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FISHERIES

FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE - CREATING

CIRCULAR FARMING NETS

AKVA group is a key player in an ex- nets,” says Karen Kvalheim, the Innovation has a responsibility to reduce the green-
citing collaboration with Nofir, Aquafil, Manager for Research at AKVA group in house gas emissions generated through
Grieg Seafood, and Hampidjan to devel- Egersund. production. At the same time, there are
op the first circular farming nets using increasing demands from organizations and
recycled nylon from used nets, fishing A Circular Future the general public for the use of more en-
gear, and other nylon products. This in- For AKVA group to succeed in producing vironmentally friendly alternatives.
itiative creates a more environmentally recycled nets, they rely on multiple collab- "The EU Plastic Directive holds us, as
friendly aquaculture industry. orative actors within a complex value chain. plastic component producers, responsible
"Our advantage is that we have had this for reducing the amount of greenhouse
collaboration for many years, which puts gas emissions," says Kvalheim.
us in a position to succeed. We are also a The collaboration project officially start-
significant player in the net market, so if ed on 1 June, with high expectations of
we succeed, it will make a significant con- achieving a sustainable and circular future
tribution to making the entire aquaculture for the aquaculture industry. The project
industry more sustainable and circular in the is planned to run until June 2025.
future. It will also reinforce AKVA group's
reputation as a forward-thinking and in-
“AKVA group Egersund Net will pro- novative player in the market," she says.
duce netting based on regenerated nylon
and test its quality in the laboratory. The Plastic Responsibility
testing includes measures such as tensile The goal of producing circular nets is to
strength, elasticity, durability, shrinkage, offer more environmentally friendly prod-
and the effects of anti-fouling. Additionally, ucts to the aquaculture industry. As a pro-
it will involve the production of full-scale ducer of plastic components, AKVA group
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ANDFJORD SALMON COMPLETES FIRST

HARVEST FROM LAND-BASED FARM

Andfjord Salmon is delighted to announce has had excellent living conditions in the first shipment wanting to pay extra for the
the successful completion of its inaugu- pool. As a consequence of this, we have next delivery. This has made us even more
ral harvest of Atlantic salmon from the harvested fish that may not have survived confident that we will be able to achieve
company's first pool located at Kvalnes, in other fish farming facilities. This has a a healthy premium on our product in the
Andøya. The harvest has yielded strong negative impact on the average weight and future”, adds Martin Rasmussen.
results with an industry leading survival superior share, which is still at an impres- In future batches, Andfjord Salmon’s
rate of 97.5% sive level. However, a high survival rate is average slaughter weights will be nota-
obviously the most valuable from a financial bly higher. The reason behind the earlier
perspective,” says Martin Rasmussen, CEO slaughter of the inaugural batch is to ac-
of Andfjord Salmon. commodate the commencement of further
The harvested fish displayed a diverse expansion construction.
range of weights, from 1-2 kg up to 5-6
kg. Of particular note, approximately 50%
of the fish fell into the 2-3 kg category,
achieving an average price of approximately
67 NOK/kg. Additionally, around 40% of
The total biomass of Atlantic salmon the fish weighed between 3-4 kg, real-
reached 646,000 tonnes translating to izing an average price of approximately
approximately 530 metric tonnes HOG 80 NOK/kg.
(Head-On-Gutted), with an average "The high-quality attributes of our salm-
weight of approximately 3.4 kilograms on have not gone unnoticed by our cus-
per fish. An exit-count in conjunction with tomers, who have provided very positive
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