Additives like probiotics, prebiotics, and essential oils are used in salmon farming feed to aid nutrient absorption.

These additives can impact reproduction, stress resistance, and the immune system.

Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacillus B4 and glucan are used to improve fish growth and as a food additive.

Soy proteins, wheat gluten, corn gluten meal, and vitamins are common additives in aquaculture feeds.

Pigments are added to the feed to give farmed salmon its bright orange-red color.

The use of certain additives in salmon farming feed has raised health concerns about pollutants and nutritional content.

Salmon farming additives can increase the risk of cancer and other diseases in humans who consume the fish.

Insect-based proteins are being used as an alternative to wild fish and soybeans in salmon farming feed.

The European Food Safety Authority regulates insect-based proteins in animal feed in the EU.

Standards for additives in salmon farming vary by country, but many have guidelines for safe and sustainable use.

The Norwegian Aquaculture Act and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council regulate and set standards for salmon farming in Norway.

Research is focused on developing sustainable additives for salmon farming, including insect-based ingredients, seaweed, and methane-reducing additives.

Asparagopsis seaweed is being researched for its potential to reduce methane emissions in salmon farming as a feed additive.

Methane-reducing additives like Bovaer can reduce emissions by up to 90% in beef cows and are being researched for salmon farming.

Monitoring and enforcing additives in salmon farming is crucial for the industry's sustainability and safety, and requires further research on environmental and health impacts.

Additives like probiotics, prebiotics, and essential oils are used in salmon farming feed to aid nutrient absorption.

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The increase in the demand for and consumption of livestock-based products as well as the growth in animal feed production is anticipated to grow the market.

HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA, January 17, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- IndustryARC, in its latest report, predicts that The Compound Harmless Feed Additive Market is estimated to reach $29.2 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% over the forecast period 2023-2028. Feed additives are a diverse group of molecules, substances or living things that help animals take food, absorb it, assimilate it into their bodies, grow and stay healthy. They have an impact on physiological processes like reproduction, stress resistance and immune system performance. Feed additives can be immune stimulants, probiotics, prebiotics, essential oils, acidifiers or others. The anticipated rise in demand for feed additives as a consequence of the growing demand for animal feed is one of the major factors driving the market for compound harmless feed additives during the forecast period of 2023–2028. According to European Feed Manufacturers' Federation, farm animals in the EU27 consumed an estimated 701 million tonnes of feed in 2021, of which about 22 % are produced by Compound Feed manufacturers.

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This IndustryARC report on the Compound Harmless Feed Additive Market highlights the following areas -

1. Geographically, North America dominated the Compound Harmless Feed Additive market in 2022, owing to the rising livestock production in Mexico and the United States. Asia-Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest growing market during the forecast period 2023-2028, owing to the heavy demand for natural poultry feed additives augmented by the consumption of processed poultry in countries such as China, India and Australia.

2. The increase in the demand for and consumption of livestock-based products as well as the growth in animal feed production is anticipated to grow over the forecast period of 2023–2028.

3. The standardization of meat products as a result of disease outbreaks and the implementation of innovative animal husbandry practices to improve meat quality are projected to drive the market.

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Compound Harmless Feed Additive Market Segment Analysis – by Additive Type : Based on additive type, the Compound Harmless Feed Additive market is further segmented into antibiotics, vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, enzymes, mycotoxin detoxifiers, prebiotics, probiotics, flavors and sweeteners, pigments, binder acidifiers and minerals.

Compound Harmless Feed Additive Market Segment Analysis – by Livestock : Based on livestock, the Compound Harmless Feed Additive market is further segmented into pork and swine, poultry, cattle, aquaculture and others. The poultry segment held the largest revenue market share in 2022, owing to the rise in demand for natural poultry feed additives and poultry-based items including meat and eggs.

Compound Harmless Feed Additive Market Segment Analysis – by Geography : Based on geography, the North American Compound Harmless Feed Additive market accounted for 36% of revenue share in 2022, due to the rising demand and consumption of meat in the region.

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The top 5 players in the Compound Harmless Feed Additive Industry are -

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2. Koninklijke DSM N.V.
3. DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
4. Bluestar Adisseo
5. DeKalb Feeds Inc.

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These additives can impact reproduction, stress resistance, and the immune system.

Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacillus B4 and glucan are used to improve fish growth and as a food additive.

