Salmonids

A new offshore joint venture that aims to produce 150,000 tonnes of salmon a year by 2030 has been established by SalMar and Aker Ocean.

Dynaspace*, the Norwegian startup which aims to deliver valuable insights to the aquaculture industry by using satellite technology, has expanded its team.

Cermaq’s iFarm project, which aims to increase fish health and welfare with artificial intelligence and machine learning, has entered its second phase.

Finnforel, which curently produces 1,000 tonnes of rainbow trout at an RAS facility in Finland, has announced plans to invest an additional €45 million in the sector.

Skretting has announced plans to build a specialised state-of-the-art feed plant to serve Atlantic Sapphire’s land-based salmon farm in Florida.

Nine aquafeed companies from across the globe have officially joined the F3 Challenge - Carnivore Edition – which aims to act as a catalyst to replace fishmeal and fish oil in feeds for farm-raised carnivorous species.

IntegraSEE’s CEO, Lawrence Taylor, explains how monitoring the behaviour of a handful of mussels in a MarineCanary unit can alert aquaculture operators to water quality issues, including pollution, pathogens and temperat…

Though large recirculating aquaculture facilities attract plenty of investors and press coverage, the industry might be better served by distributing multiple recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) locally.

A former Scottish salmon processor has been rewarded for inventing an app that helps to regulate the flow of fish from wellboats to harvest stations.

Aqua-Spark, the pioneer investment fund for sustainable aquaculture has bought a €10 million stake in the Norwegian biotech company Hofseth Biocare ASA.

AquaBounty has calculated that the development of its planned 10,000-tonne capacity salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio, is likely to cost up to $320 million.

After listing on Thailand’s sock exchange on 1 November, Thai Union Feedmill (TFM) moves closer to leading the aquafeed and commercial livestock nutrition sector.

A recent initiative brought together a group of 20 women from a variety of backgrounds, to return to work following breaks in their careers. Three of the participants reflect on why they took part and what they now plan …

The offshore aquaculture sector has faced dogged criticism that undermines public support, but a new paper addresses many of these misconceptions and outlines the industry’s role in shoring up food security in the United…

An aquaponics research project at the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences in Finland has secured EU funding.

Hydrozoans, more commonly known as micro jellyfish, are being closely monitored by Mowi Scotland to better understand how they affect the gill health of salmon, attendees at this week’s International Gill Heath Conferenc…

Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of a hybrid power workboat, the first vessel of its kind to be used in the country’s aquaculture sector.

American Aquafarms, which plans to build a 36,000 tonne capacity closed containment salmon farm off the coast of Maine, has signed an agreement with Hyperthermics to transform fish waste into energy and fertiliser.

Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of the first eggs bred from salmon grown at its own marine farms – in a bid to future-proof fish welfare in the face of climate change.

A project that is seeking to develop a more accurate way of predicting how salmon farms interact with their surrounding environment has been launched in Scotland today.