Fluctus – A partner for Equipment and Service in the Fish Farming Industry

Friday the 13th of October in Gullteigur on 13th at 12:30 Knut Barte Oterlei Introduction to Fluctus as a company – history/milestones, structure and financial development. Products – technical solutions and Fluctus’ experience. Water borne feeding – Why and how
The future course as seen from the Government of Iceland

Friday 12th of October in Gullteigur at 15:50 Kolbeinn Árnason, Director General, Department of Food A short outline of the ongoing work in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, developing a policy plan for aquaculture in Iceland until 2040.
Improving the sustainability of salmon aquaculture through technical solutions

Thursday the 12th of October in Gullteigur at 13:45 Suni Justinussen These are some on the things I will speak about.
The Fish health Barometer in Faroese Aquaculture

Thursdays the 12th of October in Gullteigur at 12:30 Debes Hammershaimb Christiansen, Faroese Food and Veterinary Authority (FFVA). Mechanical treatment is among the main strategies for controlling sea-lice in farmed salmon, but it causes fish health and welfare issues and increases the susceptibility to diseases. Another strategy is the production of large-smolt in RAS. However, […]
Aquaservice, solutions in HDPE

Háteigur on Friday the 12th of October, at 12:30 Jens Arne Strandabø A brief introduction Norwegian HDPE-specialists Aquaservice, with many high-end solutions and knowledge of HDPE. We produce filters, 3-way fish transport valves, strainer manifolds and customer specified HDPE construction and parts. We know HDPE and se possibilities where other see limitations. Turnkey deliveries of […]
Improved fish health with beneficial bacteria.

Friday the 13th in Gullteig at 14:20 Ragnhild Hanche-Olsen Stembiont is the first commercial immersion product with beneficial bacteria for salmon. Beneficial bacteria, especially in early life stages, are key for securing good health. Salmon farming are struggling with too high biological risk. Stembiont Vital have been used on >50 million salmon, showing reduction in […]
New Raw Materials for Salmon Feed. Realistic Expectations

Thursday the 12th of October in Gullteig at 15:15 Dr. Paul Morris, Director of Nutrition and Formulation, Mowi Feed Raw material adoption and refinement are central to salmon feed development and the last 25 years have seen a massive shift from marine to plant-based based formulations. The long-term sustainability of salmon farming depends upon a […]
Offshore farming

Friday the 13th in Gullteig at 09:30 Kjartan Ólafsson, Iceland Offshore Salmon Offshore salmon farming has been in the discussions lately as an addition to traditional sea pen farming. It could deliver alternative potential with less environmental impact, less problems with parasites and better fish health. Deep sea conditions will provide more stable temperatures and […]
Sea pens farming

Friday the 13th of October in Gullteig at 09:15 Jens Garðar Helgason, Ice Fish Farm
Eru örþörungar próteingjafi framtíðarinnar? / Microalgae – proteins of the future

Föstudaginn 13. október í Háteig, kl. 09:45 Margrét Geirsdóttir, Matís The global human population is growing, and it is estimated that the demand for proteins will double by 2050. Therefore, there is a major need to find new sources of high-quality and sustainably produced proteins. Microalgae have been identified as one of the promising sources […]