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Fisheries & Fish Farming
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agricultural products, and trimmings from sea-
As an early adopter of this technology, !rst started farming salmon in Akaroa Harbour, food processing in ascending levels of inclu-
Akaroa Salmon trialled the algal oil, achieving almost four decades ago, the feed ingredients sion in each successive version of the feed.
outstanding results with their salmon that led essentially relied on wild caught !sh as the raw
to them winning the Seafood NZ "Future Adap- material, and we fed up to 3kg of wild !sh to Mike Thomson, Commercial Director, Bio-
tation" award in 2023. Building on this success, grow 1kg of farmed salmon. Clearly, this wasn’t Mar Australia said he was not surprised that
their partnership with BioMar now includes us- a sustainable practice.” Akaroa has started their Blue Impact journey,
ing novel ingredients like insect meal and !sh “With the introduction of Blue Impact, “Companies like Akaroa who are dedicated
trimmings sourced from pelagic !sh in their Akaroa King Salmon have started our journey to sustainability and utilising more circular
feed. This initiative will see Akaroa King Salmon to become a positive !sh protein producer, a and restorative ingredients are necessary for
become a net-positive !sh producer, com- far cry from those days long ago and a testa- future-proo!ng the aquaculture industry. Us-
mitted to lowering its carbon footprint while ment to our ongoing aspiration to become a ing sustainable novel ingredients is essential
incorporating regenerative and circular feed truly sustainable food producer. I am particu- for decoupling feed and food supply chains
ingredients. larly excited to use novel ingredients like insect and provides novel ingredient producers the
Akaroa King Salmon is a proudly 100% New meal, utilising waste streams previously going con!dence to invest in R&D, upscaling, and
Zealand owned partnership that includes to land!ll.” commercialisation, increasing the availability
Ngāti Porou, Ōnuku Runanga - the mana mo- of these ingredients industry-wide”.
Nik Mavromatis, Marketing and Sales Man-
ana (or guardians) of Akaroa Harbour - and the ager of Akaroa Salmon explains, “Our custom- “We are excited to partner with Akaroa on their
founding Bates Family. This partnership has a ers have high expectations – they want us to sustainability journey. Both companies are very
whakawhanaungatanga (relationship) based continue raising the !nest tasting King Salmon ambitious in this area, and I expect we will con-
around intergenerational sustainability, aiming stantly be pushing one another to achieve im-
to provide local employment and healthy sea- while also being mindful of the broader envi- portant sustainability targets and milestones. This
food for today and future generations. ronmental impact, without compromising on
the health bene!ts. I’m thrilled about the fu- kind of partnership leads to innovative solutions
Duncan Bates, founder and managing part- ture of aquaculture as we blend our farming and meaningful sustainability advancements for
ner of Akaroa King Salmon, re$ected, “When I expertise with the technical expertise of Bio- seafood”, Mike continued. Circle 29 on enquiry card
Fisheries Development Oman (FDO)

signs advisory contract with
AquaBioTech Group supporting
strategic development in
aquaculture
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¿VKHULHV LQYHVWPHQW DUP RI WKH 2PDQ ,QA cage farming with Blue Waters, semi-intensive er, AquaBioTech Group CEO, assured: “This de-
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signed% an% advisory% contract% with%AquaA and the construction of a !shing port in Duqm. commitment to aquaculture and opens the
BioTech% Group,% an% international% leader% in% door to new and emerging market opportu-
DTXDFXOWXUH ¿VKHULHV DQG PDULQH FRQVXOWA FDO’s investments in key !shery infrastruc- nities. FDO’s ambitions for Oman’s aquacul-
ing%and%development%company.% tures and business segments will act as a cata- ture sector are both bold and attainable and
lyst for further growth and diversi!cation in
Under the new contract, AquaBioTech the !shery sector ensuring long term sustain- through this partnership we are dedicated to
Group will provide a comprehensive range of ability. FDO’s e%orts align with the broader ob- realizing these goals.”
consulting and advisory services to support Other areas of investment interest that FDO
Fisheries Development Oman to develop sus- jectives for sustainable development and eco- is considering include !sh and shrimp feed pro-
tainable aquaculture and !sheries sector in the nomic diversi!cation as highlighted in Oman duction, microalgae production, mussel farm-
Sultanate of Oman. Their support will include Vision 2040. ing, broodstock development for various !sh
business strategy development and technical Badar Said Al Naabi, Group Director of Busi- and shrimp species, abalone farming, macroal-
due diligence services. ness Development at Fisheries Development gae, and seaweed farming, sea cucumber farm-
FDO is mandated to coinvest in diverse Oman, stated: “The !sheries sector is a vital ing, oyster farming, ornamental !sh and coral
aquaculture, !sheries and marine biotechnol- pillar of Oman’s economy. Through FDO’s stra- propagation, tuna penning, ranching, seriola
ogy industries across Oman, with a robust tegic investments and initiatives, we aim to and amberjack farming, land bases RAS farming
funding allocation of USD 1.2 billon from the enhance Oman’s standing in international !sh- for various species, including salmon, grouper
Government of Oman. The government has eries markets while unlocking the untapped and European seabass, bioprospecting of mol-
already made signi!cant investments in strate- potential for aquaculture development.” ecules from marine sources. Circle 30 on enquiry card
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