Atlantic Salmon

The Scottish Salmon Company’s plans to establish a 5,000 tonne salmon farm off the north coast of Arran have sparked fresh protests by island residents over the festive season.

Gill health challenges dented the profits of Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company, in the latest tax year.

Residents of the Scottish island of Eigg have overwhelmingly voted against a proposal by Mowi to site a salmon farm off its shores.

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.

Loch Duart has announced plans to ensure the traceability of its salmon in North America.

A fire at one of Mowi’s farms in British Columbia has led to the escape of 21,000 farmed Atlantic salmon.

The world's leading salmon feed producers has joined forces in a bid to ensure that the soy they source for their feeds is not contributing to deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil.

An internaitonal team of researchers believe that “a significant step” has been taken towards the early detection and potential treatment of complex gill disease in salmon.

Cermaq has signed a two-year global partnership agreement with ScaleAQ, the same week Mowi announced a similar deal with AKVA, as two of the world’s leading salmon producers side with different equipment suppliers.

Odd Eliasen has replaced Craig Anderson as CEO of The Scottish Salmon Company, in the build up to its merger with Bakkafrost.

Scientists are testing whether oils from microalgae and genetically modified (GM) oilseed crops could provide beneficial omega-3 oils for salmon and, in turn, boost human health.

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.

A project to develop a pioneering oral vaccine to protect salmon from sea lice has just been launched in Scotland.

The fund behind Pure Salmon, 8F Asset Management, has signed an agreement with Brunei’s government to build a 10,000 tonne salmon farm in the sultanate.

A man from Leicester was part of a phishing scam which swindled over £2 million from Wester Ross Fisheries, a court heard.

The first smolts to have been produced at Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been transferred to sea this week.

Havlandet’s pilot RAS for growing market-sized salmon is due to begin construction next month.

Emerging research raises questions about the welfare of Atlantic salmon during thermal delousing treatments, after tissue injuries and aversive behaviours were observed in lab trials.

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.

Researchers have evaluated how climate change could affect Norwegian salmon farming over the next 50 years.