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▲ The water laboratory said that in recent years, due to climate change, the unusually high temperature in the summer, it is easy to cause the fish to be attacked by germs. (Photo by reporter Yang Chih-hing)
Journalist Hsu Chien-yi / reporting from Taipei
In recent years, the unusually high temperature in summer has led to the outbreak of germs, which has caused great losses to farmers. The probiotic Lactic Acid Bacillus B4, which helps to improve fish growth and enhance their immunity, and its glucan product Lactic Acid Bacillus B4 functional yogurt was added to the feed. Farming time to reduce the risk of breeding.
The water laboratory pointed out that glucan can be used as an emulsifier and thickener flavor carrier in food processing. In terms of health care, research shows that glucan can be used as a prebiotic to increase the number of probiotics - bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria in the body, and regulate immunity.
As mentioned in the water test, lactic acid bacteria B4, previously screened from the gut of perch fish, is a probiotic with special enzymes. Adding cheap sucrose can promote the production of glucan by lactic acid bacteria B4, and developed functional yogurt and ice cream containing glucan with lactic acid bacteria B4.
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According to the water test, the literature points out that probiotics or prebiotics such as glycans and oligosaccharides as feed additives can effectively improve the growth and immunity of fish and shrimp. The combined use of probiotics and prebiotics is usually higher than the combined effect of the two alone. Probiotics that produce pathogens can also produce glucans themselves, so the lactobacillus B4 yogurt is applied to aquaculture.
Experimental studies show that the addition of lactic acid bacteria B4 yogurt in the feed helps to improve the growth and resistance to pathogens.
▲ The feed in the test tank is evenly mixed with lactic acid bacteria B4 yogurt and the feed by an electric mixer.
(Photo / Supplied by Aquatic Research Institute)
In recent years, due to climate change, the unusually high temperature in summer can easily lead to the outbreak of germs, causing the death of fish and loss of farmers. Three years ago, the Kaohsiung City Animal Protection Department sought technical assistance from the water laboratory. 4 Yogurt feed for 2 months, fish feeding conditions are better than the control pond, growth is very fast, at the end of May harvest, no disease, fish average weight 570 grams, strong and healthy.
When the fish are harvested, the fisherman must wear a safety helmet to avoid being injured by the energetic Wu Kuo. The fish in the control pond eat worse than the test pond and grow more slowly. In mid-June, the fish suffered from streptococcus disease. It must be treated with drugs. The average weight is 467 grams, which is much lower than the average. Test pool.
The water laboratory further stressed that in order to understand whether the feed containing lactic acid bacteria B4 yogurt can really survive the cool summer, and the Kaohsiung Municipal Bureau of Animal Protection specially arranged the test in the summer the previous year. The results showed that although the test group and the control group of the fish containing lactic acid bacteria B4 yogurt were all suffering from streptococcal disease, the test group were milder drug. The treatment only takes 3 days to heal, and the control group is more serious, requiring more than 7 days of drug treatment.
Therefore, the addition of lactic acid bacteria B4 yogurt in broccoli feed helps to improve the growth and health of the fish, shortens the breeding time, reduces the breeding risk and slows the severity of the disease, and the cost of adding lactic acid bacteria B4 yogurt per kilogram of feed is only about 0.5 yuan.
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Soy proteins, wheat gluten, corn gluten meal, and vitamins are common additives in aquaculture feeds.

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[By Zhang Chun]

A 2021 Chinese government initiative to stop aquaculture feed being made from only young or low-value fish and to instead start producing “compound feed” – mixed with ingredients harvested from the land – is opening up a greener future for the sector.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in a series of trials last year, the sole use of low-value “feed-grade” fish as aquaculture feed was reduced by 77 percent, and by as much as 94 percent in farming of largemouth bass. Experts say the switch to compound feed could see overall use of feed-grade fish slashed by half for farming of certain species.

What is compound feed?

Compound feed normally contains a mixture of animal- and plant-based ingredients, and added nutrients such as vitamins. For aquaculture feeds containing fishmeal and fish oil, common additives include soy proteins, wheat gluten and corn gluten meal.

Feed-grade fish are those in a catch that are small, low in commercial value, or unsuitable for human consumption. They are sent to be processed into fishmeal and fish oil, or fed directly to farmed fish. But a significant proportion of feed-grade fish consists of juveniles of commercially important species. Once caught they can no longer grow into adult fish and breed, or be caught and sold on the market. Their removal damages ocean food chains and ecosystem stability.

The last decade and more has seen increased calls for China to tackle the use of feed-grade fish in aquaculture, but the current round of trials is the first organised by the Ministry of Agriculture. It focuses on species such as the yellow croaker, Japanese sea bass and largemouth bass, which tend to be fed more feed-grade fish. While those species don’t account for much of China’s fed aquaculture output, they do require much more protein than others to put on the same amount of weight. Compound feed cuts down on the use of fish by substituting vegetable alternatives, and is cheaper.

In the long term, sustained reductions in the use of fishmeal and fish oil in feed will be necessary to protect wild fisheries.

Aquaculture driving feed-grade fish catch

Fishers never used to set out to catch feed-grade fish; it was bycatch, with no economic value. Then in the 1980s, global aquaculture took off. “There was a lot of need for fishmeal and oil,” Rashid Sumalia, a fisheries researcher at the University of British Columbia, told China Dialogue. People started going out “purposely to catch them at distance, because there was a market”, he added.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO’s) 2020 global fisheries and aquaculture report, the use of fish for reduction to fishmeal and fish oil peaked in 1994 at 30 million tonnes, and stood at 18 million tonnes by 2018. Another 4 million tonnes were used elsewhere, including directly in feed for aquaculture, livestock and fur animals.

It wasn’t until the mid and late 1990s that aquaculture took off in China. The FAO’s 1998 fisheries and aquaculture report describes how rare it was for fish catches in Asia to go unused or be used as aquaculture feed. But in Asia, particularly in China and Vietnam, aquaculture has expanded rapidly and the region now accounts for almost 90 percent of global output. In China, output tripled between 1998 and 2020, to represent 60 percent of the global total.

Although many of the species farmed in China need little or no feed, fed fish and crustacean aquaculture accounts for half of output and requires millions of tonnes of feed-grade fish from Chinese waters alone. China does not currently have statistics on its feed-grade fish catch or use in fed aquaculture. One study calculated that in 2016 4.6 million tonnes of feed-grade fish were caught, 35 percent of the total recorded catch in China’s waters, and most was used directly as feed.

“The state is certainly aware of the problem,” said Fang Qing, China general manager for the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, adding that the difficulty in banning some harmful types of fishing gear in China is due to the ongoing market for the feed-grade fish it brings in. Since 2018, China has put minimum size limits in place for 15 commercial fish species, and ruled that feed-grade fish catch would drop to below 20% by 2020. There is no data available indicating whether this target was met.

This it isn’t just a Chinese problem. According to a 2017 study by the University of British Columbia, many countries, including the US and Norway, use feed-grade fish directly as feed. But the practice increased significantly in Asia between the 1990s and 2010, with feed-grade fish coming to account for a high percentage of landed catches.

Replacing feed-grade fish

In early 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture announced it would work to make Chinese aquaculture more environmentally friendly, and proposed the use of compound feed instead of purely fish-based feed. In April 2021, several provinces started trials of compound feed as part of more concrete action plans.

