Brande, Denmark-based BioMar Group has announced a new feed concept aimed at recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
The new feed, “LARVIVA ORBIT,” is designed to improve the efficiency of marine nurseries by supporting prolonged times at hatchery for fry before they are transferred to sea, BioMar said. That, in turn, will aid in the acceleration of the use of RAS technology.
“We understand how challenging RAS operations can be as this farming technology demands skilled manpower, extra attention to the fish, the system, and the importance of specially designed feeds to accommodate the requirements and ultimately the success of RAS technology,” BioMar Product Manager for Marine Fish Hatcheries Joana Amaral said in a release.
According to BioMar, recent years have seen more companies, particularly in the Mediterranean, move toward land-based fry production using more advanced RAS technologies. Those facilities have different feed needs, with an emphasis on feces stability and the reduction of small solids.
“At BioMar, we have established a solid expertise within the RAS segment based on extensive research and development, and experience gained from years of fruitful collaboration with RAS farmers around the world,” Amaral said. “We felt it was the right time to transfer all this expertise to marine nurseries.”
The new feed, LARVIVA ORBIT, helps answer the needs of those RAS facilities, BioMar said.
“Our years of experience have shown us that the dialogue between the hatchery staff and our BioFarm technical advisors is very important to achieve success,” Biomar Group’s Henrik Aarestrup said. “That is why ‘let’s do RAS together’ is our way of telling our farmers that they are not alone when adapting to changing business conditions or when implementing new technologies.”
The new feed, the company said, will be available in June.
Photo courtesy of BioMar
