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Eric Pedersen, co-founder of Pacifico Aquaculture co-founder and farm manager of Earth Ocean Farms, dies

Eric Pedersen, the co-founder of Ensenada, Mexico-based striped bass farmer Pacifico Aquaculture, has died, according to the company.

“The Pacifico Aquaculture family extends sincere condolences to the loved ones and colleagues of one of our founders, Eric Pedersen,” the company said in a public statement. “We will always remember and hold dear the legacy that he leaves as a pioneer in the development of the aquaculture industry in Mexico.”

Pedersen left Pacifico Aquaculture in 2017 to become the farm manager for La Paz, Mexico-based Earth Ocean Farms, which grows totoaba and red snapper in offshore cages off Mexico’s Baja Peninsula…

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