Earlier this year, the firm won permission for a similarly large-scale fish farm on Loch Torridon in the north-west Highlands.

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At its 42-acre fish farm the company offers visitors a range of tours with different prices and perks.

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Getting the required permits and licenses to operate a deep-water fish farm in the U.S. would require running the gantlet of dozens of federal and state regulatory agencies, some with overlapping jurisdictions and none with a mandate to lead the process.

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Domestic farm-raised fish, such as tilapia, catfish and shellfish, accounts for about another 10% of U.S. consumption.

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In 2009 about 84% of seafood consumed in the U.S. was imported, according to NOAA. Of that, about half was farm-raised fish.

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While acknowledging that DEC staffing was at the lowest level in a decade, Martens said there were no plans to close any state facilities such as parks, campgrounds, fish hatcheries, or the pheasant-breeding farm in central New York.

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Some of the cages in which O'Hanlon's fish will grow will likely come from another Aquacopia-funded company, Ocean Farm Technologies of Morrill, Maine, founded by Stephen Page, a former salmon farmer.

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Fresh-caught fish from Murtoli's resident skipper and organic vegetables from the domaine's farm can be delivered to you daily.

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