High-rise living is not just for humans in Singapore. An eight-storey fish farm – the tallest in Singapore and the region – is slated to start operations in the first quarter of this year. The opening of the new facility in Lim Chu Kang by homegrown fish farming company Apollo Aquaculture Group comes amid a governmental push to get farmers here to use technology to improve yields. Mr Lucky Phua, senior director for intl and corporate development at Apollo Aquaculture Group, said the facility’s first phase of operations will involve farming mainly hybrid grouper and coral trout on the first three storeys of the building. The expected output is up to 1,000 tonnes of fish a year. When all tanks across eight storeys are operational in 2023, the total output capacity would be 2,700 tonnes a year. Apollo’s $65 million fish farming facility looks nothing like the “kelongs”. Painted a bright blue, it appears to be the tallest building in the rural Neo Tiew Crescent area, and would not look out of place in an industrial park elsewhere in Singapore.... Continue Reading