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RAS TalkExpect the unexpected in RAS with Kim Hieronymus Lyhne of Danish SalmonDanish Salmon, founded in 2009, is one of the oldest RAS companies for Atlantic salmon. The company in Hirtshals, Denmark faced numerous challenges, including system failures and inefficiencies. CEO Kim Hieronymus Lyhne shares lessons from the company's financial turnaround, reporting profits for the first time in 2024 with its annual capacity of 2,300 tons.2025-02-1049 minRAS TalkSimple and buildable RAS projects with John Hansen at Hansen International Business ConsultingJohn Hansen, a project director in the RAS industry, discussed his experience and responsibilities, including managing design and construction for land-based fish farms. He emphasized the importance of early involvement in projects to ensure constructability and avoid costly changes. He also stressed the need for simplicity in design to keep costs and timelines manageable.2025-01-1658 minRAS TalkIcelandic community and collaboration with Chris Malanka and Óskar Jósúason from LaxeyLaxey's freshwater manager, Chris Malanka, manages four RAS facilities, focusing on fish health, production planning, and water quality. This RAS project in Iceland's Westman Islands aims to produce four million smolts annually, with a gradual startup plan. Public relations manager, Óskar Jósúason, also tells the story of how a local male choir's visit to the newly built growout tanks represents the company's emphasis on collaboration and community-building. 2024-11-1851 minRAS TalkDisrupting the sustainable value chain with Tommi Mäkinen of Finnforel TechnologiesTommi Mäkinen, chief technology officer and head of Finnforel Technologies, talks about the company's philosophy of making each process of rainbow trout RAS production sustainable and innovative. He shares a breakdown of their new Varkaus gigafactory and the lessons they learned from its previous pilot systems to make its large-scale facility optimized from egg to packaged filet.2024-10-1656 minRAS TalkBalancing biology and business with Fabian Riedel and Bert Wecker of OceanloopFabian Rydell and Bert Wecker, the co-CEOs of Oceanloop Group, share about their German-based company raising shrimp and grouper in their unique vertical farming-style, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). We explore the technical and operational challenges the company has overcome, as well as their ambitious plans for scaling up production across Europe.2024-09-161h 08RAS TalkNatural advantages of flowthrough with Martin Rasmussen of Andfjord SalmonReflecting on the company’s first year of production, CEO Martin Rasmussen emphasizes Andfjord Salmon’s concept of combining the natural benefits of the sea with the advantages of being on land, leveraging the company's unique location near the Gulf Stream for optimal water temperature and quality.2024-08-2856 minRAS TalkRASTECH24: Commissioning to success with James Tuller of Pure Salmon TechnologyJames Peter Henry Tuller is the commissioning manager at Norway-based Pure Salmon Technology. On the second day (June 6) of the RASTECH 2024 Conference and Trade Fair, Tuller took the stage to give attendees a simple breakdown of the commissioning process for a RAS facility. He talks about the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to this final step before system startup.2024-07-1254 minRAS TalkRASTECH24: A vision for RAS' future with Ohad Maiman and Thue Holm of Aqua Founders CapitalAqua Founders Capital managing directors, Ohad Maiman and Thue Holm, share insights on the challenges they hope to address in the recirculating aquaculture industry. They also offer an update on their latest projects, Farm in a Box and The Black Cod Company. This episode is a live recording of the keynote session at RASTECH 2024 Conference and Trade Fair on June 5, 2024 in Charlotte, N.C., USA.2024-06-2457 min
RAS Talk“5 To Watch” at RASTECH 2024: Xylem, Booths 22 & 23In RASTECH’s new mini-podcast series, “5 To Watch”, recorded ahead of RASTECH 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina (Jun 5-6), host Mari-Len De Guzman talks with Matthew Smith of Xylem, the event’s Diamond Sponsor, about the company’s various technologies and solutions for RAS operations.2024-05-1609 min
