Here’s a video about the Freshwater Institute’s closed-containment aquaculture system. Bell Aquaculture has been working closely with Steve Summerfelt of The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute since launching its current expansion program in June 2011. Link to the Freshwater Institute’s website: ... Read More

Released 1/25/12: Bell Aquaculture, a pioneer in sustainable fish farming operations, teamed with Indiana Soybean Alliance, Virginia Cobia Farms, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences and The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute to present the ‘Future of Fish’ at Bell Aquaculture’s operations in Albany and Redkey, Indiana. The announcement is made jointly by Norman McCowan, President of Bell Aquaculture, and Shelia Lingle, Director of Aquaculture for Indiana Soybean ... Read More

Quoting from the Bell Aquaculture Customer Profile in the December Illinois Field & Bean magazine: “Sustainability is at the core of Bell Aquaculture’s operation, and extends to the feed used to raise their fish. The company has worked closely with the soy industry to develop and test feeds that grow fish efficiently and provide the same great taste as wild-caught fish.” Link to the magazine pdf (Bell article is on page 18 of the ... Read More

Indy Style’s Chef Jim Roberts continued his local series on WISH-TV/Channel 8 in Indy on Friday by featuring farm-raised perch from Bell Aquaculture (what other choice is there when it comes to Yellow Perch?). Link to the video: http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/indy_style/kitchen/perched-for-perfection Bell Perch is available for purchase online at: ... Read More

Bell Perch recipes are now posted on the AboutSeafood.com website. Link to the Basil & Orange Bell Perch over Linguini recipe at the site. Link to the Blueberry Perch Breakfast Bake recipe at the site. AboutSeafood.com is brought to you by the National Fisheries Institute and its members to provide you with seafood recipes, nutritional and health information about ... Read More

Quoting from InsideINdianaBusiness.com: “Seven Hoosier companies will divide nearly $2.5 million in federal grants to make energy efficiency and alternative fuel improvements. The recipients were awarded funding from the Conserving Hoosier Industrial Power grant program and the Alternative Fuel Vehicles retrofit program… The Conserving Hoosier Industrial Power (CHIP) grant program is making funding available for large energy efficiency projects in Indiana commercial/industrial sector. The first four recipients of CHIP funding in ... Read More

Bell Aquaculture is featured in the current edition (Volume 10, Issue 4 2011) of Fish Farming News – Aquaculture’s National Newspaper. Quoting from the article by FFN Contributing Writer Brian Robbins: “‘Vertically integrated’ is a phrase that Bell uses frequently in describing itself: pretty much self-sufficient, relying only on outside suppliers for fee. Other than that, they’ve built their own little world in five years’ time and can definitely call their fish their own, from broodstock and eggs, to ... Read More

‘Swimming with Potential … Fish farming could become $1B industry in Indiana’ Quoting from the special report in the September 26th Indianapolis Business Journal by Sam Stall: “The ISA’s golden boy is Redkey-based Bell Aquaculture, the state’s only industrial-scale fish farming outfit. While Indiana’s aquaculture industry produces only 1 million pounds of fish annually, expansion plans at Bell will double that number by next year. And the technology the company is developing could pave the way for even higher ... Read More

Quoting from the article by Rijuta Dey in the September issue of the Intrafish Fish Farming International: “The U.S. aquaculture industry needs to focus on sustainable production and consolidate itself like other protein sectors such as chicken, the country’s largest yellow perch producer told FFI, adding that the country’s insatiable demand for healthy protein should increasingly be met by domestic players. ‘I see the demand for healthy seafood raised in a sustainable manner increasing in the near future,’ said ... Read More

A Great Lakes Friday night fish fry just wouldn’t be the same without the sweet, mild flavor of the region’s favorite fish, yellow perch. While fishing regulations now limit availability of the popular fish to the hungry public, Bell Aquaculture seeks to feed that demand with its farm-raised yellow perch. Read ... Read More