Salmonids

Stress slows wound healing in salmon, according to new research undertaken by Nofima scientist Lene Sveen at Nofima.

Although lagging behind Norway, research into the use of Pacific cleaner fish species to combat lice issues is showing some promise.

Sylvia Wulf is set to become the new CEO and executive director of AqauBounty on 1 January.

Skretting, the world’s largest supplier of specialised recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) feeds, is ready to launch a new line of feeds called RecircReady.

A project seeking to achieve the validation of a new genetic tool to optimise lice treatments is being undertaken by PatoGen and Marine Harvest Chile.

Marine Harvest has welcomed the "regulatory improvements" suggested by today's REC committee report as a means to "help guide the responsible growth" of Scotland’s salmon sector.

A moratorium on further expansion of the Scottish fish farming industry has been called for today, as part of a new campaign which aims to improve the welfare of the trillions of fish – both farmed an…

A manual that explains how best to assess farmed salmon welfare has been published in English for the first time today.

Scottish salmon producers have welcomed a Holyrood committee report on the sector, despite the fact that it reached a number of very negative conclusions about the environmental impact of the industry…

When Magnus Gjerde was appointed skipper of the brand new wellboat Seihav, he thought he was captaining a vessel that would be the pride of the Norwegian fleet for at least a decade. Two years later, …

A new study by MSD Animal Health indicates that pancreas disease vaccination can be an important tool to reduce infection pressure.

An image of juvenile chinook salmon being released into a river has been declared the winner of the International Year of the Salmon photo challenge.

Salmon farmers can hope to reduce the number of mortalities caused by cardiomyopathic syndrome (CMS), following the discovery of genetic markers that should allow the production of salmon strain that …

The salmon farming industry must look into ways of only using sterile lumpfish that have been produced from captive broodstock in order to retain the volume and genetic integrity of local stocks, acco…

Salmon prices are to remain high during 2019, while the outlook for shrimp prices looks less promising, due to the continued recovery of global production figures, according to a new report from Rabob…

Russia’s largest salmon producer, Russian Aquaculture, has announced plans for a massive expansion of its business by 2025.

Salmon producers in Norway have almost eradicated the use of antibiotics and all salmon from Norway are completely free from residuals from antibiotics or other medicines.

The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) has held a workshop outlining how feed producers can produce Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified feed.

AquaBounty is looking to move from triploidy to gene editing as the best means to ensure sterile fish, following a deal signed with the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) this week.

Marine Harvest hopes that its rebranding strategy will increase their profits by €100 million a year by 2025.