Flounder farming moves forward at Kentucky State University

10/29/2025Flounder farming moves forward at Kentucky State University

You don’t need the ocean to raise flounder. Kentucky State University’s School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science (SAAS) is showing how—using recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that bring marine fish production onto land.

International media outlet The Fish Site highlights recirculating aquaculture systems for land-based aquatic farmingFRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2025) — You don’t need the ocean to raise flounder. Kentucky State University’s School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science (SAAS) is showing how—using recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that bring marine fish production onto land.A new article in The Fish Site highlights Kentucky State’s work with olive flounder and the promise of RAS for U.S. marine finfish. The Fish Site, based in Cork, Ireland, is an internation...