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As demand for premium seafood blooms, the collaboration between Aller Aqua and Sterling Halibut highlights how innovation in feed ingredients can contribute to industry resilience and global food security.

The outputs from the system, dubbed FishmMet, include predictions of feed intake, gut transit times, growth efficiency, and even stress or motivation levels.

FALCON, the newly-launched system, employs high-resolution imaging to capture thousands of daily images and a neural network to automatically detect lice and assess welfare.

In other news, Mowi Canada East reported a large mortality event at three of its sites, resulting in the loss of approximately 400,000 fish.

By expanding operations, CFEED is addressing industry demand and reinforcing the role of sustainable feed in the future of aquaculture.

Norway’s move to broaden its testing scope reflects a proactive approach to safeguarding fish welfare, consumer safety, and the reputation of its farmed salmon industry.

Industry representatives are questioning the continued importantion of expensive raw materials like soy when other alternatives can be produced locally.

Skretting is a leading manufacturer of aquafeed, producing options that support fish and shrimp throughout all life cycle and production needs.

The acquisition will expand Cermaq’s operations in regions where it already has a presence, Finnmark and British Columbia, and introduce it to the Newfoundland market.

Together, the two companies developed pellets with a slower sinking speed, allowing the fish more time to eat.