Posts Tagged ‘BioMar’
Salmon farmers adopt ‘trusted’ algae feed
MORE than 350,000 tonnes of aquafeed containing an algae based protein source have been sold to salmon farmers over the past two years, the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen was told yesterday. AlgaPrime DHA, made by Netherlands company Corbion, is being sold to Norwegian salmon farmers in feeds formulated by BioMar. Developed to reduce…
Read MoreIndustry forges links with PhD talent pool
AQUACULTURE’S future leaders will meet with industry representatives in a series of seminars designed to find new ways of tackling the sector’s challenges. Four PhD students from the universities of Stirling, Aberdeen, and Glasgow, as well as the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), will join 11 participants from Scottish companies, including Mowi, BioMar, the…
Read MoreFarmer’s role in wild salmon success
A SCOTTISH salmon farmer has launched a restocking project on Mull in collaboration with local wild fisheries interests. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) supplied 300,000 ova to the Glen Forsa hatchery at Benmore Estate at Gruline as part of a long-term partnership. The hatchery marks a significant investment for the estate and will see salmon…
Read MoreInsect farming could take off in Scotland
SCOTLAND could lose out on becoming a major player in the emerging insects for feed sector if it doesn’t engage with the opportunities soon. The country is well placed to become a leader in the field, with its large aquaculture industry, a day-long conference in Edinburgh heard yesterday. Organised by Zero Waste Scotland, the event…
Read MorePromotion for BioMar’s UK boss
DANISH feed group BioMar has appointed Paddy Campbell, the head of its UK based business, as vice president of its salmon division. At the same time, Håvard Jørgensen, will be promoted from global R&D director to managing director in Norway. BioMar said in a press release this morning that both men, who will assume their…
Read More‘Mr Aquaculture’ retires after 45 years
FEED executive Niels Alsted, nicknamed ‘Mr Aquaculture’ by his colleagues at BioMar, has announced his retirement after 45 years in the industry. Alsted, executive vice president of business relations in BioMar, began his career in 1974 on a small trout farm in Denmark before studying aquaculture research at the University of Tromsoe, Institute of Fisheries,…
Read MoreDanes take technology to next level
DANISH aquaculture businesses are collaborating in an initiative to improve the use of new technology in the industry. A project under the umbrella of the Danish Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP) aims to develop an advanced tool that can gather and process data from stakeholders throughout the sector, including suppliers and fish farmers, in…
Read MoreSharing salmon expertise a ‘win-win’
THE Global Salmon Initiative, set up to improve sustainability in the sector, marked its fifth anniversary yesterday. The group, which now represents 50 per cent of world salmon production, brings together the CEOs of many of the biggest farming companies, as well as feed and pharmaceutical interests, to shape the future direction of the industry.…
Read MoreWork to start on Tasmania feed plant
FEED company BioMar’s proposed new facility in Tasmania has won the final seal of approval from the local authority and the 14-month construction phase can begin. The company announced plans last December to develop the AUS $56 million aquaculture feed production plant in response to the growth of the sector in Australia. The factory at…
Read MoreMajor milestone in sea lice control
ANOTHER milestone has been reached in the production of cleaner fish in Scotland, with two leading farmers completing the lifecycle of raising wrasse in a controlled environment. In a collaboration between Marine Harvest, Scottish Sea Farms and the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, wild caught ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) have been bred…
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