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SalmoSim

@SalmoSim

SalmoSim is an experimental artificial gut system, which provides a powerful tool for carrying out basic and applied research into fish digestion.

 Glasgow, Scotland
Joined May 2018
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As demand for all food rises, the question of how to sustainably farm fish is becoming pressing. For one, there is the issue of feed. Looking for answers in a recent experiment, @SalmoSim found that plastic-fed waxworms could be suitable feed for Salmon.springwise.com/innovation/ag…

Feeding fish with plastic-eating insects  - Springwise

The new meal could help the fishing industry meet growing global demand for seafood

springwise.com
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Some exciting sustainability solutions in the aquaculture world involve everything from hemp to satellites. My latest piece for @FoodMattersLive: foodmatterslive.com/article/…
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Great stuff ! Go @salmosim team ! @thefishsite @UofGMVLS
SalmoSim (@SalmoSim) profile pictureSalmoSim@SalmoSim25 Aug 2022
Delighted that we salmosim.co.uk are helping @Monik_Beta and @IoAStirling develop hemp as a sustainable feed for salmonids. Let's farm the oceans, not trawl them. Some cool coverage here thetimes.co.uk/article/hemp-… @UofGMVLS @martllewellyn
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Great job @martllewellyn et al on the Salmosim paper and development! fishfarmingexpert.com/articl…
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UofG MVLS@UofGMVLS9 Jun 2022
🆕 .@SalmoSim, a UofG salmon simulator spin-out founded by @martllewellyn, has secured a new contract with Dutch company Royal DSM to support the development of its sustainable aquaculture feed offering. @sustain_aqua @IBAHCM 🐟
Picture of scientists Joseph Humble, Jamie Richards, Martin Llewellyn, Brendan Macpherson

ALT Picture of scientists Joseph Humble, Jamie Richards, Martin Llewellyn, Brendan Macpherson

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Joey Humble on the flight deck of @SalmoSim @IBAHCM
Image from Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn)
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ALERT ! Come and do a PhD with @Barrett_Lab @FionaHenriquez @MarineInst @IBAHCM @ScottishAqua (and me) studying the evolution and genomics of Neoparamoeba perurans - the russian doll of parasites - bit.ly/2Ui8JDB - deadline July 30th.
Image from Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn)
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Are we serious? @ourseas_scot @WHO @sustain_aqua @united4wildlife @unepwcmc @martllewellyn @SalmoSim theguardian.com/environment/…
Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms

Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms

Government agency appears to support introduction of system which uses insecticide US termed an ‘environmental hazard’

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Charging forward: salmon farmer orders all-electric workboat. bit.ly/3tlXXt4 @salmon_scottish @SSPOsays @CDNaquaculture @NAIA_NL #salmon #Aquaculture
Image from Fishfarmingexpert (@salmonfarming1)
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@SalmoSim smashes through to make the front cover of Fish Farmer magazine Jan 2021 issue. We have been fending off paparazzi all day. No, but seriously - it made us blush. Go team ! @IBAHCM
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Deadline January the 8th ! Prospective students please apply ! @IBAHCM @UofGMVLS @DurBiol
Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn) profile pictureMartin Llewellyn@martllewellyn5 Oct 2020
**New PhD opportunity** at in the Llewellyn lab studying the eco-genomic basis of a unique endosymbiosis between an amoeba and kinetoplastid bit.ly/3d0rel5 - Neoparamoeba perurans. And it's a major salmon pathogen. With @Chomicki_G @Barrett_Lab @IBAHCM @DurBiol 🐟🦠🦠
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Our new paper is out! - Dietary Lipid:Protein Ratio and n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Alters the Gut Microbiome of Atlantic Salmon Under Hypoxic and Normoxic Conditions frontiersin.org/article/10.3… @ABSc_UofG @IoAStirling @nofima #aquaculture #microbiome – at Guelph, Ontario
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SalmoSim partners with Calysta that will use SalmoSim's gut simulator to support Calysta’s product quality program and new product development. @SalmoSim @FeedKind #aquafeed ▶️ buff.ly/3m8jYGK
Image from Aquafeed.com (@Aquafeeddotcom)
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SCOTTISH START-UP TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN TRIALS fishfocus.co.uk/scottish-sta… @scottishaqua @SalmoSim #aquaculture #fishfarming #seafood #fish #fishhealth
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🐟salmosim.co.uk secures first commercial contract ! (testing digestibility of @FeedKind ingredients, bit.ly/3m47OPcP). Big step for improving salmon welfare & sustainability. Result of years of hard work @SalmoSim @BBSRC @scottishaqua @Alltech @MowiScotlandLtd
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This is probably the weirdest bug you will ever come across. Period. Needs investigating - sharpish. Deadline approaching - Jan 8th - please RT folks ! @TheFSBI @IBAHCM @pathogenomenick @Chomicki_G @BSPparasitology @ReesKassen @RossHouston @FionaHenriquez @LouBernatchez @bsuther7
Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn) profile pictureMartin Llewellyn@martllewellyn5 Oct 2020
**New PhD opportunity** at in the Llewellyn lab studying the eco-genomic basis of a unique endosymbiosis between an amoeba and kinetoplastid bit.ly/3d0rel5 - Neoparamoeba perurans. And it's a major salmon pathogen. With @Chomicki_G @Barrett_Lab @IBAHCM @DurBiol 🐟🦠🦠
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Right - so @Cochno_Garden and @CohnoFarm_UoG are on the twittersphere now. The former for our lovely community garden, the latter for the @UofGlasgow farm that gives it its name. Please RT.
Image from Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn)
Image from Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn)
Image from Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn)
Image from Martin Llewellyn (@martllewellyn)
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**New PhD opportunity** at in the Llewellyn lab studying the eco-genomic basis of a unique endosymbiosis between an amoeba and kinetoplastid bit.ly/3d0rel5 - Neoparamoeba perurans. And it's a major salmon pathogen. With @Chomicki_G @Barrett_Lab @IBAHCM @DurBiol 🐟🦠🦠
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So proud of the great @ElleBell1601 for driving forward this lovely review besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… - assembling evidence for a link between #microbiome and #metabolism - fab work Elle ! @IBAHCM @SalmoSim
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My lovely Lebanese post-doc Bach has set up a go fund me page for victims of Beirut blast. Please donate gf.me/u/ymytx7
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