A conference on domestic raw materials for use in aquaculture recently concluded. Many remarkable things were said at this conference, and we Icelanders have a great opportunity to greatly increase aquaculture by emphasizing the use of local raw materials for feed production. The lectures are now available at www.matis.is.
Aquaculture has been growing in Iceland and there is a foreseeable large increase in the coming months, both for current producers and new companies that are gaining a foothold in this field. There are also some large innovation projects in progress where opportunities for new brands and new production methods are considered.
Feed is the largest operating cost item in aquaculture or generally around 50-70% and a large proportion of raw materials in feed are imported. In order to make aquaculture sustainable, it is important to strengthen domestic production of feed raw materials and thus strengthen the foundations for the operation of fish farms and related industries. Matís ohf. has in collaboration with the company Íslensk matorka ehf. compiled information on the possibility of utilizing domestic raw materials for aquaculture feed that come from agriculture and fisheries and are poorly utilized or even landfilled. In addition, the aim is to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration between industries and research institutes, which can lead to a large increase in aquaculture with an emphasis on the use of local raw materials for feed production. At the same time, value creation in agriculture will increase with improved utilization of arable land and job creation in the country's rural areas. Emphasis is placed on analyzing the nutrient content of various by-products that occur in agriculture and fisheries and the possibility of utilizing them for feed production for aquaculture. The possibility of cultivating raw materials specifically for animal feed and thus utilizing land and labor for rural areas in Iceland is also being considered. It is considered that the raw materials are generally used for aquaculture and the summary is not limited to individual species.
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13:00 -13:10 Sentence - Jón Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
13:10 -13:35 Environment - efficient fish production - Alfred Jochumsen, DTU-Akva Denmark
13:35 -13:50 Development of new fish feed ingredients in Sweden: mussel and mushroom meal
- Björn Þrándur Björnsson, University of Gothenburg
13:50 -14:05 Green organic waste - Ásbjörn Jónsson, Matís
14:05 -14:20 Invertebrate production - Jón S. Ólafsson, Directorate of Fisheries
14:20 -14:35 Microorganisms - Arnþór Ævarsson, Prokatin / Jakob Kristjánsson, Prokazyme
14:35 -15:10 Coffee
15:10 -15:25 Repja - Jón Bernódusson, Icelandic Maritime Administration / Ólafur Eggertsson, Þorvaldseyri
15:25 -15:40 Many small things make one big thing: are floating algae the energy ball of the century?
- Erla Björk Örnólfsdóttir, Vör Marine Research Center
15:40 -15:55 Other options - Ólafur I. Sigurgeirsson, Hólar University
15:55 -16:10 Value of raw materials - Jón Árnason, Matís
16:10 -16:50 Discussion / panel - Rannveig Björnsdóttir (Matís) moderates.
Representatives of feed producers, Björn Þrándur Björnsson (University of Gothenburg), Alfred Jochumsen (DTU-Akva), Sveinbjörn Oddsson (Icelandic Matorka), Björn Björnsson (Hafró), Helgi Thorarensen (University of Hólar).
16:50 -17:00 Summary and conclusion of the meeting
For further information Jón Árnason at Matís.