Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Inc. (BRA)

Blue Ridge Aquaculture, Inc. is the world’s largest producer of tilapia using indoor recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). Each year, Blue Ridge Aquaculture produces 4 million pounds of tilapia, shipping between 10,000 and 20,000 pounds of live tilapia every day. These fish are raised without the use of antibiotics or hormones, and are free of mercury (undetectable levels from independent studies) and other industrial pollutants. Blue Ridge Aquaculture was founded in 1993, and has been in continuous operation for nearly twenty years. Headquarters and operations are located in Martinsville, Virginia. The company operates out of an 100,000 Sq. Ft. facility, and employs approximately thirty people.