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Aquaculture from SLU in media
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We document aquaculture-related content from SLU in media. You can find a selection of interviews, reportage, and articles in our archive below. Missing some interesting aquaculture news? You are most welcome to tip us!
A selection of seminars, interviews, reportage and news articles with our SLU aquaculture researchers
Videos and podcasts
2023
Pod episode on aquaculture
2021
Circular feed makes Swedish rainbow trout green
Video: Harvest of reed and farming of mussels for animal feed – a measure to improve the Baltic Sea
Reed in the nutrient-rich Baltic Sea are growing like never before. In this video Anders Kiessling, professor in aquaculture, talks about the research that he and his colleagues are involved in, to develop new knowledge about how underutilized resources in the Baltic Sea, such as reed and mussels, can be used as feed for animals. At the same time harvest of reed and farmed blue mussels can benefit the sensitive Baltic Sea ecosystem.
2020
Podcast: Landet #105 Hållbart foder - nyckelfråga för att svensk fiskodling ska kunna växa
Interview about sustainable fish feed with Markus Langeland, SLU, Linda Falk-Wigdén, Matfiskodlarna and Olle Lerche Raisioaqua AB, recorded during the National Aquaculture Conference in Åhus.
- Listen to the podcast: Landet #105 Hållbart foder - nyckelfråga för att svensk fiskodling ska kunna växa (in Swedish).
2019
Video: Aquafresh - farmed fish as an excellent product for Swedish cuisine
Watch the videos - three different versions (in English):
- Gastronomy and farmed fish, the latest research (1 min 22 sek)
- How should farmed fish taste? The Aquafresh project with results (6 min)
- How should farmed fish taste? The Aquafresh project more in-depth and the explanation of results (12 min)
Podcast: About slaughter of fish and the welfare in the water
Listen to the podcast from Almedalen, produced by SLU Future Food and their podcast: Feeding your mind. You can also watch the broadcast on Facebook here.
2017
Podcast: Landet #31 Ett litet stort livsmedel – fiske och vattenbruk
Veronica Andrén, Anders Kiessling and Ola Öberg discuss the role of aquaculture in Swedish food production in a podcast about fisheries and aquaculture.
Interviews, reportage and news articles
2023
Fiskmjölsfabriker hotar en hel yrkesgrupp med tusentals senegalesiska kvinnor
Radio broadcast: Larvodlingens fördelar: Bättre ekonomi och livskraftigare fisk
TV interview: Svenska flodkräftan är nära utrotning: Akut hotad
Article in Extrakt: Flodkräftan måste odlas för att ha en chans
Press release: SLU invests in sustainable fish farming with support from the Kamprad Family Foundation
Radio broadcast: Matfiskodlarna: Fiskforskning kan ge mer svenskodlat på tallriken
Radio broadcast: Forskare hoppas håva in ny kunskap om fiskodling i Norrlands inland
2021
News article: Insects are rejected as human food - become sustainable fish feed
Magazine article: Aquafresh - how to control the taste of farmed fish/hur man styr smaken på odlad fisk
2020
Radio interview: Great opportunities to increase the proportion of farmed fish in Sweden
Radio interview: Development and current situation within fish farming as well as the choice of future feed
2019
Read the article in BIODIVERSE: Musslor i Östersjön - mat med mervärde
New data from three large EU studies show that mussel farms in the Baltic Sea has a great potential to contribute to reducing eutrophication, while at the same time creating conditions for a circular economy. Written by Anders Kiessling, SLU.
- Read the article: Musslor i Östersjön - mat med mervärde (in Swedish).
TV4-interview: Fiskodling på land: En framtid som är intressant för Sverige
A news report/video followed by an interview with professor Anders Kiessling, SLU.
2016
Radio interview: Musslor returnerar näringen från Östersjön
Skärgårdsradion in collaboration with Hållbara Hav on Båtmässan "Allt för Sjön 2016" in an interview with Anders Kiessling, SLU.
Recorded seminars and lectures
2021
Integrated fish and plant production
There is a growing interest in combining fish and plant production, either direct in aquaponics systems or by utilizing waste from fish farms as fertilizers in plant production in fields, tunnels or greenhouses. During this webinar, current knowledge is presented and what is needed to strengthen integrated fish and plant production in Sweden is discussed.
Organisers: SLU Aquaculture and SLU Partnership Alnarp.
- Watch the recorded webinar: Integrated fish and plant production.
(Total play time: 84 minutes)
2020
Sustainable from north to south - four webinars on aquaculture
The webinar series Sustainable from the North to the South look into different production methods, challenges and opportunities for Swedish aquaculture.
Organisers: SLU Aquaculture, Landsbygdsnätverket, SWEMARC and Nationellt Kompetenscentrum för Vattenbruk.
