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Dr Neil Auchterlonie New beginnings
o coin an expression, it is the end of an era at IFFO, and the start of a new one. Andrew Mallison, who has been leading IFFO as an organisation in the position of Director General for the last seven years, left the organisation at the end of July to take on a new role with Global Aquaculture Alliance.
Andrew leaves a superb legacy of his work, with IFFO in great shape as an organisation and possessing a strong strategic vision and mission. We at IFFO all wish Andrew well in his new endeavour and we are convinced he will be a great success leading the GAA as another global seafood organisation. He will be missed by us all, but a new era is about to commence. The new Director General, Petter Martin Johannessen will be joining the IFFO team from early September, and he is an extremely able successor in the role. Petter brings a range of different skills to the role of DG, not least of which is substantial experience working in the feed industry with Cargill Aqua Nutrition and Ewos and having an impressive array of experience across management consultancy, procurement, sourcing and improvement project design. He will certainly have an in-depth understanding of the business from the customer’s perspective. We welcome Petter to the team and look forward to working with him as he leads the organisation through a very interesting period of time for aquaculture and aquafeed development as it consistent growth continues to be supported by the marine ingredients industry. One of Petter’s first jobs is linked to probably the most important event in the IFFO calendar. The IFFO team is in the process of organising our IFFO Annual Conference, which this year is going to be held in Rome. The Director General’s role is important in welcoming and closing the conference, and although Petter is already widely known in the community it will be a great opportunity for many others to meet him for the first time. The Technical Session on day two of the event is one where we have the opportunity to focus on the science relating to fishmeal and fish oil. It is a good opportunity to provide a summary of IFFO’s technical work to the membership. This year, as well as a general summary of our project work which includes the usual coverage of our work on antioxidants, regulations and current issues, we also have a couple of invited speakers to make presentations on IFFO-funded projects. Professor Brett Glencross of the Institute of Aquaculture will be presenting on the quality parameters in fishmeal, and the reasons why it is such an effective aquafeed (and animal feed) ingredient. Duncan Leadbitter of FishMatter Pty., will be presenting on the work that IFFO together with GAA has funded looking at raw material supply for fishmeal in Thailand and Vietnam. Additionally, we have Kristine Hartmann of Aker Biomarine AS talking about the krill fishery in the Antarctic and the focus on sustainability issues. There will also be a panel discussion on the importance of Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) in providing material for feed certification, as we have previously found panel discussions to be a good mechanism to engage some stimulating debate and interesting questions across the audience. We look forward to a good exchange of technical information at the event as it is the one great opportunity we have every year to engage directly with the IFFO members and discuss the science in one room.
Dr Neil Auchterlonie is the Technical Director at IFFO. He has managed aquaculture and fisheries science programmes in both public and private sectors. Academically he holds a BSc in Marine and Freshwater Biology from Stirling University, a MSc in Applied Fish Biology from the University of Plymouth, and a PhD in Aquaculture (halibut physiology) from Stirling University. 10 | September 2018 - International Aquafeed
HRH The Crown Prince opens Nor-Fishing 2018
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is Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon officially opened this year’s NorFishing. The annual meeting concerning the fishery and technological industries took place this year at Trondheim, Norway between August 21-24, 2018. As well as officially opening the exhibition and giving a speech during the opening, the Crown Prince also visited exhibitors. In this way, the Crown Prince familiarised himself
further with the industry present at this important meeting place. The visits occured both in the Nidarø main area, and at the outdoor area at Skansen. It is expected that more than 20,000 visitors from 70 countries were present for this years Nor-Fishing, the various exhibitors showcasing just why fishing is Norway’s second-biggest export industry.