Posts Tagged ‘Aker BioMarine’
Export award for krill harvester Aker Biomarine
Krill harvesting company Aker BioMarine has won this year’s Innovation Norway and Eksfin export award. The company was able to convince the jury that it is possible to achieve success through a “targeted, sustainable and innovative strategy”. The award was announced at last week’s Export Conference, held by Innovation Norway and Eksfin, the Norwegian government’s…
Read MoreAker BioMarine launches circular economy offering
Biotech innovator and Antarctic krill-harvesting company Aker BioMarine has made a bid to enter the “circular economy” with the launch of a spinoff business specialising in recycling plastic and and waste production residues. AION – Greek for “eternity” – will focus first on finding ways to recycle Aker’s own plastic waste, then on working with…
Read MoreKrill industry joins forces to protect penguins in Antarctica
The fishing industry and a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have agreed to stop krill harvesting in an area of the Antarctic Ocean, to protect the penguin population. Krill, which is used as a component in fishmeal for feed as well as pet food and nutritional supplements for humans, is a key part of the…
Read MoreKrill firms back call to protect Antarctic
A GREENPEACE campaign to protect the Antarctic Ocean has received the support of the vast majority of krill fishing companies operating in the region. The move will see nearly all krill companies working in the Antarctic voluntarily stop fishing in ‘buffer zones’ around breeding colonies of penguins, to safeguard Antarctic wildlife. Krill, eaten by penguins,…
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