The Dawn of a New, Blue Era for The Fish Site

The Fish Site has been acquired by Hatch Blue, the world's\r\nfirst sustainable aquaculture accelerator.

Founded by 5m Publishing, which is currently a Benchmark\r\nHoldings company, The Fish Site has grown steadily in recent years to become\r\nthe most visited English language aquaculture news website in Q1 2020.

George Baunach, managing partner of the Hatch Blue\r\naquaculture accelerator

Georg Baunach, Hatch Blue’s managing partner, says: “We\r\nhave been daily readers of The Fish Site for several years and have been\r\nimpressed with its global and relevant content. Its focus on innovation and\r\nsustainable aquaculture, combined with its large international readership,\r\nmakes The Fish Site an exciting addition to the Hatch Blue group. We are\r\ndelighted to be able to support the evolution of The Fish Site as it continues\r\nto publish high-quality, independent news and features about the global\r\naquaculture industry.”

Commenting on the acquisition, Rob Fletcher, senior editor\r\nat The Fish Site, said: “I’m very grateful to Benchmark for giving me the\r\nopportunity to lead the development of the site over the course of the last\r\nthree years. In terms of both the quality of the content and the rising\r\nreadership numbers, we’ve made a great deal of progress and I’d like to thank\r\nall my colleagues at 5m Publishing who’ve helped to make this happen.

“I am, however, very pleased that the site has been acquired\r\nby Hatch, as I feel their vision for the sustainable evolution of global\r\naquaculture fits perfectly with the goals of The Fish Site. I look forward to\r\nworking with a new team as we bid to ensure the site remains among the most\r\npopular aquaculture resources in the world.”

Nigel Balmforth, head of aquaculture product development\r\nwithin Benchmark Knowledge Services added: “We are delighted that The Fish Site\r\nhas moved to Hatch, whose work facilitating the development of a sustainable\r\naquaculture industry capable of meeting global demand is of great importance to\r\nthe world today”.

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James Banfield, managing director of 5m, added: “We are\r\ndelighted to complete this agreement with Hatch Blue and see The Fish Site move\r\ninto its next stage of growth as one of the strongest and fastest growing\r\nEnglish language aquaculture sites in the world.”

Source: The Fish Site