Colaco

Chile has unique requirements for R&D, regarding the species being raised and the environment in where the fish are grown. To meet these, EWOS Innovation has established its own research farm at Colaco in the heart of the salmon farming area of Region X. In June 2008, EWOS Innovation opened their new research facilities including the rebuilt of the experimental sea site, a new feed barge and automatic feeding system coupled with a new building with offices and full equiped laboratories.

Together with the new infraestructure, EWOS Innovation Chile increased their staff of people to a total of sisxteen employees, including four scientists working in different research  projects including the devleopment of new functional feeds for the control and prevention of fish diseases and in our efforts to improve the sustainability of fish feeds by reducing the levels of marine protein and oil in EWOS diets. 

EWOS Innovation Chile has created a strong collaboration with local Universities and private research companies and has built an important network for scientific research. Our facilities are regularly visited by EWOS customers for technical meetings and to be informed at first hand on how our research projects are progressing.

The seawater facility allows us to test diets for Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and coho salmon under semi-commercial conditions, allowing well conducted scientific trials to be run here. A shore based laboratory and a short journey to Salmones Mainstream AS processing facility, mean that sampling and flesh quality monitoring can also be conducted, producing results immediately applicable to the local market.