From Waste to Value: Transforming Fish Farming Sludge into Export-Ready Fertilizer/ Frá hliðarafurð til verðmæta: Að umbreyta seyru í áburð til útflutnings
Tuesday 30th of September in Silfurberg B at 14:45 Vu Nguyen International Sales Manager Terramarina Like Iceland, Norway faces a significant challenge: limited farmland makes it difficult to utilize sludge from the fish farming industry in a sustainable way. To address this, Terramarine began developing fertilizers based on fish sludge over a decade ago. Today, […]
The power of knowing – when it counts most/ Velferð fiska sem borgar sig
Wednesday 1st of October in Silfurberg A at 09:30 Sven Jørund Kolstø CEO, OptoScale Fish welfare goes hand in hand with both sustainability and strong financial results. Still, making truly optimal decisions is rarely straightforward. In this talk, Sven will share a few concrete examples of where farmers are succeeding in striking that balance. Sven […]
Small communities – big business/ Lítil samfélög – stór fyrirtæki
Tuesday 30th of September is Silfurberg A at 13:15 Sigríður Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir, General Manager Vestfjarðastofa /Westfjords Regional Development The lecture explores the critical role of good practice, community involvement, and ethical strategies in the operations of large salmon farming companies in Iceland’s Westfjords. Emphasizing responsible aquaculture, it highlights how these companies can positively impact small […]
Proactive battle against Listeria monocytogenes/ Fyrirbyggjandi barátt gegn listeríu
Tuesday 30th of September in Silfurberg A at 13:15 Silja Baldvinsdóttir, Quality Manager Arnarlax This presentation will detail Arnarlax facility’s proactive battle against Listeria monocytogenes since year 2019, outlining key incidents, corrective actions, and long-term preventive strategies. We will explore how enhanced sanitation protocols, environmental monitoring, and staff training helped us regain control and maintain […]
Er útlitið gott? / Looking Good?
Tuesday 30th of September in Silfurberg A at 13:45 Bragi Valdimar Skúlason, Hugkvæmdastjóri / Creative CEO Brandenburg Bragi Valdimar, hugmyndasmiður og einn af eigendum sköpunarstofunnar Brandenburgar skoðar ásýnd og ímynd lagareldis frá ýmsum hliðum, kjarnar það og kryfur. Ræðir tón og tilfinningu, áherslur og hvernig eldið kemur honum fyrir sjónir. Bragi Valdimar, creative strategist and […]
Experience of Stingrey/ Reynslan af Stingrey
Tuesday 30th of September in Silfurberg A at 15:00 Gauti Geirsson,CEO Háafell For one and a half year, all Icelandic farmer company, Háafell, has used Stingray lasers among other mitigation methods to keep salmon lice levels down. Gauti will go over the strategy Háafell has in place and how it has worked out so far […]
What are the current achievements and challenges in the Norwegian aquaculture industry?/ Hverjar eru áskoranir og tækifæri í norsku lagareldi?
Wednesday 1st of October in Silfurberg A at 10:45 Dag Sletmo, Den Norske Bank – DNB Dag is a senior vice president in the seafood division in DNB. DNB is Norway’s largest bank and the largest seafood bank in the world. In Iceland DNB cooperates with Icelandic banks and has clients in aquaculture as well […]
From Manual to Autonomous: What It Takes to Succeed with AI-Driven Feeding/ Frá handafli til sjálfvirkni: Það sem þarf til að ná árangri með notkun gervigreindar við fóðrun
Wednesday 1st of October in Silfurberg B at 11:15 Kristine Langaunet, Senior Sales Executive, Tidalx This session explores what’s needed to implement autonomous feeding successfully in salmon farming. Drawing on real-world experience, we’ll go into technical requirements, behavioral data interpretation, and what it takes to build trust across operational teams. The focus is on how […]
Focus on fish welfare and data to improve farming efficiency/Áhersla á velferð fiska og gögn til að bæta skilvirkni í eldi
Wednesday 1st of October in Silfurberg A at 09:45 Dario Mascolo, Pharmaceutical & Welfare Lead, MSD Animal Health MSD Animal Health is investing in solutions to improve every stage of the product cycle. The focus of our efforts is achieving optimal fish welfare; in our lecture we will share some data and insights demonstrating how […]
Environmental impact of open pens salmon farming
Thuesday the 30th of September in Silfurberg at 15:15 Thorleifur Agustsson, Grænn Akur When fish farms are operated it is of vital importance to monitor any changes in environmental conditions. In the talk we will give and overview of longitudinal analysis of benthic ecosystem dynamics spanning two decades in Icelandic salmon farming areas. This overview […]
