Feed for cod

There is a rapidly growing interest for cultivation of cod around the Atlantic. Wild catches of Atlantic cod have been reduced from approx. four to less than one million tn in the last 30 years. Total production of framed cod is estimated to reach one million tn within the next few decades, which would represent 18 billions NOK (18 NOK/kg). The cost of feed is 50-60% of the total production costs in framing of cod. A 10% reduction in feed costs will therefore give a minimum 5% reduction in total production costs.

The aim of this project is to reduce the cost of feed by 10-20%. Nordic cod-networks pinpoint reduction of feed cost as one of the most important factors of success in cod farming. The increasing demand of seafood for human consumption will only be met by aquaculture and farming of cod is expected to become of great importance for the Nordic countries. Cooperation between the Nordic countries is considered very important in order to benefit from experience gained from farming of salmon and other fish species in these countries.

The aim of the project is furthermore to bring the Nordic countris together in their research on feed for cod by creating extensive network of feed producers, producers of single feed components, future cod farmers as well as scientists within this field of reserach. Presently there is very limited knowledge and experience available regarding the correct composition of feed for cod. This information is however crucial for the cod farming industry. As feed is the biggest single variable cost in farming of cod, high cost of feed is considered to be the main drawback in obtaining economical feasibility in cod farming.

Project time: 1.10.2003 – 31.12.2005

Project manager: Rannveig Björnsdóttir, Icelandic fisheries laboratories. 

Project contact at the Nordic Innovation Centre: Sigríður Þormóðsdóttir

Participants

- Participants and webside

Rapport

Rannveig Björnsdóttir, Jón Árnason, Helgi Thorarensen, Soffía Vala Tryggvadóttir, Bjarne Olsen, Durita i Grótinum, Turið Mørkøre, Rolf Erik Olsen, Örjan Karlsen & Jana Pickova, 2006. Feed for Atlantic cod. NICe report 03029. 44 p.

Presentations of the project

 - Sats på torsk, Bergen – February 2005

 - Aquaculture Europe 2005 – Norway August 2005 (The project will have a poster at Aquaculture Europe 2005 in Norway - August 2005: Product quality of Atlantic cod fed diets supplemented with soybean oil)

Meeting 25-26 Nov 2004

-Agenda

Meeting 13-14 Feb 2004

- Agenda

Meeting 20-21 Nov 2003

- presentations

- project members (participants)

- State of the art - Jan 2004

Experimental protocols

- protocols

Að titilsíðu  © 2002 Eiríkur Aðalsteinsson, Hreiðar Þór Valtýsson, Eyjólfur Guðmundsson