Introduction to Nutreco

1. Introduction to Nutreco Arjen Roem – Technology Manager John Van Dooren – Sales Manager NL

2. Nutreco Agriculture Aquaculture Salmon Feed Feed Premix and specialty feed Trout & Marine Species Feed • Premix producer • Compound feed in Spain • Broilers Spain • Compound feed in NW Europe • No.1 feed producer of feed for farmed fish • 40% of the global market for salmon feed • Global brand - Skretting • Innovative feeds for more than 50 fish species

3. Nutreco - International Spread Norway Canada Great-Britain Netherlands Belgium Germany France Central Europe United States Portugal Japan Italy Chile Spain Australia Aquaculture Agriculture

4. Nutreco Aquaculture Research Centre Managing Director • Skretting • Personnel, HSEQ, IT • Nutreco Support • Accounting, Salary Admin (4) + Statisticial/ models (1) Nutrition (10) Feed Production (8) Trial Unit (4) QA Food Safety (1) Lerang Research Station (10) Nutreco Technology Centre (4) Laboratory (18)

5. Broodstock R&D • Protein quality • Lipid requirements • Pigments • Vitamins • Phospholipids • Essential fatty acids

6. Broodstock Nutrition Affects the • Reproductive physiology of the broodstock and in turn their ability to spawn and produce good quality gametes • Quantity of the eggs (fecundity) • Quality of the eggs and in turn, • Quality of the yolk-sac fry or larvae (disease and malformation-free) and in turn, • Initial performance of the first-feeding larvae or fry before they become estabished on feed

7. Broodstock nutrition ; The broodfish The eggs The yolk-sac fry or larvae

8. Multiple spawners Spawn annually and multiple batches,sea bass, sea bream (4-6), halibut (10), cod (15-20) Short vitellogenesis The gonads can be affected by feeding in a few weeks/months Single batch spawners Spawn annually, single batch of eggs over several years ( trout and salmon) or some spawn once and die after spawning (Pacific salmon species) Long vitellogenesis To significantly affect the gonads one must feed broodstock feed for a long period. Species-dependent spawning strategy:

9. The Vitalis Feed Range All the essential requirements for a broodstock feed have been incorporated into our range of Vitalis feeds. The range is as follows: • Vitalis SA salmon • Vitalis RT trout • Vitalis Repro marine species • Vitalis Mix • Vitalis Lucioperca?