RAS Talk“5 To Watch” at RASTECH 2024: Aquatic Equipment & Design, Booth 24In this new mini-series, “5 To Watch”, recorded ahead of RASTECH 2024 in Charlotte, N.C., USA (June 5-6, 2024), host Mari-Len De Guzman talks with Jason Danaher of Aquatic Equipment & Design about their aquaculture technology solutions such as mechanical filtration and new aeration diffusers. Also, what to expect at Aquatic E&D’s booth this year and their team’s contribution in chairing sessions on Water Quality and Waste & Sludge treatment.This episode is sponsored by Aquatic Equipment & Design.2024-04-3007 min
RAS Talk“5 To Watch” at RASTECH 2024: Octaform, Booth 9In our new mini-series, “5 To Watch”, recorded ahead of RASTECH 2024 in Charlotte, N.C., USA (June 5-6, 2024), host Mari-Len De Guzman talks with Callum Graham of Octaform about their tank technology for new RAS projects, fish welfare, and restorative solutions for degraded concrete tanks. Also, who and what to expect at Octaform’s booth at this year’s RASTECH event.This episode is sponsored by Octaform. 2024-04-3012 min
RAS Talk“5 To Watch” at RASTECH 2024: ATLANTIUM, Booth 57In a new mini-series, “5 To Watch”, recorded ahead of the RASTECH 2024 conference in Charlotte, N.C., USA (June 5-6, 2024), host Mari-Len De Guzman talks with Aran Lavi of Atlantium Technologies Ltd. about the company’s current solutions for water biosecurity based on their medium pressure UV technology. Also, who and what to expect at Atlantium’s booth at this year’s RASTECH event.This episode is sponsored by Atlantium Technologies Ltd.2024-04-3012 min
RAS Talk“5 To Watch” at RASTECH 2024: Aquaculture Systems Technologies, Booth 34In our new mini-series, “5 To Watch”, recorded ahead of RASTECH 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina (June 5-6, 2024), host Mari-Len De Guzman talks with Michael Malone of Aquaculture Systems Technologies about their new incubation system, bead filtration and wastewater treatment technologies. Also, who and what to expect at AST’s booth at this year’s RASTECH event.This episode is sponsored by Aquaculture Systems Technologies.2024-04-3009 minRAS TalkThe ongoing study of off-flavour with John Davidson of The Freshwater InstituteResearch scientist, John Davidson, and The Freshwater Institute team are conducting some of the leading research around understanding off-flavour in recirculating aquaculture systems. In this episode, he shares his latest findings with co-hosts Jean Ko Din and Justin Henry. They talk about how conversations around off-flavour in the industry have changed over time.2024-04-1751 minRAS TalkOptimizing control in shrimp RAS with John Diener of Vertical OceansVertical Oceans is a unique recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for shrimp because it touts itself to be modular, has zero discharge and is almost 94 per cent automated by a complex algorithm. Co-founder and chief executive, John Diener, talks about how he's harnessing his team's expertise in data science and bioinformatics to solve traditional shrimp farming's environmental challenges. 2024-03-1557 minRAS TalkThe start of a Florida aquaculture hub with Megan Sorby of Pine Island RedfishFlorida is home to both red drum fish and red mangroves. Megan Sorby, CEO and founder of Pine Island Redfish, has a vision to sustainably farm both in her new 150-acre RAS project. She sits down with Jean Ko Din and Justin Henry about her experience finding an aquaculture community in the state and her hopes to bring more RAS innovation to the industry.2024-02-1952 minRAS TalkSetting a standard for fish welfare with Borghild Hillestad of Viking AquaViking Aqua wants to build the "next generation RAS for Atlantic salmon," planning a 33,000-ton facility in Skipavika, Norway. In this episode, Borghild Hillestad shares how she plays a key role as director of fish welfare in the early design/engineering phase. She also shares the company's plans to establish a Fish Welfare Index that will set parameters for the facility’s artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring system.2024-01-1245 minRAS TalkDisrupting on a smaller scale with Yosuke Kurihara of ARK Inc.Although reconstruction in the area is over, Fukushima continues to live with the aftermath of the 2011 nuclear accident and its impact on its reputation. Initial ARK Inc.prototypes became a new way to revitalize the small Japanese town's seafood industry. Co-founder Yosuke Kurihara offers a unique take on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology with a micro-scale unit that he hopes will be a new