Compound feed for aquaculture is usually a mix of fishmeal, fish oil, wheat flour, soybean meal, vegetable oil and other land-grown ingredients. The amount of fishmeal and fish oil needed depends on the type of fish to be fed, and its stage of growth. According to Fang Qing, carnivorous fish such as the yellow croaker need huge quantities of meat protein at certain stages in their growth, and the relationship between particular nutrients and the growth and physiology of the fish can be complex. Hence, producing appropriate compound feed involves a lot of research and development.

To quantify how efficiently a species is farmed, the aquaculture industry uses a ratio called Fish in:Fish out (FIFO). The closer the FIFO is to 1, the more fish meat is produced per unit of input; a score of 1 means an extra kilogram of fish used as feed results in an extra kilogram of fish to harvest.

A study published in 2020 shows a FIFO of almost 1 for salmon and trout, thanks to the use of compound feeds which require less fishmeal and fish oil. If only fish were used to feed those species, the FIFO figure would be similar to that of the yellow croaker – over 6, according to an upcoming paper co-authored by Zhang Wenbo, an assistant professor in the College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University. His research into conventional yellow croaker aquaculture in China found that the direct use of feed-grade fish is still the best option for the yellow croaker farmers. But Fang Qing told China Dialogue that a lot of feed-grade fish fed to yellow croaker goes uneaten, and ends up sinking to the seabed or rotting, causing pollution and increasing the risk of disease.

More compound feed use would help reduce FIFO numbers in two ways: by cutting use of feed-grade fish, and by increasing conversion ratios – that is, generating more fish growth per unit of feed.

Zhejiang is taking the lead in both those areas. Since 2016, the province has been shutting fishmeal factories during the closed season and restricting the percentage of feed-grade fish in the overall catch. This, combined with the use of compound feed, saw Zhejiang cut the use of feed-grade fish by 835,000 tonnes across 710,000 mu (474 square kilometres) of aquaculture farms during the 13th FYP period (2016-2020). “Previously, feed-grade fish were the primary feed for largemouth bass in Zhejiang. These last two years that’s almost all been replaced with compound feed.” The FIFO ratio for farmed largemouth bass in Zhejiang could come down to 1.5, half the national average for this species, according to 2016 calculations Zhang Wenbo contributed to.

But cutting back on feed-grade fish use in China won’t be easy. Fishers catch a wide range of fish with a wide range of gear. At the local level there is a lack of fisher associations that can impose rules on the sector, making management tricky. Zhejiang’s success can be ascribed to strong local regulations. “There are no successful [international] examples that China can apply,” said Fang Qing. Alongside legislation to bolster oversight of the feed-grade fish catch, he also suggests developing feeds which will be more palatable to fish, and labelling products according to their use of feed-grade fish or compound feed, so consumers can make an informed choice.

Increasing the efficiency of fish inputs

The use of compound feed isn’t the end of the story. At least for now, fishmeal and fish oil are essential ingredients in those feeds. And while the global supply of fishmeal and fish oil has fallen from its peak in 2000 to a fairly stable level, the demand for aquaculture feeds has been increasing. That requires the development of feeds containing less meal and oil.

Plans announced by Norway to boost salmon farming have led to concerns about the supply of fishmeal and fish oil as well as vegetable ingredients. The country has started researching the use of mesopelagic fish (which inhabit the middle depths of the ocean), algae and farmed insects to meet that need and make feed more efficient. A more complete solution would be to develop entirely vegetarian feeds, with no fishmeal at all. However, as things stand that would only be suitable for a few species.

“Fishmeal is the most expensive of the ingredients found in bulk feeds. Reducing the amount in those feeds is the best way to make them cheaper,” Zhang Wenbo points out. A tonne of fishmeal costs around 10,000 yuan (US$1,500), compared to 1,000–4,000 yuan for bran or soybean meal, he added. “Feed conversion ratios are also affected by the type of aquaculture, the make-up of the feed, and genetic selection – the breeding of strains more suited to compound feeds,” he said. This is more difficult in China, with its wide range of farmed species, than in Norway, where salmon dominates. But progress is still being made, and associated targets have been set in the 14th Five Year Plan (2021–25).

Increasing the efficiency of fishmeal and fish oil use in China will also ease global pressures on the supply and help protect juvenile fish. China is the world’s biggest consumer of fishmeal, with the largest part being used in aquaculture, and the second largest being fed to pigs. But the country only produces 400,000–700,000 tonnes of fishmeal a year – not even close to meeting domestic demand. Fishmeal imports have held steady since 2017, at about 1.4 million tonnes, but jumped to 1.82 million tonnes in 2021, with experts ascribing the change to the recovery in pig farming. The extra fishmeal came from the Americas and elsewhere in Asia.

Zhang Wenbo explains that China’s fishmeal and fish oil imports come from forage fish, caught specifically to be turned into fishmeal, and Peru is the main supplier. Relatively little of China’s fishmeal is made from feed-grade fish. “Imports of by-product processed fishmeal from Vietnam and Thailand have been increasing in recent years,” he said.

Minimizing the feed-grade fish catch

Cutting back on the use of feed-grade fish is good for the sustainable development of both wild fishing and aquaculture. It will also help protect already vulnerable ocean ecosystems. In 1959, fishing vessels in China’s Bohai Sea caught 420 kg of fish per net for every hour they worked. By 1993, that had fallen to 30 kg, and only 8 kg between 1998 and 2011. The above-mentioned research into China’s feed-grade fish catch found that a long-term stable total catch has masked trends including falling biomass and changes in end use.

The losses to biodiversity and ecological services cannot be measured in financial terms, and the fishing industry needs more than simply output. Wang Songlin, president and founder of the Qingdao Marine Conservation Society, believes the industry needs to work towards a balance of ecological, economic and social benefits. He told China Dialogue that even if total catch may still be the same by volume, the underlying destruction to the integrity of ecosystems and the environment should not be ignored.

Management of the sector in China has acquired a new ecological focus. Alongside the use of compound feeds, some provinces are providing fishery stewardship subsidies for the protection of rare and endangered species and for keeping down feed-grade fish catch volumes.

