Posts Tagged ‘North Atlantic Seafood Forum’
Iceland MPs on Norway fact finder
AS Iceland gears up to expand its aquaculture sector, a group from the country’s parliament, the Althingi, has just completed a fact finding mission to study how the Norwegians successfully developed their own industry. Eleven members of the parliamentary employment committee had been in Bergen for the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) last week and,…
Read MoreSalmon 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 MoreInsurer spells out risks of RAS
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…
Read MoreNovel feed firm boosts team
NOVEL feed producer Veramaris has expanded its team as it prepares to open its full scale production facility in the US this summer. The Dutch firm makes natural marine algal oil at three sites on two continents, North America and Europe. The third and largest facility, in Blair, Nebraska, is currently under construction and expected…
Read MoreTechnology ‘pushing processing to new heights’
CONSUMER demand is driving seafood product quality and diversity to new heights, Marel, the international food processing equipment company, will tell the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen next week. Marel executives will be speaking at the forum’s aquaculture and salmon seminar on Tuesday to address how technological advances are rapidly elevating levels of automation in the…
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