How are digital tools shaping the future of Atlantic salmon feeding and nutrition?
That was the central question explored during the panel session hosted by SPAROS at the Aquaculture UK Awards 2025 Conference.

Bringing together a diverse panel of experts from SPAROS, Veramaris, MOWI, and Cargill, the session delved into the real-world adoption of digital tools designed to make salmon production more efficient, sustainable, and data-driven.

The discussion focused on practical tools and field experience, with topics ranging from feeding optimization in production environments and the modelling of omega-3 deposition, to internal strategies for integrating third-party digital tools. A recurring theme was the importance of collaboration—across feed producers, technology developers, and farmers—to ensure digital tools are not only available but also effectively applied to improve decision-making and generate tangible value.

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Selected Panel Topics:

• Welcome & speaker introductions – Ana Nobre, SPAROS
  00:00 ▶️
• Recent feeding advancements at MOWI – Don MacLeod, MOWI
  04:10 ▶️
• The value of digital nutritional tools – Ana Nobre, SPAROS
  11:37 ▶️
• Feed requirement estimates and production planning – Don MacLeod, MOWI
  15:56 ▶️
• Development of the Omega-3 deposition model – Stephanie Arnott, Veramaris
  16:56 ▶️
• How feed producers can leverage digital models – David Morrice, Cargill
  21:07 ▶️
• Internal experience with precision nutrition at Cargill – David Morrice, Cargill
  22:50 ▶️
• Collaboration with science and industry for model development – Stephanie Arnott, Veramaris
  26:19 ▶️
• Integrating third-party tools in commercial operations – Ana Nobre, SPAROS
  27:51 ▶️
• Are we on the right path for salmon feeding optimization? – Don MacLeod, MOWI
  29:51 ▶️

Panelists:

• Trevor Telfer (Moderator, University of Stirling)
• Ana Nobre (SPAROS)
• Stephanie Arnott (Veramaris)
• Don MacLeod (MOWI)
• David Morrice (Cargill)

We thank all panellists for their valuable contributions to this important conversation on the digital transformation of aquaculture nutrition.

Sparos was present at the 8th Strategic Conference for Zebrafish Investigators (SCZI/PI meeting) in Grove (California) and at the AQUACULTURE 2019 in New Orleans (Louisiana) to launch ZEBRAFEED in the USA. This diet is already commercialized in Europe since 2015.

SPAROS has developed ZEBRAFEED – a standard and nutritionally balanced diet for zebrafish formulated with premium ingredients of high nutritional constancy, for all life stages of zebrafish.

ZEBRAFEED results in high survival of larvae, fast growth of juvenile fish and enhanced breeding success in adults. It incorporates the latest scientific knowledge on the nutritional requirements of zebrafish to ensure high welfare standards.