NEWS 104 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2025 BioMar announced that its production facilities in Myre and Karmøy, Norway, officially achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Feed certification. The company points to this latest achievement as strengthening its global commitment to responsible feed production and ensuring Norwegian farmers have access to ASC-compliant feed ahead of upcoming requirements. BioMar is now able to support the Norwegian salmon sector with locally produced ASC-compliant feed. This achievement is expected to help farms prepare for the October 2025 deadline, when ASC certification will require feed sourced from ASC-certified facilities. “This certification is the result of our long-term efforts to ensure that feed production for aquaculture is done in a sustainable way, both for the environment and for people. We are proud to offer our customers feed that meets the strictest requirements for environmental and social responsibility,” says Håvard Jørgensen, Managing Director of BioMar Norway. The certification audits were carried out in early 2025 and included a comprehensive evaluation of both sites’ operations, procurement systems, and traceability standards. With this achievement, Norway joins BioMar’s expanding network of ASC-certified production sites. BioMar has previously achieved ASC Feed Certification in Ecuador, Chile, the United Kingdom, and Costa Rica, enabling farmers across a wide range of species and regions to meet the increasing demand for responsibly farmed seafood. Read more>> BioMar adds two Norwegian facilities to ASC-certified production network Aker ǪRILL Company announced the launch of Krill Science Hub, the world's first comprehensive digital platform dedicated to Antarctic krill and ecosystem research. The initiative makes 20 years of peer-reviewed scientific literature accessible to researchers, policymakers, and the public through a single, curated source. Antarctica and its krill ecosystem are among the most important areas on Earth. Until now, no centralized platform existed to aggregate the scattered but significant body of research on this vital ecosystem. Krill Science Hub addresses this gap by systematically collecting and presenting peer-reviewed studies from 2005-2025, covering krill biomass dynamics, ecosystem interactions, and the environmental impacts of harvesting. "Centralizing peer-reviewed Antarctic research in an accessible format addresses a critical need in polar science. Initiatives like this will significantly benefit both the scientific community and informed public discourse by making decades of rigorous ecosystem research readily available to those who need it most," says Bjørn Krafft, Principal Scientist at Institute of Marine Research, Norway. The platform launches with 50 peer-reviewed articles from leading academic journals, each accompanied by expert-drafted summaries and key findings sections to enhance accessibility for diverse audiences. According to the announcement, this approach reflects the platform's commitment to maintaining the highest academic standards while making complex research understandable to non-specialists. Read more>> World’s first platform for antarctic krill research launched Photo: Courtesy of Aker ǪRILL Company Photo: BioMar
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTUxNjkxNQ==