Aqua Innovation:

Gudmundur Orn Ingolfsson

Halmtorvet 16

Phone.h.: +45-54-75-6446

4951 Norreballe

Denmark

email:

EDUCATION

University of Copenhagen, 1980-1987; Cand. Scient.from the Faculty of Nature Sciences (8-9 year4s study. Equals PhD). Thesis: food-intake and growth of Gilt Head Sea Bream (Sparus auratus) larvae and fry, at different temperatures (16-24°C); rearing of Turbot (Scopthalmus maximus) and Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae.

Icelandic Teacher’s College, 1974-1977; B. Ed. (Bachelor of Education).

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EXPANDED

2005. Design of thermal chock technique for salmon eggs in a Russian hatchery farm in co-operation with Aquaculture. Fischtechnics. Germany.
2005. Definitions of infrastructure in Estonian aquaculture in co-operation with Estonian Agricultural University.
Partner in CSN-Intran (IPS-2001-42123; www.aquainnovation.net ); in process. CSN-Intran is a network of entities that will transfer technology from Western Europe to Eastern Europe with the end goal of building demonstration aquaculture farms that utilize environmentally friendly aquatic rearing technology. The project was approved by the European Commission in June 2002 and will run for three years beginning in 2003.
Technical Designer for Dalarnas Landsting, Sweden (2003). Fresh water hatchery.
Technical Designer for GothMar AB, Ockero (2002-3). Marine hatchery (Cod, Gadus morhua).
Partner and Technical Coordinator, MISTRAL MAR; 2001–2003. MISTRAL-MAR was an innovation program with a budget ECU, € 2.500.000. The project has developed and is expected to build and operate the technology for a tenfold up-scaling of recycling, rearing and management of aquaculture operations. Species independent. Initiated and designed the project, and coordinated the work writing the necessary applications and relevant grants.
Accompanying Measures, Management of Innovation Projects (Luxemburg). 2001. Workshop for Improved Project Management.
Accompanying Measures, Improvements in Project Management (Göteborg). 2002. Workshop for Improved Project Management.
Manager, MÁKI, ltd.; 1992–2002. MÁKI ltd an innovation company that operates warm water aquaculture and develops new recycling and rearing technology (EU innovation) for large-scale aquaculture operations. Design and implement technology, manage operations.
Coordinator, AQUA-MAKI 2; 1999–2001. Coordinator of a EUREKA program: AQUA-MAKI-2 with a budget ECU, € 2.000.000. The project studied rearing technology, nutrition and biology for the species Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Also initiated and designed the project, and coordinated the work writing the necessary applications and relevant grants.
Scenario Study. 1999.Leader of a local group, defining a 5 years scenario for Skagafjordur area, Iceland.
Coordinator, MARI-TECH; 1995–2000: Coordinator of an innovation program: MARI-TECH with a budget ECU, € 1.500.000. The project successfully developed improvements to water treatment units. Species independent. Also initiated and designed the project, and coordinated the work writing the necessary applications and relevant grants.
How to implement an Innovation Project (Luxemburg). 2002. Workshop for Project Partners.
Coordinator, AQUA-MAKI; 1994–1998. Coordinator of a EUREKA program: AQUA-MAKI with a budget ECU, € 1.200.000. A physiological project for the species Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Also initiated and designed the project, and coordinated the work writing the necessary applications and relevant grants.
Special Study; January-October, 1992. Conducted a feasibility study on warm water aquaculture in Iceland based on geothermal water as the energy source. The study was made in cooperation with University of Iceland and IFREMER. The study results indicate that lower production costs occur for warm water species reared in recycling systems in Iceland, compared to cage rearing in the Mediterranean area.
Specialist, Marine Research Institute; December 1989-October 1992. Specialist in rearing marine larvae at Marine Research Institute’s Experimental Farm, Staður Grindavík. Projects: Larvae rearing of the species Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and Red Abalone (Haliotis rufescence).
Teacher; 1977-1980: Primary and secondary school teacher in Eskifjördur, Iceland.
Fisherman. 1969 – 1975: Total 50 months registered on Icelandic fishing vessels.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

G.O.Ingolfsson, “Recirculation Systems: From Theory to Practice”, European Society. New Species. New Technologies., Special publication no 29. June 2001.
JJ.P. Blancheton, G.O. Ingolfsson, M. Conte, F. Gaumet, B. Husson, E. Lebegue, “Problems and Special Issues in Scaling Up Sea and Brackish Water Recirculation Systems for Round Fish (Dicentrarchus laxrax) and Flat Fish (Scolpthalmus maximus) Production”, Responsible Aquaculture in the New Millennium, Aqua2000, European Aquaculture Society, March 2000.
Key Note Speaker at Trondheim, 2001: Recirculating Systems: From Theory to Practice.
Presentation at Nice, EAS-Aquaculture Conference, 2000: Special Issues in Scaling Up Marine Recirculating Systems for Round Fish.
Presentation at Szarvas, Hungary, CSN-Intran Conference, 2000: Case Study in Iceland
Interviews on radio and TV. Conference presentations in Iceland, promoting EU and MAKI.

Languages

Native Icelandic. Fluent in English, Danish and Swedish. Moderate French and German.

Computer skills

Word, Excel, Power Point, Vektor Works, Outlook Express, Internet search.