Scottish aquaculture sector looks to land new talent 22 Jan 2020 A new employment campaign has been launched today to encourage young people in Scotland to take up careers in the aquaculture sector.
Mowi Scotland names new production director 17 Jan 2020 Mowi Scotland has confirmed the appointment of Meritxell Diez-Padrisa as its new production director, starting February, following the departure of Gideon Pringle to Scottish Sea Farms.
Cleaversmith joins CATC 10 Jan 2020 The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) has appointed Dr Jason Cleaversmith as the vice president of its health and nutrition business unit and general manager of its Canadian operations.
Hovers settles on new shrimp role 8 Jan 2020 Hendrix Genetics has appointed Ton Hovers as its business development manager for its shrimp division, Kona Bay.
Judges savour prospect of 2020 Aquaculture Awards 7 Jan 2020 The judges for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, which are due to be presented at a special ceremony in May, have been announced today.
Salmon firm fails to crack Eigg 30 Dec 2019 Residents of the Scottish island of Eigg have overwhelmingly voted against a proposal by Mowi to site a salmon farm off its shores.
Capturing carbon for the aquafeed sector 24 Dec 2019 A project with firm that is developing a novel way of converting CO2 into protein is one of the novel feed ingredient projects that Skretting has pledged to invest $2 million in over the course of 2020.
Mowi announces management reshuffle 20 Dec 2019 Mowi has announced changes to its organisational structure and its Group Management Team, increasing its focus on farming entities going forward. The changes will be effective from 1 January 2020.
New women in aquaculture mentoring programme launched 18 Dec 2019 Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) have kicked off a series of Scottish Government-supported diversity initiatives with the launch of a new mentoring programme.
The Odd man in 16 Dec 2019 Odd Eliasen has replaced Craig Anderson as CEO of The Scottish Salmon Company, in the build up to its merger with Bakkafrost.
Fish farm hit by £2 million phishing scam 11 Dec 2019 A man from Leicester was part of a phishing scam which swindled over £2 million from Wester Ross Fisheries, a court heard.
22 years of promoting best practice in shrimp aquaculture 9 Dec 2019 George Chamberlain, president of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, looks back on over two decades of promoting best practice in, and busting-myths about, the global shrimp farming sector.
Entries invited for 2020 women in seafood film prize 5 Dec 2019 Women in Seafood’s fourth film competition, which celebrates the crucial – but all-too-often forgotten – contribution that women make to the global seafood sector has officially opened for entry today.
RAS firm set to double in size in 12 months 4 Dec 2019 Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) specialist AquaMaof has announced plans to double in size over the next 12 months.
Aquaculture beyond the atmosphere 3 Dec 2019 Cyrille Przybyla, the scientist leading the Lunar Hatch programme, tells The Fish Site how he plans to help astronauts breed fish in space from 2021.
Loch Duart celebrates 20 years of independent farming 27 Nov 2019 The company will host a special event in Inverness for its team.
AquaFarm, the trade show dedicated to aquaculture innovation, comes to Venice 26 Nov 2019 AquaFarm 2020 will take place on 19 and 20 February and focus on innovation and environmental sustainability.
Stirling Aquaculture wins the Queen's Anniversary Prize 25 Nov 2019 The distinguished accolade – part of the UK honours system – was announced during a special reception at St James’s Palace this evening [November 21] and will be officially presented by senior members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace in February.…
Salmon waste-to-biogas facility wins environmental award 21 Nov 2019 A facility that converts dead salmon into biogas has helped the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) win this year’s Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.
Vindheim replaces Aarskog as head of "world's largest" seafood firm 12 Nov 2019 Ivan Vindheim has replaced Alf-Helge Aarskog as the CEO of Mowi today after the latter decided to step down after almost 10 years in the role.
