Harm Kampen
Research and Development
Harm has been fascinated by the oceans since he was a child. Traveling the world to observe and experience various ocean species resulted in a Masters degree in Aquaculture & Fisheries from the University of Wageningen, Netherlands. He is passionate about aquaculture and sustainability which drives him to develop innovative solutions to supply the world with sustainable delicious protein, while making the world a better place.
Harm brings over 7 years of experience in the aquaculture sector and has benefitted from working as a production manager in a 100 ton Yellowtail Kingfish RAS-farm. Having pioneered the first Yellowtail in recirculation system, provided Harm with invaluable experience in developing new operational systems and solutions encompassing feeding, grading, harvesting and production. This experience has given him a deep understanding of growth modeling, nutrition, system hydraulics, fish biology/physiology and water quality parameters. He was also the project leader for an algae company with a focus on primary production of feed ingredients to be used in the aquaculture sector next to the production of astaxanthin for human consumption. Today, Harm’s main focus is on the technical and biological challenges in delivering truly sustainable and economically transformative solutions at Urchinomics.