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.
Biomin GmbH, Lallemand SAS and Leiber GmbH will continue to fund scholarships at the University of Plymouth in a new program launched in the current academic year to give students access to expertise from leaders in the industry.
Russian Aquaculture, one of the Russian leaders in the production of Atlantic salmon and trout, announced that the company tripled its volume sales in 2019 to over 18,000 tons.
The company, through its subsidiary Northeast Nutrition Scotland, restarted the production at the former owned Skretting facility in January 2020 and re-hired 22 people, most of whom were made redundant when the mill closed last year.
With a switch to bulk marine transport, that reduces costs and the company’s environmental footprint and with a higher flexibility to meet customers demand, the company aims to be self-sufficient in Europe and maintain full control of the feed production process.
Lallemand’s probiotic bacteria BACTOCEL, the only probiotic authorized for use in aquaculture in Europe, renewed its authorization.
French retail group Auchan is introducing a trout raised on a novel feed by Skretting enriched with algal oil from Veramaris and insect meal from InnovaFeed.
The decision comes after similar moves by a number of other European supermarkets, including Supermarché Match in France which has recently introduced algae-fed salmon and trout.
Skretting and Veramaris help Supermarché Match drive sustainable seafood category with trout launch, after 12% growth success in salmon.
The European factories will purchase exclusively regionally produced soy.
This strategic funding round will enable Kingfish Zeeland to double their current production capacity of 500 tons per year. In addition to the investment, the companies will also cooperate on further development of RAS feeds.
A new EU-funded project will develop and validate technologically-advanced, resilient and sustainable new solutions to expand and diversify EU production of finfish, mollusks and microalgae.
The facility will focus on the carp feed market and ensure a strategic position for the company in the Balkans.
Enifer Bio and Volare are two companies supported by VTT’s LaunchPad, a Finish deep-tech incubator, that will valorize by-products from the agro, forest and food industry to produce affordable animal feed.
Swedish feed additive company, Perstorp, has expanded its animal nutrition business by appointing Antony Wildon as a regional sales manager UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.
