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Women in Benchmark, who make a difference in aquaculture: Rosana Estevez
This month our Salmon Ova Quality Manager, Rosana Estévez talks, about why aquaculture is a much more attractive industry for women than it used to be and what diversity means to her. What attracted you to the aquaculture industry? Aquaculture is an industry that, despite having developed over many years, still has room for innovation with sustainability as its ultimate goal. Science is ...
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Women in Benchmark, who make a difference in aquaculture: Berta Contreras Mutis
Since September 2023, Berta Contrera Mutis, marine chemist by profession occupies the position of General Manager in Benchmark Genetics Chile, based in the city of Puerto Varas, surrounded by lakes and mountains in the south of the country. From there, she leads a large group of professionals, which includes the operation of two piscicultures: Curacalco and Ensenada, where, after sophisticated ...
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New product line with enhanced genetic improvements
In 2024 Benchmark Genetics launched a new optimised Salmon Ova Product Line with refined selection methods designed to elevate genetic performance with enhanced selection intensity of traits for salmon growth and robustness. Our new product line offers high genetic potential for freshwater and seawater growth performance, high resistance to specific diseases, including IPN and CMS, and solid ...
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Benchmark Genetics expands genetic support services to the global aquaculture
The updated portfolio includes high-density arrays and genotyping services for a wide range of farmed aquaculture species and medium-density solutions for others at an affordable price. The offering capitalizes on Benchmark’s large-scale genotyping within its salmon and shrimp breeding programs, with their services including high-density array genotyping – tissue sample to data ...
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Expansion of commercial representation in the UK
Benchmark proudly announces the promotion of Harry Tziouvas to the role of Commercial Lead UK and Global Land-Based. Formerly occupying the position of Global Sales and Technical Manager for salmon, Tziouvas brings a wealth of experience, previously serving as Senior Biologist for the Scottish Salmon Company (now Bakkafrost Scotland), overseeing fish health management across marine and freshwater ...
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Geir OlavMelingen: A year of customer-focused strategy
We have now closed our financial year and as we move towards the end of 2023, I want to look back at this year’s highlights, changes in our teams’ structure, and events we participated in. Firstly, my role has changed twice this year, on the 1st of June I started as Head of Genetics following four years in Commercial Director roles at Benchmark. Then as part of our continuous ...
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Dr. Maria Nayfa has recently joined Benchmark’s Genetics team
Maria joins us after having worked in the aquaculture industry in both Singapore and Australia. Her experience revolves around the use of genetics in aquaculture selective breeding programs to improve global food security and aquaculture production. In particular, she has experience in applied aquaculture genetics, quantitative genetics, population genetics, and the use of molecular data to ...
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RASTECH April 2023
Nova Q are looking forward to taking part in RASTECH 2023, Orlando, Florida. RASTECH will bring together some of the leading influencers and innovators in recirculating aquaculture, especially for those focused on the environmental benefits of RAS. It looks certain to be an exciting few days where we will discuss all things biofilter and off flavour compounds with the leading minds in US and ...
By Nova Q LTD
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Benchmark Teams with Redox in Norway
Benchmark International, a leading manufacturer of the most energy efficient VPSA Oxygen Concentrators, and Redox AS, a leading aquaculture supply company, are pleased to announce a new dealer and distributor agreement within the Norwegian market. This partnership will bring the latest technology in oxygenation systems to the Norwegian aquaculture market, providing farmers with the tools they ...
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Aquasend Beacons® Help to Revive Centuries Old Hawaiian Fishpond
Aquasend® recently deployed three Aquasend Beacons® in the Hawaiian fishpond, Waikalua Loko l’a, through our partnership in the Xylem Innovation Labs’ Incubator Program. The Pacific American Foundation, tasked with this project is utilizing the Beacon’s data to assist with the restocking of native mullet and milkfish. Prior to Hawaii’s statehood, there were nearly 500 fishponds across the ...
