This April, locally farmed Atlantic salmon began appearing on the shelves of restaurants and supermarkets across the Yangtze River Delta. Known as the "king of fish," the Atlantic salmon is challenging to farm but prized for its tender, sweet flavor and high price. But how the East China Sea has become the new home of the Atlantic salmon.

The story began over 10 years ago. Ove Nodland, one of the founders of Nordic Aqua, had a dream: after years of importing the Atlantic salmon, could he bring salmon farming to his "second hometown" Ningbo? The natural conditions required for farming the Atlantic salmon are extremely stringent. Luckily, the ecological environment and geographical location of Xiangshan are perfectly suited to this dream for realizing a land-based Atlantic salmon project. Now Andreas Thorud, managing director of Nordic Aqua, shared more with us.