Posts Tagged ‘Skretting’
Read about feed in January\’s Fish Farmer
THIS month’s Fish Farmer marks the New Year – and new decade – with a special focus on the aqua feed sector, as it adapts to meet the demands of an ever changing industry. We hear from Ben Hadfield, the boss of Mowi Scotland, and now Ireland, too, on the progress being made at the…
Read MoreRead about feed in January\’s Fish Farmer
THIS month’s Fish Farmer marks the New Year – and new decade – with a special focus on the aqua feed sector, as it adapts to meet the demands of an ever changing industry. We hear from Ben Hadfield, the boss of Mowi Scotland, and now Ireland, too, on the progress being made at the…
Read MoreNigerian fish farm forum debates industry growth
MORE than 90 Nigerian fish farmers attended a conference in Lagos last week, with a view to developing the country’s aquaculture industry. Organised by feed company Skretting, which has built mills in Nigeria, Egypt and Zambia, the AquaForum brought together government representatives and industry experts. The event, believed to be the first of its kind…
Read MoreCooke buys Skretting’s UK feed plant
CANADIAN owned salmon farmer Cooke has bought Skretting’s Scottish feed mill in Invergordon, which ceased production in April this year. New Brunswick based Cooke announced today the establishment of Northeast Nutrition Scotland at the Easter Ross site. Skretting, owned by Nutreco, said last year that the decision to close its UK operation was due to…
Read MoreSkretting backs black soldier fly feed
FEED giant Skretting today signed a deal with insect meal producer Protix that could see up to 5.5 million salmon servings a year with the alternative protein in the diet. News of the agreement came as Protix officially opened its state-of-the-art insect production facility in Bergen op Zoom, in the Netherlands. The event was attended…
Read MoreNew French factory will scale up insect meal production
A FRENCH company producing insect meal as an alternative protein in fish diets has been given €20 million EU backing for a new factory. Ynsect, one of the early pioneers of insect aqua feed, today announced the development, which will produce protein from mealworm beetles (Tenebrio molitor). The new Poulainville plant, on the outskirts of…
Read MoreSalmon fed algal oil on sale in French shops
SALMON fed with marine algal oil is now on sale in more than 100 stores in north-east France. The fish, farmed by Norwegian company Lingalaks, have been on a diet developed by Skretting and containing omega-3 EPA and DHA algal oil as an alternative to fish oil from wild caught fish. The oil is made…
Read MoreRafferty to head up Cermaq Chile
AQUACULTURE veteran Steven Rafferty has been appointed the new managing director of Cermaq Chile, it was announced yesterday. He joins the company – which he last worked for as chief financial officer and chief operating officer farming between 2008 and 2010 – from London based Global Maritime, where he is aquaculture director. The Scot was…
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 MoreFarmer sells algal oil fed salmon
NORWEGIAN salmon farmer Lingalaks has begun commercial production of salmon fed on alternative fish oil, produced from algae. Since last October, the producer, based in Hardanger fjord, has been feeding 50 per cent of its salmon a diet developed by Skretting, containing omega-3 EPA + DHA algal oil created by Veramaris. The German retail chain…
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