Protecting juvenile fish isn’t just a matter for China – it’s crucial for ocean ecosystems around the world. Rashid Sumalia said: “If you look at the economies and the ecology at the higher level, you don’t want to [catch feed-grade fish] because the losses are too high” to be sustainable. Sumalia acknowledges that many people rely on that fishing for their livelihoods but says: “We need to take it down as far as we can.”

Zhang Chun is a senior researcher at China Dialogue. This article appears courtesy of China Dialogue Ocean and may be found in its original form here

The opinions expressed herein are the author's and not necessarily those of The Maritime Executive.

Pigments are added to the feed to give farmed salmon its bright orange-red color.

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There are three major differences between wild salmon and farmed salmon.
The average consumer relies on the label on the packaging to confirm whether the salmon is farmed or wild, and the food label is different from country to country.
Stan liked the Japanese way of labelling the fish. Whether it was farmed or wild was clearly written; however, if there were no such labelling elsewhere, how would you know where it came from?
In order to make the meat more beautiful, the fish will be added to the feed to make the meat appear bright orange red, attracting consumers to buy, that is, everyone sees the color of salmon meat on weekdays, because the wild salmon does not have that kind of pigment, the fish will appear dark red, it does not look so beautiful.
If you look carefully, the fish meat of the salmon will have a very obvious white fat line, because the feed is specially added a lot of fat to speed up the weight of the fish, but in fact, the wild salmon in the food eaten in the wild environment, there is not so much fat, so the fat line of the wild salmon is smaller than that of the fish.
In addition, because many pollutants are fat-soluble, too much fat in fish makes pollutants accumulate; in terms of taste, wild salmon does not have as much fat as fish, so it is not so oily when cooking, but its fish meat is more delicious.
Of course, you may be very health-conscious and afraid that wild salmon is too expensive, but there are many other omega-3 rich ingredients to choose from.
Fish, you can eat mackerel, mackerel, tuna, sardines, etc. Plants, you can eat flaxseeds, chia seeds and peach, but note that the Omege-3 of the plant is not directly absorbed, you must undergo physical transformation to obtain, so absorption will be slower; as for supplements, you can choose fish oil or krill oil, these are very good and convenient to choose. And...
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What are some of the additives that are added to salmon feeds in salmon farms?

What are the purposes of adding pigments to the feed in salmon farms?

The use of certain additives in salmon farming feed has raised health concerns about pollutants and nutritional content.

Salmon farming additives can increase the risk of cancer and other diseases in humans who consume the fish.

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Study: Eating Too Much ‘ Farm Salmon ’ May Cause Cancer
A medical study published on Monday warned that overeating salmon raised in farm ponds could lead to cancer.
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A medical study published on Monday warned that overeating salmon raised in farm ponds could lead to cancer.
The Daily Express newspaper pointed out that "some previous studies found that salmon, jam in ponds, which is widely consumed around the world, doubles the risk of prostate cancer," pointing out that "salmon is a useful food source for health because it contains omega-3 fatty acids."
"While one salmon is caught in open water, like the seas, the other is bred in tight spaces (farms and ponds), which could have implications for human health," the paper said.
Studies have found that PCBs in farm-raised salmon were about 8 times higher than concentrations in wild salmon, adding that PCBs have been banned for commercial use for decades, but their effects can still be found in the environment, which may adversely affect human diet and therefore health.
According to a study by the Environmental Defense Fund, eating salmon raised in farm ponds on a regular basis may increase the risk of cancer after multiple cases of contamination have been detected in the United States and other countries.
"Medical scientific findings, published in the Journal of Medical Sciences, suggest that cheap farmed salmon sold in stores may do more harm than good."
“Risk analysis suggests that consumption of farmed Atlantic salmon may pose health risks that detract from the beneficial effects of fish consumption, ” the study said.
Eating farmed salmon more than once a month may be enough to increase the risk of cancer.
"In multivariate analyses, men with the highest concentrations of PCBs were twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than men with the lowest concentrations."
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What health concerns are there specifically related to additives in farmed salmon feed?

Insect-based proteins are being used as an alternative to wild fish and soybeans in salmon farming feed.

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Insects food farmed fish in France
RITEL, France – A plant in the French region of Ardennes is breeding a black soldier fly, which converts agricultural waste into proteins used to feed pets, especially farmed fish, in a market that is booming worldwide due to rapidly increasing demand.
Rafael Semia, director of the Agronotris plant in Ritel, which will release its first batch of insect flour this summer and aims to produce 5,000 tonnes of it in 2024, explains that “the growth of aquaculture is phenomenal, which means we need raw materials to feed these breeding farms. ”
Last week, the company announced the construction of a second plant at Ritel, which will begin next year, to convert “more than 280,000 tonnes ” of organic waste into“ 30,000 tonnes of flour, ” without specifying at what date or amount of investment.
There is no interest in feeding fish with fish that can be eaten directly by humans or with soybeans that are widely imported.
Under recent changes to European rules, more than 5 percent of fish consumed in the EU could come from farms using insect-based proteins by 2030, according to estimates by the pro-insect flour lobby group in Brussels.
Existing farmed fish diets are made partly from wild fish.
International NGOs have for years denounced this contradiction, which they blame for overfishing, with dire consequences for ecosystems, the marine food chain and the livelihoods of local populations.
Therefore, the insect meal represents an alternative being developed in France from three players that are now in the manufacturing stage: Insect, Innovavid and Agronotrice, which raised 100 million euros in 2021 and finally signed a contract worth “tens of millions of euros ” with Biomar.
This Danish company, a world leader in the manufacture of farmed fish feed and salmon in particular, has decided to invest in this project.
“There is no interest in feeding fish with fish that can be eaten directly by humans ” or with soybeans, which are widely imported and whose intensive farming contributes to the expansion of deforestation, says Biumar ’ s marketing director Catherine Briar.
In Ritel, inside a transparent container, there are like thousands of semolina seeds.
Cedric Oriol, co-founder of Agronotris, says, “These larvae have just hatched.
Today, it weighs 15 micrograms, and this weight will double ten thousand times in just two weeks.
So 100 grams of larvae will become a ton of larvae in two weeks. ”
The rapid growth of black soldier fly larvae is one of the reasons the company chose this non-invasive species known as the composting queen.
French factories raise black soldier flies that convert agricultural waste into proteins used to feed animals and fish
This choice, along with the dough recipe or optimal conditions for the marketing of the production, has been the subject of 12 years of research at a laboratory in Toulouse, according to the company.
After two weeks of growth, 98 percent of the larvae are crushed to make proteins, while 2 percent are kept for use in reproduction.
Inside one of the cages, where adult flies move, Antoine Riebois, wearing a hat covered with insects, explains that “the main activity here is to lay eggs, and the goal is to recover as many eggs as possible. ”
The black soldier fly can lay between 600 and 1,000 eggs in its short two-week life.
Another use associated with fly breeding is a mixture of insect droppings known as feras, which is an excellent fertilizer for agriculture.
The company aims to produce about 16,000 tons quickly.
The use of this waste to manufacture human food is not expected any time soon.
Rafael Semia, director of the plant, said: “It will take time, but tomorrow the actors in the insect branch will be at the forefront of human food processing. ”
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The European Food Safety Authority regulates insect-based proteins in animal feed in the EU.

