This is Aquaculture Engineer Pedro Pablo Cortés, who reveals that a remote feeding room is already in operation to feed all of the company’s biomass.

Pedro Pablo Cortés, an aquaculture engineer with a master’s degree in aquaculture nutrition (undergraduate), is the new Assistant Manager of Feed and Nutrition at Salmones Austral.

He has 18 years of experience in the aquaculture industry, holding various positions, from plant assistant to Production Manager.

His last challenge before Salmones Austral was as Production Manager at Baja Aqua Farms, a Mexican company that farms bluefin tuna. He held this role for two years in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

And in an interview with Salmonexpert, Cortés details his plans for the position.

What are your main challenges in office?

Generate the maximum biomass at the lowest possible cost, with quality and safety. Always safeguarding the well-being of our staff and our fish.

What feeding strategies does Southern Salmon use?

We employ a full satiety strategy through the delivery of micro-rations, minimizing losses. As a delivery strategy, micro-rations allow for improved feed delivery, boosting growth and lowering feed conversion.

In addition, a remote feeding room is already in operation, aiming to feed 100% of the company’s biomass. This aims to further improve control and standardize the feeding process.

What do you think about eating strategies like intermittent fasting and water for food?

At Salmones Austral, we focus on the use of precision technologies and data-driven strategies, ensuring that any innovation we incorporate has a positive impact on feed conversion and the well-being of our fish.

Intermittent fasting is used as a tool at certain stages of the culture cycle, associated with harvesting and antiparasitic dips. This does not compromise prolonged fasting, which would affect the well-being of our fish.

Feeding with water transport is an idea that is being developed and measured. The theory suggests that it should help streamline the energy expenditure of equipment and reduce F&P losses to zero. It undoubtedly creates new challenges, whose cost-effectiveness is being analyzed and evaluated.

What technologies do you use as a company in your food processes?

In the feed delivery process, we use state-of-the-art equipment and software, which allow us to provide efficient feeding.

We use high-definition monitoring systems for daily feed monitoring and are also developing AI for data analysis and monitoring.

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