Tommi Mäkinen, chief technology officer and head of Finnforel Technologies, talks about the Finnish 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.

Jennifer Woodland serves as chair at B.C. Salmon Farmers’ Association. She shares an unedited update of what the B.C. salmon aquaculture looks like as it continues to navigate the uncertainties of the Canadian government’s transition plan to ban ocean net pens in British Columbia.

Christian Kramer, the CEO of the Norwegian Seafood Council, provides an overview of the organization, which is funded by a levy on Norwegian seafood exports and works to promote the country’s seafood globally. He talks about the importance of salmon farming to Norway’s economy and coastal communities, as well as the industry’s efforts to address public perception and sustainability challenges.