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State approves permits for Clovis fish farmCLOVIS, N.M. (AP)--The state Department of Game and Fish has approved the permits needed to operate a proposed fish farm in south Clovis. AquaRanch plans to have its $4 million-a-year fish farm operational before the end of the year. The farm will produce about 200,000 pounds of tilapia a month. "We should have a product in the market sometime late in the year," said company president Garth Watson. The company began renovations of the former Frozfruit plant last year but halted work last month because it was waiting on the permit from the state, according to Clovis Industrial Development Corp., business recruiter Gene Hendrick. With the permits, Watson said work to continue converting the plant should start within the next six months. Hendrick said he was happy to hear of the progress. "I think it would be good for the community. We have high hopes for it," he said. "But we've had high hopes for a lot of things in the past that went off into "Never Never Land." So I'm never surprised when that happens, but I'm really pleased when it works out." Watson has said the plant will need about 720,000 gallons of water to charge a closed-loop aquaponic system. The system will clean the water by growing produce and herbs. 4/7/08 Date: 4/3/08
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