In the summer of 2022, the NON-Fôr team at Nord University carried out a feeding trial at the Mørkvedbukta Research Station of the university. The aim is to understand the effects of insect meal on Atlantic salmon. The feeding period lasted 73 days, and samples of interest were taken during August 23-26 to determine parameters for assessing the growth and health of the fish. We expect remarkable results from this feeding study that investigates the effects of two highly nutritious plant protein alternatives. The findings will be made available to the salmon farming industry to allow it follow a sustainable growth path in the future.

Our sampling team

From right: Prabhugouda Siriyappagouder (Senior Laboratory Engineer, Nord), Florence Perera (Researcher connected to NON-Fôr, Nord), Madeleine Jodal (Laboratory Engineer, Mørkvedbukta Reseach Station), Majharul Islam (PhD student connected to NON-Fôr, Nord), Abu Bakar Siddik (Laboratory Engineer, Mørkvedbukta Reseach Station), Sylvie Bolla (Associate Professor, Nord), Yousri Abdelhafiz (Researcher, Nord), Kirill Didenko (MSc student connected to NON-Fôr, Nord), Henrik Hagen (MSc student connected to NON-Fôr, Nord), Eyassu Ghebre (MSc student connected to NON-Fôr, Nord), Nathaniel Wesley Farris (PhD student connected to NON-Fôr, Nord), Inês Beatriz Castro Maia (PhD student from Portugal), Ioannis Vatsos (Associate Professor, Nord), Jonas Rudolph (BSc student from Hochschule Bremen), Youngjin Park (Postdoctoral Researcher, Nord). Viviane Paulette Verlhac Trichet (Associate Professor, Nord, not in the photo).

Photo credit: Soumitra Chowdhury (PhD student, Nord University)