Atlantic Salmon

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

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.

Marine Harvest increased the harvest volumes of their Scottish salmon farms by a third – from 45,000 to 60,000 tonnes – in 2017.

In the first installment of a two-part review of amoebic gill disease (AGD), John Angles explores the history of the pathogen, which has emerged to become one of the most significant global health cha…

Permission to grow almost 6,000 tonnes of salmon in two novel semi-submersible salmon farm systems has been granted to Arctic Offshore Farming by Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries.

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has launched a new premium export brand of salmon at this week’s Seafood Expo North America (SENA).

Around £700,000 has been set aside by the Scottish government to help address the range of pressures related to the decline of the country's wild salmon stocks.

Growth in its salmon and shrimp feed production divisions have been credited with BioMar achieving a 12 percent increase in revenue last year.