
By Mercedes Grandin, SeafoodSource contributing editor
October 15th, 2009
11:15:34 AM - SeafoodSource caught up with Brian O’Hanlon, founder
and president of Open Blue Sea Farms, to talk about everything from the company’s
recent acquisition of Panama’s Pristine Oceans to the future of cobia farming and
the prospect of open-ocean aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico.
Grandin: How has the acquisition of Pristine Oceans changed your business?
O’Hanlon: The acquisition has created an incredible business opportunity. Our
group is the most experienced in the field of open-ocean cobia production, and we
have good experience selling the fish. Pristine Oceans, on the other hand, had a
really good team on the ground and years of experience doing business in Panama. The acquisition created
what we think is the strongest company in the region, poised to take cobia production to the next level. We are feeling an enormous amount of momentum building right now thanks to this deal.