Salmon farmers adopt ‘trusted’ algae feed

By Jenny Hjul | March 6, 2019

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…

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Insurer spells out risks of RAS

By Jenny Hjul | March 5, 2019

THE world’s biggest fish farm insurer said that recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) had so far been a loss maker. Speaking at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen today, Geir Myre, global head of aquaculture insurance at AXA XL Catlin, said the proliferation of RAS projects were not ‘dream objects’ for his company, Salmon…

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