references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message aker biomarine as type private ose akbm industry marine biotechnology headquarters oslo norway key people trond brandsrud ceo kjell inge r kke chair revenue nok 469 million 2012 1 operating income nok 35 million 2012 1 net income nok 66 million 2012 1 website www.akerbiomarine.com aker biomarine is a norwegian fishing and biotech company providing krill products through a fully documented and secured catch and process chain . based in oslo aker biomarine is part of the aker group the company also created eco harvesting or eco harvesting . contents 1 history 2 technology and products 3 awards and accomplishments 4 memberships and associations 5 references 6 external links history edit aker biomarine was established as an independent enterprise in 2006 building on years of deepwater fishing experience as part of norway s aker group . its previous business activities were with theexception of the biotechnology company natural previously organized under aker seafoods holding a 100 percent subsidiary of aker asa . in 2003 aker biomarine began what it is best known for harvesting and processing antarctic krill . 2 traditionally harvesting krill in a commercially viable and environmentally sound way was difficult . aker claims it has solved this problem through its proprietary aker eco harvesting technology . technology and products edit aker biomarine produces krill products rich in omega 3s phospholipids . krill is mainly used for the production of krill meal and krill oil which in turn is used for animal or aquaculture feed and for human consumption through health products and omega 3 supplements . the company has registered superba as the company s brand name for nutraceuticals and qrill as the company s brand name for its krill meal and krill oil products for aquaculture . 3 as for research a 2009 study of superba krill oil found that it gave a substantially larger reduction of fat in the heart and the liver than omega 3 from fish oil . 4 a clinical study in children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder adhd suggests that superba krill oil offered significant improvements in both clinical scores and in identified eeg patterns as compared to typical adhd eeg patterns . 5 in one study krill fed salmon acquired 11 % greater body weight than that of the fish in the control group . 6 in 2011 superba krill oil earned gras generally recognized as safe status after an independent panel of recognized experts determined it to be safe for use as a human food ingredient . 7 in one study krill fed salmon acquired 11 % greater body weight than that of the fish in the control group . 6 the company uses eco harvesting a unique technology that brings live krill on board the boat . aker s eco harvesting technology successfully prevents the unnecessary by catch such as birds and sea mammals . it also reduces the wastage incurred by traditional methods when a proportion of the catch at the bottom of the net is rendered unusable through pressure from the rest as it is hauled aboard . the marine stewardship council msc certified eco harvesting as sustainable on june 15 2010 . 8 as of 2013 aker biomarine is the only krill fishery to achieve this distinction . awards and accomplishments edit aside from superba receiving gras status and achieving msc certification the company received the investment in the future award 2012 from nutrition business journal . aker biomarine received the award for strategically investing more than 550 million to build out the krill supply chain in the antarctic with a long term focus on sustainable harvesting . 9 memberships and associations edit aker biomarine works closely with wwf norway and the commission for the conservation of antarctic marine living resources ccamlr as well as independent scientists and marine conservationists to ensure that the company contributes to the well being of the krill fishery and the antarctic food chain . 10 to that end aker biomarine is a founding member of the association of responsible krill harvesting companies ark which works with ccamlr to ensure a healthy and sustainable krill population in antarctica . 11 references edit a b c aker biomarine . financial data . archived from the original on 2011 07 07 . retrieved 2008 11 02 . 1 archived march 22 2012 at the wayback machine . 2 dead link endocannabinoids may mediate the ability of n 3 fatty acids to reduce ectopic fat and inflammatory mediators in obese zucker rats1 3 pdf . jn.nutrition.org . retrieved 30 november 2014 . superba krill oil shows benefits for adhd . nutraceuticals world . retrieved 30 november 2014 . a b fis worldnews benefits of krill in salmon feed verified . fis.com . retrieved 30 november 2014 . superba safe for foods . naturalproductsinsider.com . retrieved 30 november 2014 . aker biomarine antarctic krill . msc.org . retrieved 30 november 2014 . investment in the future award 2012 aker biomarine . newhope360.com . retrieved 30 november 2014 . 3 dead link ark s message ark homepage . ark krill.org . archived from the original on 11 october 2014 . retrieved 30 november 2014 . external links edit official site v t e aker group companies aker asa aker american shipping aker arctic aker biomarine aker capital aker floating production aker holding aker material handling aker seafoods aker solutions molde fotball as defunct companies aker maritime aker yards kv rner resource group international aker drilling people kjell inge r kke leif arne lang y see also category aker group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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