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A type of fish feed designed to trigger the smoltification process in juvenile Atlantic salmon is on the cusp of receiving a patent following a four-year application process.

Sarah Last explains how she helped to transform the fortunes of one of the most isolated, technologically challenging and logistically complicated salmon farms in Scotland.

Cermaq has implemented a new fish welfare policy based on the recommendations published in the FishWell report.

Shrimp producers and processors must learn from the salmon sector by diversifying their product range and increasing demand if they are to avoid a prolonged price crash, according to a new report.

The Scottish SPCA has elected Ronnie Soutar, Head of Veterinary Services at Scottish Sea Farms, as its new chairperson.

Jim Treasurer, editor of the first ever comprehensive review of the use of wrasse, lumpsuckers and other cleanerfish species on salmon farms, explains the significance of the new book

Steve Bracken, who will soon be retiring from Marine Harvest, has been presented with a special award by the RSPCA for his contribution to the welfare of farmed salmon.

Organic Sea Harvest (OSH), which has just been granted permission to establish two new salmon farms off north-east Skye, believe that a less intensive approach to production should help them avoid a n…

Immersing farmed salmon in warmed water as a means of removing sea lice presents serious fish health and welfare issues according to a new study.

The first ever comprehensive book on the use of cleaner fish in aquaculture, edited by Jim Treasurer, former Research Director at Ardtoe Marine Research Facility, has been published today.

Huw Golledge, senior scientific programme manager for the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA), explains some of the key the issues that helped inspire a £1.7 million donation to projects that improve t…

Eirik Sigstadstø, R&D director at the Norwegian Research Fund (FHF), has high hopes for next week’s sea louse control conference in Trondheim, in which the use of lumpfish and wrasse are set to be hig…

New trials that involved keeping net-caught cod alive on board a trawler have shown promising results, with 90 percent surviving.

This week the UK Department for Agriculture & Rural Affairs updated the listed disinfectants for use in aquaculture. Check the listed products and suppliers or apply to have your product listed.

Capturing haddock live and storing them for 24 hours in tanks prior to slaughter can dramatically improve the catch quality, according to new research.

The £1.7 million Stepping Stone mussel hatchery project in Shetland is showing very encouraging results, reports Tom Morton.

A device which renders fish unconscious before they even leave the water – decreasing stress levels and offering a more humane alternative to traditional mechanical stunners – is in the running for on…

A novel system to measure the weight of salmon in cages without disturbing them is one of the three technological developments to be shortlisted for this year’s Aqua Nor Innovation Award.

A manual that explains the key indicators to use to assess farmed salmon welfare has recently been published.

There is increasing evidence that farmers can augment brain growth in their fish by mimicking aspects of their natural habitat in farm sites. But, from a welfare point of view, are bigger brains a ble…