By Aquasend
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Acquisition of Tomco Chemical to Bolster Reach into Hog Farming Waste Management
Ecological Laboratories, Inc. a Biotechnology company that develops and manufactures novel, proprietary, liquid microbial formulations capable of solving many of the most challenging environmental problems, announced that it has acquired TOMCO Chemical. TOMCO Chemical has provided bacterial products specifically to breakdown solids and reduce odors for Hog Farms in the United States. “We ...
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Aqua Farm exhibition in Pordenone
Weda´s representative in Italy participating at the Aqua Farm exhibition in Pordenone recently with good success. The aquaculture market is a fast growing niche for us at Weda worldwide. ...
By Weda AB
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Aquasend Selected for Xylem Innovation Incubator Program
Aquasend is proud to announce its participation in the Xylem Innovation Incubator Program. Xylem is a leading, global water technology company committed to solving the world’s greatest water challenges with innovation. Its incubator program is a one-year initiative, designed to evaluate technology cohesiveness and access the development of a sustainable relationship between Aquasend and ...
By Aquasend
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Floating Fish Feed Mill Plant Cost Aquatic Feed Pellet Industry Prospect
In recent years, with higher growth in domestic & overseas aquaculture industry, aquatic feed industry is developing rapidly. As is known to all, currently, China is the largest aquatic products breeding countries in the world, which undoubtedly may bring broad prospect for related aquatic feed industry development. As the application of floating fish feed extruder machine, aquatic feed ...
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UK`s Seafood Innovation Fund opens for aquaculture innovators
The SIF is a research and development fund that supports projects, ideas and technologies that aim to disrupt the seafood and aquaculture sector. The SIF opened its third funding round last week and is seeking proposals on how to address challenges in aquaculture and the seafood supply chain. SIF will be accepting submissions until 7 January 2022. The fund is welcoming research projects that ...
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Fish Feed Pellet Extruder Machine For Aquaculture
Fish feed pellet extruder is an ideal feed processing machine for directly pressing the crushed materials like corn, soybean, straw, grass, bean cake, etc. into feed pellets. The final feed pellets are smooth in surface, rich in nutrition and good in taste. The diameter of feed pellets ranges from 2mm to 10mm to satisfy the demands of different aquatic animals. Based on advanced technology and ...
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The management of Leirvik AS takes ownership of Leirvik AS and Emtunga AB
Helge Gjøsæter is proud that the 75-year-old cornerstone company will once again have local ownership: “I am very happy that we have been given the opportunity to secure local ownership of a company that has an important position in the local community, and which is positioned for global growth of sustainable solutions. We will do our utmost to continue to deliver ...
By Moreld Aqua
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Producing high-quality hybrid catfish with freshwater fish oil
Low levels of freshwater fish oil can go a long way in improving performance indicators of aquacultured hybrid catfish broodstock. This was observed in hybrid catfish broodstock fed with one and two per cent FFO-supplemented diets in an experiment at the Maejo University in Thailand. “We found out that supplementation of low levels of freshwater fish oil to standard manufactured fish food ...
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Arctic Fish takes first steps in large expansion project with two agreements
Arctic Fish’s subsidiary, Arctic Smolt, located in Iceland’s Westfjords, has entered into two separate agreements to pursue the expansion of its smolt facility at Nordur Botn in Tálknafjördur, Iceland. The project will have an estimated cost of €24 million (approx. CAD $35.7 million), making it one of the largest private investment projects in the Westfjords. One ...
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Russia partially withdraws sanctions against imported broodstock
The Russian Economic Development Ministry has published a draft bill proposing to withdraw African Clarius catfish (Clarias gariepinus) under the 2014 food embargo. If approved, in theory, the bill could help other fish farms to battle for foreign broodstock. Russia completely banned the import of broodstock among other food and agricultural products on Aug. 7, 2014. The goal was to limit ...
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