Aquafarming tech will be key to satisfying a seafood-hungry Asia

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With wild stocks being rapidly depleted, farm-raised fish are set to become an important source of seafood throughout Asia. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO Some 800 meters above sea level and more than 100km from the nearest ocean, thousands of red sea bream thrive in the mountains of central Japan.

Despite being far from their usual habitat, the fish are growing at a healthy rate in their large round tank thanks to an aquafarming system invented by Tokyo-listed valve maker Kitz specifically for raising ocean fish.

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