Mowi reports fish farm fatality 19 Feb 2020 Mowi Scotland has reported the death of an unnamed individual following a “workplace incident” at one of its marine sites yesterday.
Benchmark raises £43 million for sea lice treatments 17 Feb 2020 Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business, has raised £43 million, as it seeks to scale up its CleanTreat sea lice treatment system.
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.
New record for Scottish salmon exports 11 Feb 2020 Scottish salmon exports hit a record high of £618 million in 2019, according to figures published today.
Grieg Seafood takes over Placentia Bay salmon project 10 Feb 2020 Grieg Newfoundland Salmon (Grieg NL) has announced that it has been acquired by Grieg Seafood ASA, in a deal that could be worth up to could be worth up to 1.55 billion kroner (£130 million).
Brexit set to cost Scottish salmon sector millions each year 10 Feb 2020 The Brexit deal being pursued by the UK Government is likely to place “huge unnecessary burdens” on the UK’s biggest food export – Scottish salmon – according to the trade body for the sector.
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.
The case for supplementing salmon diets with insect meal 5 Feb 2020 New research demonstrates that supplementing low fish meal diets with black soldier fly larvae meal leads to better performance on growth and nutrition indicators in Atlantic salmon.
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.
AKVA to acquire Canadian firm 31 Jan 2020 AKVA has signed an agreement to acquire at least 70 percent of Newfoundland Aqua Service (NAS)
Aquaculture helps keep Clyde shipyard afloat 31 Jan 2020 This week’s launch of a new workboat for Inverlussa Marine has been hailed as a clear demonstration of the wider economic benefits of the Scottish aquaculture industry.
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.
Polish salmon farm lands ASC certification 24 Jan 2020 Pure Salmon Poland has become one of the first land-based Atlantic salmon farms to receive Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
Skye residents sink organic salmon farm proposal 23 Jan 2020 Plans by Organic Sea Harvest to establish a 12-cage salmon farm near Flodigarry, in north-east Skye, have been refused by the local council.
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.
Escape calls high energy salmon sites into question 20 Jan 2020 Mowi Scotland has confirmed that 73,600 salmon averaging 1.9 kilograms escaped from their site off the island of Colonsay after a pen was damaged by storm Brendan.
France to host Europe's largest salmon farm 20 Jan 2020 Pure Salmon, the land-based salmon farming specialist, has announced plans for a new 10,000 tonne recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility to be built in Boulogne-Sur-Mer.
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.
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.
Assessing the benefits of blockchain in northern Europe's seafood sector 15 Jan 2020 A new project has been launched to investigate the use of new technologies – such as blockchain, internet of things and artificial intelligence – for seafood businesses in the far north of Europe.