The Managing Director of APROMAR, Javier Ojeda Gonzalez-Posada, and VP of Aqua Optimar at Optimar AS, Hans Owen Thunen at the Seafood Expo in Barcelona.

 

APROMAR

Aquaculture

Optimar to provide electric systems to Spanish fish farms

The agreement has been signed by Optimar Spain SAU and the business association of aquaculture in Spain, APROMAR.

Rocio Álvarez Jiménez

APROMAR has signed a contract with the Spanish arm of Optimar AS on the first day of the Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global celebrated in Barcelona from 23-25 April 2024.

The Managing Director of APROMAR, Javier Ojeda Gonzalez-Posada, and VP of Aqua Optimar at Optimar AS, Hans Owen Thunen, have closed the agreement to validate an electric stunning system for giltheads, seabass, and seabream raised in Spanish Mediterranean farms.

In addition, the Spanish Aquaculture Association has confirmed on its LinkedIn profile that it is developing best practice guides for each of the species.

If you're at the Expo, please drop by to say hello at the WeAreAquaculture booth in Hall 1, B508. On the contrary, if you aren't attending this year, check our live blog from the event to stay tuned!

About Optimar Spain SAU

Optimar Spain SAU is a leading company in the design and development of food processing equipment. It is specialized in designing and producing machinery and total solutions within fish processing, live fish handling, packing and refrigeration, with automatic and robotic systems that made fish processing easier, faster, safer, cleaner and more profitable.

About APROMAR

APROMAR is the Business Association of Aquaculture in Spain. It is a professional organization, voluntary and of Spanish national scope. It is also recognized as a Fisheries Producer Organization (OPP30) for national and European Union purposes.

It aims to represent the business sector of Spanish aquaculture, provide services that contribute to improving the competitiveness of its members, and promote socially responsible behaviors for sustainable aquaculture.