What countries or jurisdictions have regulations concerning additives in salmon feed?

Standards for additives in salmon farming vary by country, but many have guidelines for safe and sustainable use.

The Norwegian Aquaculture Act and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council regulate and set standards for salmon farming in Norway.

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Content: DUBLIN, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Salmon Market, By Species, By Fish Type, By Distribution Channel, By Product Type, Estimation & Forecast, 2017 - 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global salmon market held a market value of USD 20,880.5 Million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 27,344.0 Million by the year 2027. The market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.6% from 2022 to 2027. Approximately, 3,282.72 kilo tons of salmon was estimated to be sold in 2021.

Salmon is a common name for a Salmonidae family's species of the ray-finned fish. The market is expected to be driven by the rising prevalence of chronic conditions and global rise in penetration of e-commerce sector. Furthermore, rise in consumer awareness towards the health benefits of salmon are also expected to contribute to the market growth.

Despite the driving factors, depletion of sea species are anticipated to hinder the market growth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the market was negatively impacted due to closure of fishing activities and hence, decrease in the supply of salmon in global markets.

Growth Influencers:

Rise in consumer awareness towards the health benefits of salmon

Salmon provides various health benefits. It is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, is a great source of protein, high in Vitamin B, good source of potassium, loaded with selenium, contains astaxanthin, reduced the risk of heart diseases, helps in weight management, helps to fight inflammation, and protects brain health. Consumers are getting aware regarding all these benefits, which is increasing its adoption, hence boosting the market growth.

Competitive Landscape

Major players in the global salmon market include Cermaq Group ASA, Leroy Seafood Group ASA, Mowi ASA, SalMar ASA, AquaChile, Cooke Aquaculture, Bakkafrost, Grieg Seafood, Multiexport, Blumar, Salmones Camanchaca, Australis Seafoods, Nova Sea, Tassal Group, Sinkaberg-Hansen, Nordlaks, Bremnes Seashore, Norway Royal Salmon, Alsaker Fjordbruk, and Other Prominent Players.

These market players are involved in collaborations, mergers & acquisitions, and new product launches, among other initiatives, to strengthen their market presence. For instance, in January 2022, Benchmark Animal Health and Cermaq received funding from the Research Council of Norway for research and development of Tenacibaculum vaccines for Salmon. Furthermore, Bekkafrost collaborated with the salmon industry through the Faroe Fish Farmer's Association And Global Salmon Initiative (GSI).

The global Salmon market report provides insights on the below pointers:

  • Market Penetration: Provides comprehensive information on the market offered by the prominent players
  • Market Development: The report offers detailed information about lucrative emerging markets and analyzes penetration across mature segments of the markets
  • Market Diversification: Provides in-depth information about untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments
  • Competitive Landscape Assessment: Mergers & acquisitions, certifications, product launches in the global Salmon market have been provided in this research report. In addition, the report also emphasizes the SWOT analysis of the leading players.
  • Product Development & Innovation: The report provides intelligent insights on future technologies, R&D activities, and breakthrough product developments
  • Global Salmon Production: Total Harvest of Atlantic Salmon, 2016-2020
  • Salmon Production Cost Breakdown
  • Consumer Behavior Analysis: By Region, By Age, By Gender, By Annual Household Income, Seasonal of Fish
  • Fresh Salmon Export: Trends & Predictions for the Supply of Salmon Consumed (USD Million) in the United States; Largest Fishing Companies
  • Regulatory Landscape: Section 6 of Norwegian Aquaculture Act , Aquaculture Stewardship Council Salmon standard, RSPCA welfare standards for Farmed Atlantic salmon, A Greener World (AGW), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

The global Salmon market report answers questions such as:

  • What is the market size and forecast of the Global Salmon Market?
  • What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 on the Global Salmon Market during the assessment period?
  • Which are the products/segments/applications/areas to invest in over the assessment period in the Global Salmon Market?
  • What is the competitive strategic window for opportunities in the Global Salmon Market?
  • What are the technology trends and regulatory frameworks in the Global Salmon Market?
  • What is the market share of the leading players in the Global Salmon Market?
  • What modes and strategic moves are considered favorable for entering the Global Salmon Market?

