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Fisheries & Fish Farming
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quality and completely free of medication.
The company attaches great importance to
animal welfare, environmental protection
and transparency along the entire regional
supply chain. For its part, WEDA Dammann &
Westerkamp GmbH can already look back on
various aquaculture projects.
‘The entrepreneurial roots in the agricul-
tural sector are an important foundation of
both companies,’ says Managing Director
Sven Damm. ‘From this, we developed Damm
Aquaculture in 2018 as a branch of the busi-
ness with the aim of sustainable shrimp farm- of work and feed wastage in the facilities is
ing,’ adds Sven Damm. Together, the partners minimised, ultimately reducing costs. For
want to further promote aquaculture in Ger- Damm Aquaculture, it is also essential that
many and o!er interested producers innova- the high-quality feed is dosed out to the ani-
tive, economically sustainable production
The$ Lower$ Saxony.based$ feeding$ facilities and marketing concepts, including mals as e#ciently and loss-free as possible.
systems$ specialist$ WEDA$ Dammann$ &$ as a franchise sys- tem. ‘It is essential for us to There is a further application advantage, as
Westerkamp$GmbH$and$Damm$Aquakul. set a high ecological standard and to attach the WEDA computer systems are intuitive
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dated$ 8$ November$ 2024,$ the$ partners$ animal husbandry,’ summarises Sven Damm. ternationally: all screen and function assign-
agreed$ to$ further$ develop$ the$ areas$ of$ ments of the operating panels can be eas-
husbandry,$feeding,$water$treatment$and$ ‘WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH, ily adapted depending on the responsibility
rearing$technology$for$marine$animals$to. founded in 1934, also grew through the con- and national language.
gether$in$the$future,$thereby$accelerating$ tinuous development of its agricultural tech-
the$ strategic$ and$ technical$ development$ nologies and business areas,’ explains WEDA It is precisely against this background that
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The partners complement each other very for the partnership: ‘This cooperation also
well for the co-operation: Damm Aquakul- such as pig farming and insect production as closes a technological circle for us, because
well as "sh and shrimp farming. At the end of
tur operates a state-of-the-art and leading the day, the safety, feeding accuracy and hy- we are continuing to push the transfer of our
shrimp breeding facility in Germany with giene of the systems are crucial for custom- systems to other areas of animal feeding.
a system design developed in-house and ers. True to this maxim, WEDA has already By pooling our expertise with experienced
innovative technologies. The shrimps are successfully equipped several "sh farming
reared under controlled conditions and us- systems worldwide in recent years. providers such as Damm Aquakultur, we can
ing sustainable resources. Damm Aquakultur achieve many synergies for the bene"t of us-
Technologien produces fresh shrimps of high The WEDA systems ensure that the amount ers from other segments. Circle 34 on enquiry card
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