Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre
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Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre A/S (Skretting ARC) was established in 1989 and is the central R&D unit for the global fish
and shrimp
feed concern Skretting
, which is owned by Nutreco
B.V. Nutreco’s head office is in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Skretting ARC's main objective is to provide research and technical support regarding fish and shrimp feed. Skretting ARC has about 60 manyears of which about 45% have degrees corresponding to MSc or PhD level. It has an international staff representing 13 nationalities. It performs research for all feed companies within Skretting in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Australia.
Skretting ARC’s organizational/VAT number is 929 729 161. It is a legal entity owned 100% by Skretting AS. Its annual report may be found in the Norwegian authorities’ website http://www.brreg.no.
through all life stages with different water qualities (temperature and salinity). Facilities are also adapted for running trials with cod
after metamorphosis
. Main facilities are located within the vicinity of Stavanger
, however Skretting also has a trout facility in Italy and is working towards a facility in Asia. In addition, Skretting ARC collaborates with several universities and institutes around the world.
SELFDOTT (Self-sustained Aquaculture and Domestication of Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus)
AQUAMAX Sustainable Aquafeeds to Maximise the Health Benefits of Farmed Fish for Consumers
GLIP (Grain Legumes Integrated Programme)
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
and shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
feed concern Skretting
Skretting
Skretting is the world’s largest producer of feeds for farmed fish.-Company:In 2010, the company has operations on five continents and produces 1.3 million tonnes of feed annually, for more than fifty species of fish...
, which is owned by Nutreco
Nutreco
Nutreco N.V. is a Dutch producer of animal nutrition, fish feed and processed meat products. It has about 100 production facilities in more than 30 countries, and eight research centers. The company was founded in 1994 after a Cinven-backed management buyout of the feed and nutrition division of BP...
B.V. Nutreco’s head office is in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Skretting ARC's main objective is to provide research and technical support regarding fish and shrimp feed. Skretting ARC has about 60 manyears of which about 45% have degrees corresponding to MSc or PhD level. It has an international staff representing 13 nationalities. It performs research for all feed companies within Skretting in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Australia.
Skretting ARC’s organizational/VAT number is 929 729 161. It is a legal entity owned 100% by Skretting AS. Its annual report may be found in the Norwegian authorities’ website http://www.brreg.no.
Core competencies
Skretting ARC’s core competencies are within fish and shrimp nutrition and health, feed raw materials, feed safety & quality and feed manufacturing processes. Skretting ARC’s facilities include an extensive research station with hatchery and land based tanks with both fresh and seawater trial facilities, a pilot plant for test feed production and innovative process trials and a well-equipped modern laboratory. The research station is designed for running trials with salmonidsSalmonidae
Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only living family currently placed in the order Salmoniformes. It includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings...
through all life stages with different water qualities (temperature and salinity). Facilities are also adapted for running trials with cod
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
after metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation...
. Main facilities are located within the vicinity of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, however Skretting also has a trout facility in Italy and is working towards a facility in Asia. In addition, Skretting ARC collaborates with several universities and institutes around the world.
Projects
Skretting ARC has participated in several Norwegian Research Council and EU-funded research projects over the years. Its researchers have been authors or co-authors of several scientific publications. Some examples of EU projects are:SELFDOTT (Self-sustained Aquaculture and Domestication of Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus)
AQUAMAX Sustainable Aquafeeds to Maximise the Health Benefits of Farmed Fish for Consumers
GLIP (Grain Legumes Integrated Programme)