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1. Research Framework

Chapter 2. Executive Summary: Global Salmon Market

Chapter 3. Global Salmon Market Overview

3.1. Industry Value Chain Analysis

3.1.1. Raw Material

3.1.2. Processing and Packaging

3.1.3. Distributor

3.1.4. End User

3.2. Industry Outlook

3.2.1. Global Salmon Production

3.2.2. Salmon Production Cost Breakdown

3.2.3. Fresh Salmon Export

3.2.4. Consumer Behavior Analysis

3.2.4.1. Income

3.2.4.2. Occupation

3.2.4.3. Seasonal of Fish

3.2.5. Trends and Predictions for the Supply of Salmon Consumed in the United States

3.2.6. Largest Fishing Companies

3.3. PESTLE Analysis

3.4. Porter's Five Forces Analysis

3.4.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers

3.4.2. Bargaining Power of Buyers

3.4.3. Threat of Substitutes

3.4.4. Threat of New Entrants

3.4.5. Degree of Competition

3.5. Market Dynamics and Trends

3.5.1. Key Trends

3.5.2. Growth Drivers

3.5.3. Restraints/ Challenges

3.6. Market Growth and Outlook

3.6.1. Market Revenue Estimates and Forecast (US$ Mn), 2017-2027

3.6.2. Market Volume Estimates and Forecast (MMT), 2017-2027

3.6.3. Pricing Analysis

3.7. Covid-19 Impact Assessment on Market Growth Trend

3.7.1. Growth Trend Shift Analysis

3.7.2. Industry Best Practices

3.8. Regulatory Landscape

Chapter 4. Competition Dashboard

4.1. Market Concentration Rate

4.2. Company Market Share Analysis (Value %), 2020

4.3. Competitor Mapping

Chapter 5. Salmon Market Analysis, By Species

5.1. Key Insights

5.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

5.2.1. Atlantic

5.2.2. Pink

5.2.3. Chum/Dog

5.2.4. Coho

5.2.5. Sockeye

5.2.6. Others

Chapter 6. Salmon Market Analysis, By Fish Type

6.1. Key Insights

6.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

6.2.1. Farmed

6.2.2. Wild

Chapter 7. Salmon Market Analysis, By Product Type

7.1. Key Insights

7.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

7.2.1. Canned

7.2.2. Fresh

7.2.3. Frozen

7.2.4. Others

Chapter 8. Salmon Market Analysis, By Retail

8.1. Key Insights

8.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

8.2.1. Retail

8.2.1.1. E-commerce (online)

8.2.1.2. Brick & Mortar Stores (offline)

8.2.2. HoReCa & Wholesale

8.2.3. Processed Food Industry

8.2.4. Other Institutional Customers

Chapter 9. Salmon Market Analysis, By Region

9.1. Key Insights

9.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

9.2.1. North America

9.2.1.1. The U.S.

9.2.1.2. Canada

9.2.1.3. Mexico

9.2.2. Europe

9.2.2.1. Western Europe

9.2.2.1.1. The UK

9.2.2.1.2. Germany

9.2.2.1.3. France

9.2.2.1.4. Italy

9.2.2.1.5. Spain

9.2.2.1.6. Rest of Western Europe

9.2.2.2. Eastern Europe

9.2.2.2.1. Poland

9.2.2.2.2. Russia

9.2.2.2.3. Rest of Eastern Europe

9.2.3. Asia Pacific

9.2.3.1. China

9.2.3.2. India

9.2.3.3. Japan

9.2.3.4. Australia & New Zealand

9.2.3.5. ASEAN

9.2.3.6. Rest of Asia Pacific

9.2.4. Middle East & Africa

9.2.4.1. UAE

9.2.4.2. Saudi Arabia

9.2.4.3. South Africa

9.2.4.4. Rest of MEA

9.2.5. South America

9.2.5.1. Argentina

9.2.5.2. Brazil

9.2.5.3. Rest of South America

Chapter 10. North America Salmon Market Analysis

10.1. Key Insights

10.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

10.2.1. By Species

10.2.2. By Type

10.2.3. By Product

10.2.4. By Distribution Channel

10.2.5. By Country

Chapter 11. Europe Salmon Market Analysis

11.1. Key Insights

11.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

11.2.1. By Species

11.2.2. By Type

11.2.3. By Product

11.2.4. By Distribution Channel

11.2.5. By Country

Chapter 12. Asia Pacific Salmon Market Analysis

12.1. Key Insights

12.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

12.2.1. By Species

12.2.2. By Type

12.2.3. By Product

12.2.4. By Distribution Channel

12.2.5. By Country

Chapter 13. Middle East and Africa Salmon Market Analysis

13.1. Key Insights

13.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

13.2.1. By Species

13.2.2. By Type

13.2.3. By Product

13.2.4. By Distribution Channel

13.2.5. By Country

Chapter 14. South America Salmon Market Analysis

14.1. Key Insights

14.2. Market Size and Forecast, 2017 - 2027 (US$ Mn & MMT)

14.2.1. By Species

14.2.2. By Type

14.2.3. By Product

14.2.4. By Distribution Channel

14.2.5. By Country

Chapter 15. Company Profile (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Key Product landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, and Business Strategy Outlook) *

15.1. Cremaq Group ASA

15.2. Leroy Seafood Group ASA

15.3. Mowi ASA

15.4. SalMar ASA

15.5. AquaChile

15.6. Cooke Aquaculture

15.7. Bakkafrost

15.8. Grieg Seafood

15.9. Multiexport

15.10. Blumar

15.11. Salmones Camanchaca

15.12. Australis Seafoods

15.13. Nova Sea

15.14. Tassal Group

15.15. Sinkaberg-Hansen

15.16. Nordlaks

15.17. Bremnes Seashore

15.18. Norway Royal Salmon

15.19. Alsaker Fjordbruk

15.20. Other Prominent players

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What countries or jurisdictions have regulations concerning additives in salmon feed?

Research is focused on developing sustainable additives for salmon farming, including insect-based ingredients, seaweed, and methane-reducing additives.

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Content: World’s Largest Insect Farm to Open in France

Once fully operational, the massive vertical farm will produce 200,000 tonnes of insect-based ingredients a year.

Ÿnsect, one of the world’s largest insect rangers, is betting big on bugs to help push the world in a more sustainable direction.

