Krill may hold key to future of aquaculture

Antarctic krill is being touted as the solution to making fish farming and other aquaculture more sustainable. With pressure on fish stocks, aquaculture has been identified by the UN as the way to meet world seafood demand. It had been feared a shortage of nutritious feed would prevent growth, but trials by Norwegian fishing business Aker BioMarine have indicated that krill meal is an effective feed for species such as salmon, sea bream and shrimp.
The use of krill in aquaculture has been limited as nutrients deteriorate rapidly if they are not quickly processed. But Aker BioMarine has developed a harvesting method that minimises physical damage before the krill are rapidly processed on board.

SOURCE: The Grocer 05 September 2009

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The Aker BioMarine krill fishery is certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) http://www.msc.org/track-a-fishery/certified/southern-ocean/aker-biomarine-antarctic-krill/aker-biomarine-antarctic-krill. MSC is an independent, global, non-profit organization that promotes the best choices in sustainable seafood. Aker BioMarine’s QRILL™ products are Omega-3 rich krill products produced from krill that are harvested in an environmentally sustainable way. Read more
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Aker BioMarine applies close control over the entire sequence of actions from harvesting of krill in the Southern Ocean to delivery of products to customers. Every product batch can be traced back to the coordinates of the vessel when the harvesting took place. Read more
Unique harvest technology

Krill is caught and processed using our Eco-Harvesting™ system. This assures maximum freshness, while the process minimizes physical damage to the krill, and minimizes by-catch. Rapid onboard processing preserves all the key nutrients in both krill meal and krill oil.

The fishing equipment remains underwater while a continuous stream of water flows through the net and directly into the hose, bringing the krill live and fresh directly into the factory vessel. This advanced fishing process allows for continuous processing of fresh raw material with superior product quality.

Eco-Harvesting results in minimal environmental impact. The innovative, sustainable krill harvesting will allow future generations to reap bounteous harvests of krill for yet-to-be-developed uses of this tiny but nutrition-packed crustacean.

Krill may hold key to future of aquaculture

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Unique harvest technology