Bell Aquaculture, the nation's largest yellow perch (Perca flavescens) farm and pioneer in sustainable fish farming operations, received 'Industry of the Year' recognition at the Jay County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet held January 26.

1.
Bell
Aquaculture
Named
‘Industry
of
the
Year’
By
Jay
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
Annual
Meeting
&
Awards
Banquet
Bell
Aquaculture,
the
nation's
largest
yellow
perch
(Perca
flavescens)
farm
and
pioneer
in
sustainable
fish
farming
operations,
received
‘Industry
of
the
Year’
recognition
at
the
Jay
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
Annual
Meeting
&
Awards
Banquet
held
January
26.
Redkey,
IN
–
February
12,
2013
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Bell
Aquaculture,
the
nation's
largest
yellow
perch
(Perca
flavescens)
farm
and
pioneer
in
sustainable
fish
farming
operations,
was
awarded
‘Industry
of
the
Year’
recognition
by
the
Jay
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
its
Annual
Meeting
&
Awards
Banquet
held
January
26.
The
announcement
is
made
by
Norman
McCowan,
president
of
Bell
Aquaculture,
who
accepted
the
award
on
behalf
of
the
Bell
Aquaculture
team
from
Jay
County
Development
Corporation’s
Executive
Director
Bill
Bradley.
Mr.
Bradley
cited
Bell
as
“an
international
pacesetter
in
the
field
of
aquaculture,”
noting
that
Bell’s
“environmentally
green
industry”
recently
added
a
new
product
this
year,
organic
fertilizer
made
from
the
fish
processing
operation.
“I
was
very
surprised
and
both
thrilled
and
humbled
that
Bell
Aquaculture
was
chosen
for
this
special
honor.
On
behalf
of
our
entire
company,
I
thank
the
Jay
County
Chamber
for
singling
out
Bell
Aquaculture
and
our
industry
as
a
whole
with
this
much
appreciated
public
recognition,”
McCowan
said.
Other
recipients
of
the
Chamber’s
top
awards
included
David
Clamme,
who
accepted
the
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
on
behalf
of
his
mother,
Rosalie
Clamme;
Bob
Schmit,
Citizen
of
the
Year;
Robert
Banser,
Dunkirk
Community Commitment
Award;
and
Buzz
Keck,
general
manager
of
Moser
Motors
(Business
of
the
Year).
Jay
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
Located
in
Portland,
IN,
the
Jay
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
is
the
visionary
leader
of
business,
unified
to
promote
and
enhance
the
future
of
commerce
and
quality
of
life.
The
Chamber
serves
the
communities
of
Portland,
Dunkirk,
Redkey,
Bryant,
Pennville,
and
Salamonia.
For
more
information,
visit:
http://www.jaycountychamber.com.
Bell
Aquaculture
Operations
The
Bell
Aquaculture
production
facility
sits
on
family-­‐owned
land
in
Albany,
Indiana,
comprising
the
nation’s
largest
yellow
perch
farm.
The
company
headquarters
are
6
miles
north
in
Redkey,
Indiana,
where
the
Bell
Perch™ Yellow
Perch
"leftovers"
are
processed
at
its
fertilizer
plant
into
Fish
Rich®
Organic
2-­‐2-­‐2
Fertilizer.
OMRI
Listed,
Fish
Rich
is
made
from
toxin-­‐
and
mercury-­‐free
fish
and
has
a
very
mild
fish
odor.
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"Not
only
is
our
business
a
sustainable
way
to
feed
people,
we
are
responsible
with
every
aspect
of
our
operation.
We're
committed
to
the
best
technology
possible,
working
with
industry
experts,
initiating
research
and
development,
and
employing
licensed
technology
from
a
major
university
to
grow
our
fish.
“We
have
become
a
true
vertically
integrated
facility:
nurturing
our
fish
from
egg
to
full-­‐grown
fish
right
here
at
the
farm.
And,
because
we
have
our
own
broodstock,
the
genetic
health
of
the
fish
can
be
protected
before
new
fish
are
born.
Plus,
our
fish
are
grown
indoors
in
recirculating
aquaculture
systems,
minimizing
danger
from
outside
contamination,"
McCowan
explains.
About
Bell
Aquaculture
Bell
Aquaculture,
headquartered
in
Redkey,
IN,
is
a
producer
and
processor
of
farm-­‐raised
fish
for
restaurants
and
consumer
use.
Production
facilities,
dedicated
to
yellow
perch,
are
located
in
Albany,
IN,
and
comprise
the
nation’s
largest
yellow
perch
farm.
More
information
about
Bell
Aquaculture
is
available
at
http://www.bellaquaculture.com.
Bell
Aquaculture
also
is
found
on
these
social
media
sites:
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/BellAquaculture
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http://twitter.com/INYellowPerch
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http://twitter.com/FriNightFishFry
Fish
Rich
Facebook
Page:
www.facebook.com/FishRich
Bell
Aquaculture
Facebook
Page:
http://www.facebook.com/BellPerch
YouTube
Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/BellAquaculture
News
Feed
Blog:
http://indianayellowperch.blogspot.com
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Contact:
Maggie
Holben,
Bell
Aquaculture
Media
Relations,
303-­‐984-­‐9801,
maggie@absolutelypr.com