A new livestock industry continues to emerge in Iowa and the animal doesn’t walk across the ground.

Joe Sweeney is CEO of Eagle’s Catch. The company provides fish raising, preserving, and processing services in north central Iowa. He says economic benefits sparked his interest.

“Right now, U.S. is importing 90 plus percent of our seafood. Most of it is coming from Southeast Asia where their medium income level continues to rise and there are buying more and more protein,” Sweeney says.

Seafood is a big component of that.

Listen to the report and read the full article on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network website.