Salmonids

Julie Hesketh-Laird, the new chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation, aims to make it the UK’s first truly representative trade body.

Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company has thanked the communities that support it, not only by funding numerous local projects but also by organising receptions in Scourie and Uist.

With less than five weeks to go until the most important aquaculture exhibition and conference in Britain, Gael Force Group is gearing up for its biggest exhibition presence yet.

The Highland Council has approved an application to establish two new organic fish farms off the Isle of Skye.

A new project looking into how different types of quality can increase the value of farmed salmon products has been recently launched.

Russian Aquaculture almost doubled their salmon production in 2017, which they have hailed as a “landmark year” following the publication of their annual report.

Linn Therese Skår Hosteland, the current web editor at www.kyst.no, will be leaving to take on a new role as industry and business policy adviser for Norway’s Kystrederiene in June.

A new collaborative project to help accelerate understanding of gill health issues in farmed salmon and identify new approaches to overcoming these issues has been launched this week.

With sea lice an increasingly tough problem for salmon farmers to treat, new research suggests that managing water temperature might be more effective than blitzing the parasites with more chemicals

Norwegian cod exports achieved a record value in the first quarter of the year, topping NOK 3 billion (£273 million).

An international project which aims to track scores of wild Atlantic salmon over the next two years was launched today as part of Europe's largest effort to halt the decline of the species.

A new film by Scottish Sea Farms illustrates the development of the use of wrasse to pick parasites off salmon in marine pens.

The incoming head of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), can expect to face “both continued and new challenges” according to the man she’s succeeding.

A Scottish Sea Farms’ employee has been named Aquaculture Learner of the Year at the LANTRA Scotland Awards 2018.

A new growth phase for the shrimp sector and continuing high demand for salmon are two of the key trends predicted in aquaculture in the years ahead.

Residents of the remote peninsula of Knoydart can now access superfast broadband, thanks to a collaboration between salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms and rural broadband company HebNet CIC.

Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company, has been commended for its role as an employer in rural Scotland.

In the second installment of a two-part review of amoebic gill disease (AGD), John Angles explores current challenges posed by the pathogen and a variety of innovative means to combat it.

A new vessel which has been modified and fitted with an increased capacity for the use of Benchmark’s CleanTreat system set sail for Norway from Scotland this week.

Bakkafrost has announced plans to invest in a new plant that turns waste from farmed salmon into fertiliser and energy.