Founded in 2011, the company is fast approaching its goal of opening the world’s largest insect farm and dramatically scaling up its operations. Located about an hour north of Paris, the state-of-the-art facility will leverage automated systems and vertical farming techniques to raise mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) and enable the production of over 200,000 tonnes of insect-based ingredients per year. The site, estimated to be completed by the end of 2022, will join two other Ÿnsect facilities already operational in France and the Netherlands.

"It’s an automated warehouse, very similar to an Amazon warehouse, where instead of storing stuff, we are storing live insects," Ÿnsect CEO and co-founder Antoine Hubert told Time last year. "There is a climate-control system which is highly complex to maintain temperature and moisture from zero to 30 meters high. All operations are automated. Anything that you do on [an insect] farm is done with robots."

Feed for Fish, Fertilizer for Plants, Burgers for Humans

For the past decade, mealworms cultivated at Ÿnsect’s farms have been turned into powders and oils that have become nutritional additives to pet and farm feeds. Thanks to a ruling last year by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) that deemed mealworms safe for human consumption, the company has also begun selling its powders for shakes, cereal bars, pasta, and even alt-meat burgers. In addition, the shed shells of the rapidly growing mealworms are collected and sold as beneficial organic fertilizers to farmers.

According to MealFlour, a project that promotes mealworm farming as a way to battle malnutrition in Guatemala, a serving of mealworm powder is 55% protein, contains all essential amino and fatty acids, and has more iron than sirloin beef. Compared to the production of milk, pork, chicken, and beef, mealworms are also more sustainable and require fewer resources and energy.

While its recent forays into human foodstuffs have garnered attention, Ÿnsect's focus presently remains on helping to feed sustainably the animals that feed the world. For instance, aquaculture, like salmon farming, is a resource-intensive operation that uses both land-based crops (soy) and massive amounts of wild-caught fish to create what's known as fishmeal. With food production projected to have to grow by more than 70% by 2050 to meet demand, the overfishing of oceans to feed aquaculture operations is not a feasible option. Studies, such as a recent trial by NOAA, have shown that supplementing or even replacing fishmeal with insect- and plant-based foods holds promise for eliminating the need for wild-caught sources. According to Hubert, there are other positives as well.

"They [salmon] were reaching the maturity stage faster and eating less so they were avoiding a large quantity of feed," he told Fast Company in 2020. "There was less mortality so the farmers get more fish eventually than before... This also explains why we have a carbon-negative balance, because we are avoiding so many quantities of inputs to feed fish to have the same quantities of fish."

Hubert added to Fast Company that Ÿnsect has contracts worth more than $100 million with fish feed producers. This past year, with the acquisition of U.S.-based mealworm producer Jord, it also began entering new markets, such as the rapidly growing U.S. backyard chicken feed market.

A Record-Breaking Vertical Farm

One look at the animated video of Ÿnsect’s new facility up above and you can see why it’s been touted as an automated marvel. Mealworms will be reared by robots in stacked tubs stretching several stories tall. Unlike other insect food alternatives such as flies or crickets, mealworms do not hop or fly, allowing the company to maximize the space available.

In an effort to make sure the creatures are ethically farmed, Hubert reached out to philosophers from the Sorbonne University to judge their welfare. As he told The Guardian, the students determined that the mealworms had "more in common with mushroom-growing and hothousing vegetables" than with livestock.

"They have no brain in the strict sense of the word," he said. "We know they have a reflex reaction and they communicate and build intelligent structures, but nobody has shown they feel anything. However, what is important is to respect them as living organisms, which we do."

In addition to the new farm in France, Ÿnsect plans to continue to scale its operations with additional facilities, including a major site in the U.S. The biggest hurdle ahead, however, says Hubert, is making insects a normal part of everyday diets.

"I believe that the big challenge is accepting insects as part of the human diet," he told Authority Magazine. "A large part of the world's population eats insects, but we must be able to prove its properties and its benefits for the environment in order to reach more and have more impact!"

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  2. "Why Eat Mealworms?" MealFlour.

  3. "Edible Insects." Food and Agriculture Organization.

  4. van Dijk, Michiel, et al. "A Meta-Analysis of Projected Global Food Demand and Population At Risk of Hunger for the Period 2010–2050." Nature Food, vol. 2, no. 7, 2021, pp. 494-501., doi:10.1038/s43016-021-00322-9

  5. "The Future of Fish Feed May Lie in Insects, Mold, and Algae." National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Asparagopsis seaweed is being researched for its potential to reduce methane emissions in salmon farming as a feed additive.

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Aquaculture company Clean Seas announces seaweed trial in bid to reduce emissions

By Lucas Forbes
Posted , updated

An aquaculture company is trialling growing seaweed to reduce the environmental impact of fish farming and livestock.

Clean Seas is working with another aquaculture company, CH4 Global, to grow asparagopsis seaweed at its Arno Bay site as part of the trial.

Asparagopsis can absorb excess carbon and nitrogen waste from fish farms and reduces cattle methane emissions when added to their feed.

Clean Seas chief executive Rob Gratton said growing asparagopsis alongside kingfish farms could make red meat and aquaculture more sustainable.

"This is about the future of sustainable aquaculture and the future of feeding the world," he said.

"We can offset some of the environmental footprint of kingfish farming and produce a product that helps another industry achieve its environmental credentials."

Asparagopsis is estimated to reduce carbon emissions from cattle by up to 90 per cent when added to feed.

As part of the trial Clean Seas is providing a tank to grow the seaweed in, while CH4 is outfitting it to grow asparagopsis.

Mr Gratton said he was confident in the science of growing asparagopsis and that the three-year trial would focus how to grow the seaweed at scale.

"The science is clear, this species of asparagopsis grows in our waters and captures carbon and nitrogen; this is more a technical scale-up exercise," he said.

Mr Gratton said if successful, asparagopsis production could become a mainstay of its business.

"If this was successful, I could see a future where all our leases up and down the Spencer Gulf have some form of algae production," he said.

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Methane-reducing additives like Bovaer can reduce emissions by up to 90% in beef cows and are being researched for salmon farming.

