Raising funds for raising fish 17 Sep 2020 A variety of strategies for raising investments in aquaculture were detailed by key executives from four of the world’s most ambitious recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) projects this week.
Closed-containment aquaculture showcase goes digital 10 Sep 2020 Nofima's 6th "Smolt Production in the Future" conference will now take place digitally on 21 October.
Novel sea lice treatment gains medical approval 10 Sep 2020 BMK08, a novel treatment against sea lice, is one step closer to commercial launch, having been recommended for approval by the EU’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP).
A new frontier for semi-closed containment fish farms? 10 Sep 2020 A new company, which aims to produce salmon in semi-closed containment systems, has been launched in Scotland today.
Sea lice shown to dive deep under pressure 3 Sep 2020 Sea lice may be able to adapt in order to avoid a range of physical barriers that are designed to prevent them from reaching farmed salmon.
What can aquaculture learn from terrestrial livestock production? 2 Sep 2020 Combining the use of innovative technologies and lessons learned from the terrestrial livestock sector will enable huge improvements in the aquaculture indsutry, according to Laurent Genet, chief strategy officer at Nutr…
What's the optimum ozone level in RAS facilities? 1 Sep 2020 Scientists have determined that salmon post-smolts tolerate similar levels of ozone in brackish water – which is increasingly used in RAS facilities – as they do in freshwater.
Bluegrove acquires fellow aquatech company SEALAB 31 Aug 2020 Bluegrove and its subsidiary CageEye AS acquired SEALAB in a bid to enhance their sensor technology capabilities and create an open platform to integrate with other suppliers.
Nearly 50,000 salmon escape from Scottish fish farm after storm damage 27 Aug 2020 Damage from Storm Ellen has led to a major fish escape on a Mowi site near Campbeltown in Scotland, with almost 50,000 salmon escaping the torn nets.
Mowi’s second quarter results illustrate the shocks of Covid-19 26 Aug 2020 Mowi ASA has suspended dividends and warns of job cuts by 2024 in today’s second quarter results.
Storm leaves salmon farm vulnerable 21 Aug 2020 A salmon farm off the Kintyre Penninsula in Scotland is in a precarious position after Storm Ellen dislodged its anchors.
"Intertidal" salmon farm faces Covid-related delays 20 Aug 2020 Plans to stock one of the most extraordinary fish farms on the planet have been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Norway's salmon sector set for 3 percent growth 19 Aug 2020 The Norwegian salmon sector’s capacity has been increased by nearly 30,000 tonnes, following an auction of new permits this week.
BioMar surpasses pre-Covid sales 14 Aug 2020 Aquafeed manufacturer BioMar increased sales by 9 percent and revenues by 7 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019.
Can aquaculture certification schemes really make a difference? 5 Aug 2020 ASC certification has led to a clear improvement in the environmental performance of shrimp farms in Vietnam, as well as salmon farms in Norway, Canada and Chile, according to a new report.
Mowi harvests first Scottish organic farm-raised salmon 3 Aug 2020 Mowi has recently harvested its first organic salmon in Scotland, following certification of its Loch Ewe site by the Soil Association.
A new tool in the battle against sea lice and AGD 31 Jul 2020 New methods for performing freshwater treatments against sea lice and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in salmon farms have been successfully developed and trialled in Ireland.
Major setback for world's most ambitious salmon RAS 29 Jul 2020 Atlantic Sapphire has been forced to initiate an emergency harvest of 200,0000 part-grown salmon from its Florida facility after the fish were thought to be suffering from construction-related stress.
A promising start for new AGD-tackling technology 22 Jul 2020 A new technology that is designed to kill Neoparamoeba perurans, the parasite which causes amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon, has been successfully trialled in vitro.
eDNA to tackle flesh-eating salmon parasite 16 Jul 2020 A project that uses environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring to alert salmon farmers to the presence of the parasite Kudoa thyrsites has been awarded funding.
