Dr. Ragnar Johannsson

Dr Ragnar Johannsson received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Iceland, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Dr. Johannsson has worked in the fields of land based fish farming and environmental engineering since 1995 as both a researcher and extension specialist. His projects include: degassing of CO2 in large land based salmon farms, CO2 tolerance of Atlantic Halibut, RAS system design and testing for abalone farming, design of a small cod fingerling recirculating system based on an upflow expandable biofilter using pumice granular medium, and co-author of an Environmental Impact Report for a 50.000 ton Magnesium factory at Reykjanes peninsula. He has been the Editor of Aquafarmer, farming guides for Arctic Char farming and the farming of eel. He is currently developing a business plan and design for a 6000 metric ton tilapia farm using geothermal energy in Iceland.