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Global salmon and trout producer Cermaq introduces fish welfare policy
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ermaq has implemented a new fish welfare policy based on the framework and recommendations in the FishWell report. This report’s recommendations ensure fish will perform better and be of better quality, due to their better standard of living. While Cermaq already reports on a broad set of fish health and welfare indicators, this is the first step towards developing KPIs for measuring fish welfare as defined in FishWell. A fish with good welfare is healthier, performs better and ultimately has better quality, which is essential for the productivity and sustainability of Cermaq’s farming operations. A wide group of scientists summarise the knowledge of fish welfare in the FishWell report and recommend how this can be operationalised in production processes as well as in procedures for handling the fish. Cermaq has used these recommendations to enhance fish welfare throughout its operations. Fish welfare depends on a range of biological and environmental factors. Cermaq continually strives to meet the needs of the fish, and constant improvement, research and innovation is a part of our company culture. “A real change maker for monitoring fish welfare will only be seen when we move towards individualised
farming. Then we can monitor and treat individual fish, not the entire stock in the pen. This is where iFarm provides a solution,” said Research and Development Director, Olai Einen. iFarm, when developed, can measure the external fish health and welfare parameters presented in FishWell. By sorting and treating individual fish, the welfare for all fish in the pen will increase and mortality rates will be dramatically reduced. Cermaq is one of the world’s leading companies in farming of salmon and trout, with operations in Norway, Chile and Canada. Cermaq is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation with head office in Oslo, Norway.
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