Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 4 May 2021

NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2021 27 ber of fish caught, and visually counting underwater images when moving the fish to aquaculture nets. To tackle this problem and support the aquacul- ture industry, Yanmar Marine Systems has devel- oped the Automated Fish Counting System which significantly reduces the time needed to count fish. Yanmar’s Research & Development Center devel- oped image recognition and processing technology and an integrated system including hardware, such as a specially designed underwater camera and image processing computer, to realize real-time automated counting. Under optimal conditions, the system has succeeded in automatically counting tuna with an accuracy of more than 98%. In the future Yanmar aims to contribute to greater efficiency and devel- opment of the fishing and aquaculture industry by reducing feed costs, cutting work time, and facilitat- ing the accurate reporting of catches. N utreco published its on- line Sustainability Report 2020. It shares how, during an incredibly challenging pandem- ic year, people across Nutreco worked with partners to drive the company’s purpose of Feeding the Future, while helping safeguard the food supply chain so that peo- ple everywhere could access the nutritious protein they needed. Rob Koremans, CEO of Nutre- co comments about the report: “COVID-19 had an enormous impact on life across the globe in 2020. Our hearts go out to all who lost loved ones and suffered hard- ship – and we are grateful for the work done by our employees and partners to help keep the feed-to- food chain running. The lessons we learned during this extraor- dinary year only reinforced our dedication to operating in balance with the planet and ensuring sus- tainability is central to everything we do. Our report outlines the significant progress we made on this in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, and looks forward to a new strategic horizon we’ve set for the next five years.” Nutreco’s 2020 Report offi- cially wraps up its sustainability Vision 2020 and introduces the strategy for the next five years, RoadMap 2025, focuses on three main pillars: health & welfare, climate & circularity and good citizenship. “While we were able to meet 85% of our Vision 2020 ambitions, we engaged a much broader group of internal and ex- ternal stakeholders in developing RoadMap 2025, to ensure our ambitions are both achievable and targeted to the needs of both our business and our customers,” said José Villalón, Nutreco’s Cor- porate Sustainability Director. Nutreco publishes 2020 Sustainability Report Nutreco’s 2020 Report wraps up its sustainability Vision 2020 and introduces the strategy for the next five years - RoadMap 2025 - and focuses on three main pillars: health & welfare, climate & circularity and good citizenship.