Seaweed Supplement for Inclusion in Salmon Diets

Tender description

BIM, the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, is the state agency set up to promote the sustainable development of the Seafood Industry. BIM’s mission is to grow a thriving Irish seafood industry, expand the raw material base, add value and develop efficient supply chains that together deliver on the Government’s Food Harvest 2020 targets for seafood and create sustainable jobs. As part of BIM’s ongoing work programme with the salmon sector we will be undertaking trials with salmon farms to test the efficacy of including a seaweed supplement in a commercial salmon diet. The seaweed supplement must be certified as organic and meet all requirements of EU Directives and Regulations in respect of animal feeds. Tenders are invited to provide 40 tonnes of seaweed supplement for BIM. The successful company must have experience working with marine salmon diets and provide proof of successful trials. The Specification of Requirements is set out in Section 2 of this document.