RAS Roundtable

Feeding is the most expensive part of any fish farm’s operation and plays a crucial role in system performance, water quality and overall fish health. In this webinar, experts from Innovasea and Skretting discuss all aspects of proper feeding in a recirculating aquaculture system – from system design and operational issues to ideal feeding schedules and the impact of feed quality.

Featuring:

George Nardi, Vice President of Aquaculture Services, Innovasea

George has three decades of experience in the seafood and aquaculture industry and provides clients with strategic direction and expertise on hatchery and farm operations. In 1995 he co-founded GreatBay Aquaculture, a New Hampshire-based fish farm that started as single marine species hatchery before evolving into a large hatchery and grow-out operation spread across three states and four countries. George holds bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in marine environmental science from SUNY Stony Brook. He currently serves on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Aquaculture Task Force.

Greg Beckman, Vice President and Senior RAS Designer, Innovasea

Greg has more than 15 years of experience as a RAS designer and provides customers with a range of services, including facility design and bio-planning; systems design; systems quotation; equipment procurement; project implementation and installation oversight; systems commissioning and training; and on-going project support. Greg has worked in the aquaculture industry for 25 years in a variety of roles, including university research, commercial marine aquaculture, industrial design and equipment supply. He holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology from Long Island University.

Chris Manley, RAS Designer, Innovasea

Chris is a RAS Designer at Innovasea, where his primary focus is on designing, modeling and managing recirculating aquaculture projects. He has spent more than a decade improving marine hatchery husbandry protocols and developing novel marine species to be successfully cultured in recirculating aquaculture systems. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in marine science from Coastal Carolina University and a master’s in coastal sciences (specializing in aquaculture) from the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.

Steven Backman, Product Manager, Skretting North America

A licensed veterinarian, Steven is a product manager at Skretting North America, where he has worked for the past 32 years. He is an expert in fish health and has also served as president of Magellan Aqua Farms in St. Stephen, NB, since 2003. Steven holds a doctor of veterinary medicine degree and diploma in anatomical pathology from the University of Guelph in Ontario. He is a USDA-accredited veterinarian and is licensed in several jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. He is also a member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and the Canadian Association of Aquatic Veterinarians.