Guoxin 1 is a 100,000 dwt floating fish farm that will yield over 3,700 tons of fish annually. CSSC proposed the concept and a demonstration project for deep-sea aquaculture in 2019. The vessel measures 816 feet in length with 15 tanks twice the size of normal pools. It has nearly 900,000 square feet or over 19 acres, of capacity in the tanks. Qingdao Guoxin Development Group which will be operating the vessel plans to build four ships after having proven some of its concepts on a smaller vessel and ultimately plans for a fleet of 50 floating, mobile fish farms. CSSC reports that it has applied for more than 40 patents, including one international patent, and obtained more than 10 authorizations for design elements . . .
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