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akarta: Norway showcased new aquaculture technology at a one-day seminar on Tuesday involving Norwegian fish farming firms, research institutions and government representatives from both countries in Jakarta.

According to director general on aquaculture from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, Ketut Sugama, the new technology promised genetic improvement, increased food production and disease prevention.

“Genetic improvement allows a fish to gain 1 kilogram in six months; six month faster than a year, which is what we have at present,” Ketut said.

He said that faster growth would result in faster production and larger export trade.

Laurent Genet, the Southeast Asia representative of animal nutrition and fish feed markets company Nutreco, said that his company’s food efficiency system would reduce the food consumption of salmon from 3.5 kilograms of small fish like sardines to 1.1 kilograms.