take on "farm to table."2023-12-2047 minRAS TalkEel entrepreneurship with Sara Rademaker of American UnagiSara Rademaker is the founder and CEO of American Unagi, a glass eel recirculating aquaculture farm in Maine. She shares the journey of how she started the company from a small RAS system in the basement of her home, to an incubator startup, to now a commercial-scale farm to grow eel domestically.2023-11-2834 minRAS TalkWorld Trout Culture Summit 2023: RAS technologyHatchery International hosted its first World Trout Culture Summit on Oct. 18, 2023. The virtual event gathered experts across the aquaculture industry to talk about environmentally sustainable trout culture and production. In this special episode of RAS Talk, we share the live recording from a panel of trout RAS experts to talk about the benefits and challenges of recirculating systems, from restocking rainbow and brown trout to commercial farms growing trending species like Steelhead. What is this technology's future role and potential for trout in both enhancement fisheries and aquaculture?The panel was moderated by David Kuhn, associate professor at...2023-11-1659 minRAS TalkCan RAS transform shrimp farming? with George Chamberlain from The Center for Responsible SeafoodThis episode was recorded about a month after The Center for Responsible Seafood (TCRS) hosted its inaugural Shrimp Summit (July 24-26, 2023) at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. TCRS President George Chamberlain shares his reflections on the global shrimp industry and how recirculating aquaculture technology can play a role in its future.2023-10-3038 minRAS TalkSustainability is more than a name with David Roberts of Sustainable BlueSustainable Blue has captured Washington State's interest for its zero wastewater discharge system for Atlantic salmon. David Roberts, chief sustainability officer, talks about the origins of its first facility in Nova Scotia, Canada and hints at the company's plans for a new facility in the United States. Roberts says that sustainability must be incorporated into all aspects of a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and in this episode, he shares how the company is working to fulfill the promise of its name while also being profitable.2023-10-2453 minRAS TalkGrow sustainable U.S. shrimp with Steve Sutton of TransparentSeaJust 20 mins. from downtown Los Angeles, Steve Sutton established an indoor shrimp RAS farm with a mission to grow clean shrimp products for the U.S. market. In this episode, Steve tells the story of how shrimp farming in Thailand informed his vision for TransparentSea to become a sustainable and profitable farming operation in California.2023-08-1448 minRAS TalkLeading with confidence with Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen of Salmon EvolutionSalmon Evolution is one of the few success stories that the RAS industry can point to and as it looks ahead to the next phase, CEO Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen shared some insights that led to the company’s success so far. He talked about harnessing the simplicity of a partial reuse system, bringing the lessons of Phase One to its next expansions and his confidence in the company’s future.2023-07-1446 minRAS TalkRASTECH23: Lessons Learned live keynote recordingThe RAS industry is not for the faint of heart. The purpose of this “Lessons learned” keynote is to identify those challenges we are facing right now and sharing experiences of how to solve these problems. At RASTECH 2023, we wanted to talk about the mistakes and the setbacks, but always in the spirit of learning how to progress and develop from them.Panelists:Damien Claire, chief sales and marketing officer at Atlantic SapphirePer Heggelund, founder of AquaSeed, Sweet Spring Salmon and now, Andfjord SalmonJustin Henry, owner of Henry Aquaculture Consult and aquaculture business director at University of B...2023-05-181h 12
The Business of AquacultureSeason 6, Episode 14, Jean Ko Din, co - host of https://www.rastechmagazine.com/podcast/In this special edition casual interview to celebrate the 2nd year anniversary of The Business of Aquaculture podcast, I have another Filipina, Jean Ko Din, co-host of RasTech Podcast, Editor of Hatchery International and RASTech Magazine. Jean talked to us about the mission of journalists, the "colours of the rainbow" in aquaculture, and much more! Enjoy! Support the show2023-05-0521 min