Faceless and voiceless: 'Seaspiracy' documentary dehumanises aquaculture sector 31 Mar 2021 Opinion The damning reviews that a new documentary, Seaspiracy, was receiving in the aquaculture media didn’t encourage me to reach for the remote and settle down to watch Netflix yesterday evening.
Kvarøy offers two $10,000 women in aquaculture scholarships 30 Mar 2021 Kvarøy Arctic has announced the launch of its second Women in Aquaculture scholarship programme – offering two generously funded places to women looking to gain hands-on experience of the salmon farming sector.
An innovative approach to investing in RAS 30 Mar 2021 LocalCoho, which farms Coho salmon in a recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) in upstate New York, has launched an inventive new fundraising campaign.
Atlantic Sapphire hires new head of operations 29 Mar 2021 Atlantic Sapphire has announced changes to its management structure, following the mass mortalities that took place at its Florida facility last week.
Scottish Sea Farms appoints new sustainability chief 29 Mar 2021 Scottish Sea Farms has announced the appointment of a new, dedicated head of sustainability and development - a role that aims to minimise the environmental impact and maximise the social and economic value of the compan…
Ensuring the sustainable growth of the US offshore aquaculture sector 25 Mar 2021 Five ways to ensure the US offshore aquaculture industry is able to grow sustainably in the wake of last year’s Executive Order by President Trump are suggested in a new study.
Salmon farms instigate open door policy for welfare inspectors 25 Mar 2021 Scotland’s salmon farmers have today invited official auditors to check any farm, without advance notice, in response to a report that questioned the industry’s fish welfare record.
Severinsen re-emerges with a "disruptive" water sensor for aquaculture 24 Mar 2021 A new water sensor that has been designed to measure a range of water quality and fish welfare parameters in aquaculture installations has been launched by a Canadian seafood tech company, Sedna Technologies.
Major mortality incident at flagship salmon RAS 24 Mar 2021 Atlantic Sapphire has reported another significant mortality incident this week at its Miami recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) facility.
Novel closed-containment salmon farm launched in Norway 24 Mar 2021 Starfish, an innovative closed-containment salmon farming system, has now been installed in a Norwegian fjord and is due to be stocked later in the year.
Finance flocks to aquaculture, despite the impact of Covid-19 23 Mar 2021 While the aquaculture sector may have suffered numerous setbacks following the outbreak of Covid-19 the finance sector has shown a remarkable appetite to invest in it.
Mowi reshuffles key farming roles 23 Mar 2021 Mowi has promoted Meritxell Diez-Padrisa, its production director in Scotland, to fish health director for Scotland, Ireland and the Faroes, while she will be replaced by Roar Paulsen.
Salmon sector demands simplification of post-Brexit export paperwork 23 Mar 2021 The key piece of paperwork at the heart of export delays to the EU should be completely redrawn and simplified, according to representatives of the Scottish salmon sector.
A new tool for forecasting ISA and PD outbreaks 22 Mar 2021 Software that’s now capable of predicting the early onset of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) as well as pancreas disease (PD) has just been launched by Manolin.
Women in aquaculture: Julie Kuchepatov 22 Mar 2021 Julie Kuchepatov describes her dedication to environmental sustainability and social responsibility, what inspired her to establish SAGE and why driving tractors in Sakhalin can be a perilous occupation.
CO2-to-protein producer targets Norway's salmon feed sector 19 Mar 2021 Deep Branch, which plans to produce microbes for aquafeeds using CO2, is looking to develop its first commercial-scale production facility in Norway, having just completed an €8 million Series A investment round.
Scope to step up RAS disinfection protocols? 16 Mar 2021 New research into disinfection practices in land-based recirculation salmon farms in Norway and North America could be used to create new standards to increase effectiveness and prevent outbreaks of disease.
Study sheds light on the movements of escaped farmed salmon 16 Mar 2021 Some insights into how best to recapture farmed salmon that have escaped from aquaculture facilities have been offered by a new study.
Two more allies for a fish that's "in crisis" 15 Mar 2021 Fisheries Management Scotland and The Rivers Trust have joined the Missing Salmon Alliance – which aims to save wild Atlantic salmon from extinction by combining expertise, coordinating activities and advocating effectiv…
Are organic farmed salmon more susceptible to sea lice? 11 Mar 2021 Lower stocking densities in salmon farms can lead to greater levels of sea lice infestation per fish, according to a new study.
