Fish and chips: how computer analytics can transform aquaculture17 Sep 2018Tony Chen, founder of Manolin, explains why he ditched working for Uncle Sam in favour of joining an aquaculture accelerator, even though he’s better at managing data than fish
The importance of digestibility enhancers in current aquafeed formulations17 Sep 2018SponsoredHow adding lyso-phospholipids and bile salts to aquaculture feeds can improve the absorption efficiency of major nutrients, particularly lipids, by fish.
Management apprenticeship milestone14 Sep 2018John McCulloch has become the first person in Britain to complete a ground-breaking professional development programme in aquaculture management.
"World's most advanced" salmon egg facility opens for business10 Sep 2018Benchmark has begun to produce salmon eggs at its new land-based breeding facility in Salten, Norway.
Diseased salmon debate heats up06 Sep 2018This week’s publication of footage showing wild salmon infested with sea lice tells a story that “lacks context and scientific veracity” according to the head of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organis…
Green light for Orkney salmon site06 Sep 2018Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) has been granted approved to establish a farm with the capacity to produce 1,274-tonnes of salmon in Orkney.
Testing starts on 2 million capacity salmon farm06 Sep 2018Plans to grow two million salmon per cycle in a revolutionary 385-metre offshore structure are gaining ground.
State-of-the-art salmon factory opens in Steigen 05 Sep 2018Cermaq’s new state-of-the-art salmon processing factory was officially opened by Norway’s State Secretary Roy Angelvik yesterday.
Breeding programmes prove their worth04 Sep 2018The benefits that salmon farmers obtain by sourcing their stocks from cutting-edge breeding programmes are chronically undervalued, according to a new study.
Smolt feed closes in on patent 03 Sep 2018A type of fish feed designed to trigger the smoltification process in juvenile Atlantic salmon is on the cusp of receiving a patent following a four-year application process.
Dividend drought comes to an end31 Aug 2018The Scottish Salmon Company has paid its shareholders a dividend for the first time in seven years, following a marked improvement in its performance.
The Last word in farm management31 Aug 2018Sarah Last explains how she helped to transform the fortunes of one of the most isolated, technologically challenging and logistically complicated salmon farms in Scotland.
Cermaq adopts new salmon welfare policy30 Aug 2018Cermaq has implemented a new fish welfare policy based on the recommendations published in the FishWell report.
Tributes paid to Irish seafood stalwart30 Aug 2018Tributes to Richie Flynn, the president of the aquaculture section of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), have been flooding in following his sudden death last week.
Sustainable changes in aquaculture “are happening as we speak”26 Aug 2018Machine learning and artificial intelligence are already helping to revolutionise the way fish, in particular salmon, are farmed.
Land-based salmon farmer seals BAP certification23 Aug 2018One of the world’s largest aquaponics facilities has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
Grieg on course for 20 percent annual increase22 Aug 2018Grieg Seafood expects to increase its salmon harvest to 75,000 tonnes this year – an increase of 20 percent compared to 2017 – following marked improvements in its production in Finnmark, BC and Shetl…
Bakkafrost aims to increase US salmon sales21 Aug 2018Bakkafrost has sealed the deal to acquire North Landing, the US salmon importing business.
Scots set for Japanese seafood show20 Aug 2018The value of Scottish seafood exports rose by 23 percent last year to reach £944 million – a trend that seafood companies heading to the Japan Seafood Expo this week hope to continue.
Salmon farms linked to "urchin barrens" 17 Aug 2018Waste from salmon farms can lead to aggregations of sea urchins and a distinct drop in benthic biodiversity, according to a new research paper.
