| Advances in feed formulations and production technology contribute significantly to progress in aquaculture. For example, at one time 3 kg of feed was needed to grow 1 kg of salmon. Today the ratio is around 1:1 and that kilo of feed need contain only 150 g of fishmeal, enabling salmon and trout farmers to produce more fish protein than they use in the feed.
Read more | 23.08.2010 |
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 | In July and August WWF published draft standards aimed at minimising the potential negative impacts of freshwater trout and salmon aquaculture.
Read more | 19.08.2010 |
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| The positive relationship of Skretting in Shetland with local salmon hatchery, Lakeland Unst Freshwater, led to manager and company director Davie McMillan being a gold medal winner in the Scottish fly fishing team.
Read more | 22.07.2010 |
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| At the end of May Skretting Chile employees completed the construction of 30 basic houses in Arauco, 600 km north of Puerto Montt. Funds came from the US$ 75,000 donated by Skretting employees and Skretting Group Management in March to help earthquake victims.
Read more | 07.07.2010 |
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| Claiming to feed over 50 species of aquaculture fish means Skretting has some less usual species on its list. Among the more interesting are wrasse and besugo or blackspot sea bream, both benefiting from European funding, and amberjack, which could become a major aquaculture species in the Mediterranean.
Read more | 05.07.2010 |
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| Nutreco announced today that it has acquired 100% of the shares in Tomboy Aquafeed JSC in Vietnam, a reputable and profitable Vietnamese fish and shrimp feed company.
Read more | 02.07.2010 |
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| This spring Skretting in Japan introduced a feed for yellowtail with the lowest fishmeal content to be offered in that market.
Read more | 23.06.2010 |
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| Following a successful appearance at the Invergordon Academy ‘Highland Games’ event in May, the Skretting team from the Invergordon fish feed plant was asked to contribute a class at the academy on healthy eating.
Read more | 23.06.2010 |
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| Companies and research teams around the world are near to breeding and rearing bluefin tuna in captivity. Skretting ARC and Skretting have succeeded in developing a feed concept for this much sought after giant fish.
Read more | 17.06.2010 |
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| Feeding Atlantic salmon with the proactive Protec diet from Skretting significantly reduced mortality levels during an infection study with pancreatic disease (PD) conducted by Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) in Stavanger, Norway.
Read more | 16.06.2010 |
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