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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001603978-18-000039
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180425

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001603978
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FISHING, HUNTING & TRAPPING [0900]
		IRS NUMBER:				043156167
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO CLOCK TOWER PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 395
		CITY:			MAYNARD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01754
		BUSINESS PHONE:		978-648-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO CLOCK TOWER PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 395
		CITY:			MAYNARD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01754
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<div><a name="s951ea7233b0340199d106d9f21853b7e"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2 Mill &amp; Main Place, Suite 395</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Maynard, MA 01754</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">April 25, 2018</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">VIA EDGAR</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Division of Corporation Finance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Attention: Justin Dobbie and J. Nolan McWilliams</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Re:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:3pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Acceleration Request for Registration Statement on Form S-3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">File No. 333-</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">224184</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Acceleration Request</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Requested Date: April 27, 2018</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Requested Time: 4:00 p.m. Eastern time</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement on Form S-1 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) be accelerated to April 27, 2018, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In making this acceleration request, the Company acknowledges that it is aware of its responsibilities under the Act. Once the Registration Statement is effective, please orally confirm the event with our counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, by calling Michael J. Minahan at (617) 570-1021. We also respectfully request that a copy of the written order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Commission</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) verifying the effective time and date of the Registration Statement be sent to our counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, Attention: Michael J. Minahan, by facsimile to (617) 801-8717.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby acknowledges the following:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:6px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Michael J. Minahan of Goodwin Procter LLP at (617)&#160;570-1021.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sincerely,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:26px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Ronald L. Stotish&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:360px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ronald L. Stotish</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:360px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">President and CEO</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">cc:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Michael J. Minahan, Esq.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;(G</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">oodwin Procter LLP</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">)</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">David Frank, Chief Financial Officer (AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Christopher Martin, Esq., General Counsel (AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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