Matís is a participant in the project "Production of farmed animals for cod farming" which has now started and whose aim is to promote the safe, stable and cost-effective production of food animals for cod farming. The goal of the project is also to strengthen cooperation between cod fry producers in the Nordic countries.
The aim of this project is, as stated above, the development of a production system that promotes safe, stable and efficient production of food animals for cod in farming. Instructions for production and feeding will be compiled that will deliver high-quality rodents in terms of the combination of nutrients and microbial flora. Sintef has developed a recycling system for the production of wheeled animals and the project will continue to be based on that system (Aquatic Ecosystem Recycling Plant). It is hoped that the project will strengthen co-operation between cod juvenile producers in the Nordic countries in the short and long term, but in addition to Matís, the project SINTEF (Norway), Fiskaaling
(Faroe Islands), IceCod (Iceland), Stofnfiskur (Iceland) and Nordland Marin Yngel (Norway).
The project group includes Rannveig Björnsdóttir, Jónína Jóhannsdóttir and Eydís Elva Þórarinsdóttir. Project manager is Gunvor Öie at SINTEF.
For further information, contact Rannveig Björnsdóttir, Department Manager at Matís, tel. 422 5108.