The tilapia industry has had comparatively poor investment in research and development compared to the salmon sector, according to Morten Hoyum, managing director of research and breeding firm GenoMar.
“The development in the salmon industry has gone hand in hand with genetic enhancement, technological development and feed development, meaning that the industry is coming up with protocols which are supporting the genetic material,” said Hoyum.
Salmon companies and government-sponsored research and development put hundreds of millions of dollars into genetics, feed development and technology to boost harvest weight, stocking density, breeding patterns, disease resistance and more, he said.
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