A project assessing the use of microalgae byproducts from the biofuel industry as a protein replacement in feeds for farmed salmon is gaining momentum, according to Yangyang Gong, a researcher at Nord University.
The global aquaculture industry is expected to grow by 3-4 percent in 2018, with the salmon sector one of the major areas of increase, according to a report published by Rabobank today.
Fish Vet Group Norge has recently hired Marta Alarcón – a fish health specialist with a strong background in researching cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon and diseases in lumpfish.
Farmed salmon has the scope to become the most sustainable source of healthy protein in the world, according to a representative of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI).