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Content: EU give marketing approval to methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer

Dairy

RESEARCH: Studies show a quarter-teaspoon of Bovaer per cow per day consistently reduces enteric methane emissions by about 30 per cent for dairy cows.

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The European Union has approved the marketing of a methane-reducing feed additive for dairy cows.

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The European Union has approved the marketing of a methane-reducing feed additive for dairy cows.

The inclusion of the additive in the EU registry, expected in the coming weeks, will mark the first time a feed additive authorised in the EU for environmental benefits can be marketed.

The additive, Bovaer, was developed in the past decade by Dutch-based multi-national health and nutrition company Royal DSM.

Research includes more than 50 peer-reviewed studies published in independent scientific journals and 48 on-farm trials in 14 countries across four continents.

DSM has begun engineering works for a large-scale Bovaer plant at its manufacturing site in Dalry, Scotland.

"Bovaer has the power to truly revolutionise the global dairy industry," DSM co-CEO Geraldine Matchett said.

"We are extremely proud that, after a decade of research, trials and value-chain collaboration, its potential has been recognised with this historic market approval."

Studies show a quarter-teaspoon of Bovaer per cow per day consistently reduces enteric methane emissions by about 30 per cent for dairy cows and up to 90pc for beef cows.

READ MORE: JBS makes big strides to reduce methane emissions

Methane has a global warming potential 28 times greater than carbon dioxide, which is why reducing methane emissions was identified at COP26 as one of the most significant short-term means of tackling climate change.

More than 100 governments pledged to cut methane emissions by 30pc by 2030, as part of the Global Methane Pledge.

READ MORE: Red seaweed trials look at how it reduces methane emissions of dairy cows

The European Commission's confirmation of approval noted the innovative feed additive was safe for use without impacting the quality of dairy products and was the first of its kind to be available within the EU.

"Innovation is key for a successful shift towards a more sustainable food system," EU commissioner for health and food safety Stella Kyriakides said.

"The EU continues to lead the way in ensuring food safety while adapting to new technologies that can make food production more sustainable.

"Cutting farming-related methane emissions is key in our fight against climate change and today's approval is a very telling example of what we can achieve through new agricultural innovations."

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Monitoring and enforcing additives in salmon farming is crucial for the industry's sustainability and safety, and requires further research on environmental and health impacts.

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Content: ‘It will be death knell for all Connemara rivers’: fish farm plan sparks concerns

Angling: Covid-19 regulations fail to dampen spirits at Annamoe Fishery event

Tipperary angler Pat Noonan (centre), winner of the post-Christmas outing at Annamoe Trout Fisheries, with six rainbow trout. On left, Stuart McGrane, organiser of the day and Brian Nally, proprietor

The report in Angling Notes in November last focused on alerting readers of the application by MOWI (formally Marine Harvest) for a proposed new 22-cage fish farm in Ballinakill Bay, Connemara. The Department of Marine has recently announced that the application is now being processed.

Numerous correspondence of grave concern have been sent to Minister for the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan in relation to the proposed licence application.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has submitted its reasons for objecting to the licence as have Salmon Watch Ireland, Galway Bay Against Salmon Cages and many environmental groups and angling clubs throughout the country.

Commenting on behalf of the Drowes Fishery, Seamus O’Neill said: “If this licence is granted it will be the death knell for all of the Connemara rivers, especially the Kylemore river, which enters the sea at Ballinakill Bay. The decision by IFI to publish its submission in the new year is unusual and most welcome,” he said.

New scientific evidence of the detrimental effects fish farms are having on the environment is coming to light on a regular basis. In MOWI’s home country, the Norwegian government appointed 13 scientists to report on the effects fish farms are having on the wild salmon population returning to rivers.

The report by the Norwegian Scientific Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon is most terrifying. Of particular interest are the sections on the detrimental effects salmon farm lice and escapees are having on wild salmon populations.

In 2019, 1,393,000 metric tons of farmed Atlantic salmon were produced in Norway. It was reported that 43,000 escaped from fish farms in 2020. The mean annual number of escapees reported during the last 10 years was 168,000 salmon.

The actual numbers were two to four times higher than reported, according to the Institute of Marine Research during 2005-2011.

Studies have also shown there is widespread genetic introgression of escaped farmed salmon in wild salmon. The gene flow from escaped farmed salmon has altered the life history of wild Atlantic salmon in Norwegian rivers. Individuals with high levels of introgression from farmed fish have altered age and size at maturation.

Salmon returning to rivers each year has also diminished due to the impacts of salmon lice. This reduction threatens salmon populations in the most impacted areas and has significantly reduced the harvestable surplus for angling and marine fisheries over large parts of the country.

In 2010-2014, the report estimated that 50,000 fewer salmon returned from the ocean each year due to the impacts of salmon lice. For 2018, it was estimated there was a reduction of 29,000 salmon due to salmon lice, and for 2019 a reduction of 39,000 salmon.

The full report can be viewed at Status of Wild Atlantic Salmon in Norway 2021.

Covid fails to dampen spirits at Annamoe Fishery

Covid regulations were to the fore at the post-Christmas fly fishing outing to Annamoe Fishery in Roundwood, Co Wicklow, last Tuesday.

All the usual protocols associated with competitions were set aside for the 15 competitors. No gatherings, no cross-checking size limits, 5m distance between anglers and the fishery lodge remained closed. It was a case of bring your own sandwiches and tea and stay outside at your peg.

That said, the day was a huge success. “It was like a summer’s day” was a comment overheard. Mild temperatures, sunshine and slack winds. And the fish responded in good numbers too. A total of 34 trout were landed (and returned), with Templemore angler Pat Noonan taking the honours with six fish. Craig Sheridan caught a beauty of 3.5lb.

Annamoe Trout Fisheries is open most days. Contact Brian for fly-casting lessons and further details at 0404-45470.

*If you have an angling story to share, please send to me at angling@irishtimes.com.

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