVID-19 slowed the project down, but the company is ready to move forward.

“We’re excited about world-class water recycling technology and we’ll be close to the West Coast markets to provide fresh fish for the health-conscious consumer,” Runge said.

Runge said the company — which intends to have its corporate headquarters in Winnemucca — secured land at the Cosgrave Ranch in Pershing County with water rights for the project.

The initial round of funding will allow the company to begin design plans for the facility.

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