Atlantic Salmon

Dr Claude Kaplan, IP expert and director at Hatch Innovation Services*, discusses some of the issues and opportunities relating to patents in land-based salmon farming.

If soy has such negative impact on the environment, why is it still used in salmon feeds? Many new ingredients are being developed, why don’t we see a bigger change in the feed composition?

Both the shrimp and salmon sectors have plenty of reasons to be optimistic, even if high shrimp prices are not likely to be matched by equally high profits, according to Rabobank's Gorjan Nikolik.

Though many leading cell-cultured seafood companies are based in Asia, Dr Sebastian Rakers, co-founder of Bluu Biosciences, believes that European consumers will embrace cell-based seafood due to its enhanced sustainability and production efficiency advantages…

Two of the team from Hatch Innovation Services* reflect on the key considerations to make before investing in land-based salmon farming.

After taking a job at Mowi because it was close to home, Fern quickly decided to make a career in aquaculture and hopes to take on a managerial role.