August 15, 2018 – Skyhaven Systems was awarded a contract from the United States Department of Agriculture to develop a new process for the denitrification of recirculating aquaculture systems. In the last 20 years, demand for fish has grown by 64% while the traditional fishing industry has failed to meet this growing demand. In response, the market for advanced recirculating aquaculture systems is growing that has reduce water consumption and intensify production. By 2030 aquaculture is projected to meet 62% of the global fish demand, 40% of this production will be supplied by advanced recirculating systems. This represents a $13.3 billion market for water treatment, growing from $7.2 billion today. In the U.S., however, the import/export deficit in seafood continues to grow demonstrating the need for a competitive and sustainable aquaculture industry that can provide food security to the nation. A limiting factor impeding the expansion of aquaculture is the cost-effective removal of nitrogen from fish farm effluents and in recirculation systems. A new electrochemical denitrification system is being developed by Skyhaven Systems that has the potential to offer comparatively high treatment efficiency and easy operation, while also being environmentally benign with a small system footprint and relatively low investment costs.