The U.S.-based Scoular Company has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Montana Microbial Products to produce and sell a barley protein concentrate in North America and Asia.
The federation highlights the reduction of aquaculture global annual growth rate in the SOFIA report and that an increase in aquaculture production requires political will.
Cargill, BioMar, Skretting and Mowi call on the fishing sector, and particularly the regulators in the coastal nations who set the quotas, to come back to the negotiation table and agree on a quota sharing structure in line with scientific recommendations.
The new state-of-the-art facility, with a production capacity of 10 tons per hour, aims to meet the growing customer demand for the company’s animal nutrition products, including mineral feed, premixes and specialties.
Asbjørn Børsting was elected as FEFAC’s new president for 2020 – 2023.
“European aquaculture is facing its biggest challenge for decades and, if the situation is not dealt with correctly, market risks will continue threatening in the aftermath of the sanitary crisis,” the federation said.
Northeast Nutrition Scotland appointed Gavin Ross as plant manager at Invergordon Feed Mill and will help grow the production pipeline in the future.
The Norwegian company partnered with the startup Metapod to incorporate new, locally produced insect meal from grasshoppers and crickets in the salmon feed.
The Norwegian government announced that NOK 20 million ($2 million) will be allocated for research on the development of fish feed based on Norwegian raw material.
The company completed a £1.2 million investment to expand its UK facilities and initiate the company expansion in Southeast Asia with a new Singapore facility that will focus on tropical marine species.
The company received eight EU authorizations, extensions, or renewals for its microbial solutions.
The country predicts a three-fold increase in the production of aquaculture products by 2030 – up to 600,000 tons.
The federation is concerned about the potential adverse impact some of the key policy orientations included in the European Commission’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies could have on setting conflicting targets which may reduce the EU's food production capacity.
The company developed Blue IMPACT™ Aqua, the first in a series of a new feed concept that addresses the challenges faced by cage farming in the Baltic Sea area by aiming to reduce total phosphorus in the feed.
The center will expand its RAS research facilities as recirculating systems have gained importance in the salmon production in recent years.
New know-how about seaweed farming is currently accelerating the industrialization of the sector that can contribute towards climate-friendly solutions in all sorts of contexts such as aquafeeds.
The government proposed the introduction of a production tax in the national budget for 2021 on salmon, trout and rainbow trout with a tax rate NOK 0.40 per kilogram produced fish.
Piergiorgio Persona was appointed as country manager – Italy to lead the company’s strategic direction in Italy across all species and products.
10,000-12,000 liters of fish oil were spilled out at Cargill’s EWOS salmon feed plant in Florø, Western Norway.
Researchers found that higher levels of B vitamins and methionine than today’s recommendations promote growth, reduce liver fat storage and reduce mortality during smoltification.
