The plant is projected to produce 8 million pounds of fresh, U.S. farm-raised Atlantic salmon per year by 2022.

The goal was to help incubate an industry.

The report opines that the numerous advantages of producing aquaponics vegetables over traditional farming production in terms of fertilizer use, land usage, water requirement and climatic constraints are expected to drive aquaponics market growth.

The aquaponics pilot is intended to help students learn about how to grow and be responsible for fish and vegetables.