Going with the flow: searching for the optimum current speeds in RAS 13 Feb 2020 A new project from Nofima is attempting to ascertain what water speed in RAS can optimise growth rates without compromising fish welfare.
Study questions cleaner fish efficiency 10 Feb 2020 Claims that using cleaner fish to remove parasitic sea lice from farmed salmon can be economically or ethically justified are not backed up by “robust evidence” according to a new scientific report.
28 million more vaccine doses delivered to Norwegian salmon last year 6 Feb 2020 Norwegian salmon were given 397 doses of vaccines in 2019 - 28 million more than the previous year.
Norway increases output quotas for salmon farmers 4 Feb 2020 Norway’s Fisheries Minister announces an increase in output capacity for salmon and trout producers in nine of the country’s 13 ocean farming regions.
A new strategy for building Norway's salmon sector 28 Jan 2020 It might pay for Norway's salmon sector to concentrate on growing its value instead of growing its volumes, according to the leaders of a new project.
Progress made in commercial cod farming renaissance 23 Jan 2020 Norcod has shipped its first batch of hatchery-reared juvenile cod to marine cages this week, in a move the company hails as a “major milestone” for the sector.
Salmon farms shown to downgrade quality of local saithe 18 Jan 2020 Saithe that eat formulated feed pellets from beside salmon cages as part of their diets have significantly lower flesh quality according to new research.
Cod farmers set to collaborate 9 Jan 2020 Norway's largest cod producers have joined forces in a bid to produce 36,000 tonnes of the whitefish a year.
Optimising fluid dynamics in onshore farming 8 Jan 2020 Research into how to improve the swimming conditions and ensure the even distribution of oxygen and feed in the vast tanks used for onshore salmon farming is currently underway.
Salmon and trout help Norway smash seafood export record 7 Jan 2020 Growth in both the value and volume of the salmon and trout farming sectors helped Norway reach a new seafood export record in 2019.
How to reduce lice levels by 75 percent 26 Dec 2019 An innovative cage design that ensures salmon stay at least 10 metres below the surface of the sea has been shown to reduce lice levels by 75 percent.
The farm that aims to monitor every individual salmon 16 Dec 2019 A pioneering salmon farm, designed to establish the health and welfare of every individual fish in a pen, is due to be launched by Cermaq in Norway next month.
Cod specialist set to diversify into land-based salmon 9 Dec 2019 Havlandet’s pilot RAS for growing market-sized salmon is due to begin construction next month.
It pays to go green in the salmon sector 6 Dec 2019 Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) has secured favourable terms on a 400 kroner (£33.3 million) loan to help fund its ambitious Arctic Offshore Farming Project, on the basis of its green credentials.
Can salmon farming cope with climate change? 2 Dec 2019 Researchers have evaluated how climate change could affect Norwegian salmon farming over the next 50 years.
Emerging science gives Norcod a path to further expansion 28 Nov 2019 New science bolster's industrial-scale cod farming in Norway.
ScaleAQ and Mowi to provide new feed barges 27 Nov 2019 Mowi and ScaleAQ sign a contract to supply five new feed barges.
World’s first salmon trading insurance partnership 26 Nov 2019 JET Seafood and Euler Hermes have created a partnership to offer instant trade credit insurance on Seafoodportal.com, a newly launched digital marketplace for the seafood industry.
The rising costs of salmon production 22 Nov 2019 The cost of producing salmon is on the rise across the salmon farming sector – in particular in Scotland – according to a new report.
Plans for 25,000 tonne cod farm revealed 21 Nov 2019 Plans to build the world’s only industrial scale cod farm, in Norway, have been announced today.
