All the latest industry news from around the world Meeting the highest standards Above: Hand feeding in the NZ King Salmon hatchery at Takaka King salmon research launched
A $5.2 MILLION private-public project has been announced which, it is hoped, will lead to even more sustainable salmon farming in New Zealand. Spearheaded by Nelson based New Zealand King Salmon, the initiative aligns government and research and commercial groups, and aims to fully understand the specific dietary requirements of king salmon. To conduct the programme, New Zealand King Salmon has brought together a group comprising Seafood Innovations, Nelson’s Cawthron Institute, the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology and Danish feed producer BioMar. The nutritional requirements of the
rare king salmon species - farmed predominantly in New Zealand - differ considerably from the common Atlantic salmon, trout and other salmon species farmed elsewhere in the world. New Zealand King Salmon chief
operating officer Rubén Álvarez said: ‘Although the unique qualities of the
NZ ‘best choice’ option
SEAFOOD Watch has distinguished the New Zealand salmon industry among the world’s most sustainable seafood producers. After a year of local salmon industry assessment, the global consum- er guide, produced by the independent conservation group Monterey Bay Aquarium, concluded that the country’s sea farmed and fresh water salmon was a green light, or best choice option. Queenstown based Mt Cook Alpine Salmon was delighted with the acknowledgment. The company’s chairman, the former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger, said: ‘New Zealand’s salmon farming indus- try leads the way with best practice, pristine ecosystems and our clean, green, sustainable approach.’
Bolger also stressed that the recognition implies the business commit- ment to high-end sustainable values. Meanwhile, Gary Hooper, chief executive of New Zealand’s Aquacul- ture, noted that the result was extremely important as it made New Zealand the first country in the world to receive this level of recognition
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king salmon are an advantage for us in our sales and marketing activity, it also means that information based on the nutritional needs of the more common species is not always applicable.’ The aim of the world-first study is
to develop a high quality, species specific feed that improves on the generic products now available. Currently, global suppliers produce
feed based on environmental and economic considerations for Atlantic salmon but in the wild, king salmon have a different habitat, diet and nutritional requirements. The research project sets out to de-
fine what those differences are so as to enhance aquaculture feed for the fish while at the same time reducing its environmental footprint NZ King Salmon is the world’s big-
gest producer of farmed king salmon, producing 55 per cent of New Zealand’s salmon and around 40 per cent of the world’s king salmon, said the company’s marketing manager Jemma McCowan.
THE Aquaculture Stewardship Coun- cil’s (ASC) salmon certification pro- gramme continues to grow steadily since its launch in 2012. In less than three years, it has welcomed 50 salmon farms into its certification scheme for responsible salm- on aquaculture. With the recent
news of the fi rst salmon farm in North America gaining ASC certi fi cati on, and the commitment from the Global Salmon Initi a- ti ve, the programme is set to grow over the coming years. ‘Not only have we
seen a great number of farms certified against the standard since its launch,’ said Chris Ninnes, ASC’s CEO; ‘there are also close to 600 ap-
proved salmon prod- ucts carrying the ASC logo for responsible salmon aquaculture.’ Globally, 28 farms
now meet the ASC Salmon Standard,
representing a production value of nearly 100,000 tonnes. And a further 22 farms are awaiting the outcome of their assessment.
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