#1 - Aquaculture in symbiosis with the agricultural landscape
Date: 2020-09-09
Speakers: Anders Kiessling, SLU and Johan Ljungquist, Gårdsfisk.
- If you are interested in watching the recording of "Aquaculture in symbiosis with the agricultural landscape", you can contact Kansliet@landsbygdsnatverket.se (in Swedish, and the recording is not subtitled, total play time: 60 minutes, the lecture starts after 2:43 minutes).
#2 - Sustainable fish feed of the future
Date: 2020-10-14
Speakers: Markus Langeland, SLU and Friederike Ziegler, RISE.
- If you are interested in watching the recording of Sustainable fish feed of the future, you can contact Kansliet@landsbygdsnatverket.se (the webinar is in Swedish, the recording is not subtitled, total play time: 60 minutes, the lecture starts after 3:56 minutes).
#3 - Fish farming in the northern cultural landscape
Date: 2020-11-04
Speakers: Anders Kiessling, SLU and Pär Byström, Umeå University.
- If you are interested in watching the recording of Fish farming in the northern cultural landscape, you can contact Kansliet@landsbygdsnatverket.se (in Swedish, the recording is not subtitled, total play time: 60 minutes, the lecture starts after 2:35 minutes).
#4 - Land-based RAS produces more Swedish-farmed fish
Date: 2020-11-18
Speakers: Joel Oresten, Smögenlax and Kristina Snuttan Sundell, University of Gothenburg.
- If you are interested in watching the recording of Land-based RAS produces more Swedish-farmed fish, you can contact Kansliet@landsbygdsnatverket.se (in Swedish, the recording is not subtitled, total play time: 60 minutes, the lecture starts after 2:42 minutes).
Seminar: Fish welfare at slaughter - Problems and possible solutions
The organization Djurens rätt arranged a seminar with the aim of contributing to increased knowledge, understanding, inspiration and tools for positive change within the fish industry. Participants: Researchers at the Swedish University of Agriculture, Norwegian research institute SINTEF, and representatives of the aquaculture industry (Matfiskodlarna), the Swedish Board of Agriculture and the Norwegian Food Authority (the Norwegian Board of Agriculture).
Seminar: Aquafresh - Odlingsfaktorer som påverkar smak
The presentation was given at an aquaculture conference arranged by Swedish Board of Agriculture and with the aim to disseminate results from projects funded by the National Food Strategy for Sweden.
- Watch the presentation from the seminar: Aquafresh - Odlingsfaktorer som påverkar smak (in Swedish).
- For more information about the conference and the National Food Strategy for Sweden.
2019
Course in aquaculture: An overview of farming systems and species in Sweden - a future perspective
- Watch the course: An overview of farming systems and species in Sweden - a future perspective" (in Swedish).
- View the presentation slides and more information about the course: An overview of farming systems and species in Sweden - a future perspective".
Seminar: Does sustainably farmed fish exist – and if so, can you label it?
SLU Aquaculture together with SLU ekologisk produktion och konsumtion, arranged a lunch seminar and discussion about fish farming and sustainability certifications.
Course in aquaculture: Animal welfare based on the industry guidelines Odlad med omtanke
- Watch the course: Animal welfare based on the industry guidelines: Odlad med omtanke (in Swedish).
- View the slides in the presentation and more information about the course: Animal welfare based on the industry guidelines: Odlad med omtanke.
- More information about the fish farming industry's code of practice and the label: Odlad med omtanke.
Seminar in Almedalen: Farming in water – a key to sustainable Swedish food production?
Anders Kiessling, SLU-professor in aquaculture and Cecilia Lalander, SLU-researcher in Environmental Engineering gave an introduction to the subject and presented ongoing research at SLU. Follow-up discussion with following participants; Åsa Domeij, head of sustainability at Axfood, Andrea Giesecke, project manager at Torsåker gård, Axfoundation and Knut-Olof Lerche, head of development at Raisioaqua AB.
- Watch the seminar: Farming in water – a key to sustainable Swedish food production? (in Swedish).
- Information about the program and all participants at the seminar: Farming in water – a key to sustainable Swedish food production?
Seminar: Integration of Agriculture and Aquaculture – a key concept for future food production?
KSLA Wallenberg Professor Barry Costa-Pierce gave a lunch seminar arranged by SLU Future Food and SLU Aquaculture.
- Watch the seminar: Integration of Agriculture and Aquaculture – a key concept for future food production? (in English).
2018
Course in aquaculture: Permits and environmental issues
- Watch the course: Permits and environmental issues (in Swedish).
- View the presentation slides and more information about the course: Permits and environmental issues.
2015
Lecture: FishBase Symposium, "Aquaculture the missing link in circular production systems
Anders Kiessling, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, gave a lecture on this topic.