Is thermal delousing welfare-friendly? 7 Dec 2019 Emerging research raises questions about the welfare of Atlantic salmon during thermal delousing treatments, after tissue injuries and aversive behaviours were observed in lab trials.
It pays to go green in the salmon sector 6 Dec 2019 Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) has secured favourable terms on a 400 kroner (£33.3 million) loan to help fund its ambitious Arctic Offshore Farming Project, on the basis of its green credentials.
Salmon supplier joins Ocean Disclosure Project 3 Dec 2019 UK-based salmon specialist JCS Fish has become the first seafood supplier to voluntarily disclose information about the origins of its farmed salmon and trout products.
Can salmon farming cope with climate change? 2 Dec 2019 Researchers have evaluated how climate change could affect Norwegian salmon farming over the next 50 years.
Loch Duart celebrates 20 years of independent farming 27 Nov 2019 The company will host a special event in Inverness for its team.
World’s first salmon trading insurance partnership 26 Nov 2019 JET Seafood and Euler Hermes have created a partnership to offer instant trade credit insurance on Seafoodportal.com, a newly launched digital marketplace for the seafood industry.
The rising costs of salmon production 22 Nov 2019 The cost of producing salmon is on the rise across the salmon farming sector – in particular in Scotland – according to a new report.
Salmon waste-to-biogas facility wins environmental award 21 Nov 2019 A facility that converts dead salmon into biogas has helped the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) win this year’s Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.
A cool deal for Broodstock 21 Nov 2019 Seafood investor Broodstock Capital has acquired 80 percent of the shares in Therma Industri – Norway’s leading supplier of refrigerant and energy systems for the aquaculture industry.
Iceland launches second phase of ambitious salmon restocking scheme 20 Nov 2019 A programme to seed up to a million salmon egg in rivers in north east Iceland has been launched this autumn.
Cermaq raises traceability bar with blockchain 20 Nov 2019 Cermaq, Labeyrie, and IBM Food Trust have teamed up on a blockchain technology project that will allow consumers to find out great detail about every salmon farmed by the international firm.
Mowi casts doubts on Irish salmon farming sector 19 Nov 2019 Mowi has suggested that it will revoke plans to invest €22 million in the Irish salmon farming sector, due to their frustrations with the country’s licensing system.
ISA detected at Cermaq Chile site 19 Nov 2019 Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) has been discovered at one of Cermaq’s salmon sites in the far south of Chile.
SAIC secures second 5-year term 18 Nov 2019 The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured a £10 million, five-year funding package from the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
How aquaculture producers can benefit from a “beyond compliance” approach 15 Nov 2019 A new study suggests that while Scottish salmon producers are already doing more to protect the environment than is legally required, they could benefit from adopting a more coherent approach to their actions, in order i…
Mowi, SalMar, Grieg, Leroy face US price-fixing subpoenas 15 Nov 2019 Some of the world's largest salmon farmers, including Mowi, Grieg Seafood, SalMar and Lerøy are all facing subpoenas from the US Department of Justice as they investigate allegations of price fixing.
The batteries that can save €200,000 per salmon production cycle 14 Nov 2019 Norwegian fish farming company Kvarøy is in line to save up to €200,000 per production cycle, thanks to the installation of a bank of specialist storage batteries in its feed barges.
Cooke reflects on ten-fold expansion in 12 years 14 Nov 2019 Cooke Aquaculture used an open house event at their Nova Scotian feed mill to reflect on the fact that the company had increased its turnover ten-fold in the space of only 12 years.
Aqua Spark invest in Ace Aquatec 13 Nov 2019 Ace Aquatec, whose inventions include an electric stunner, 3D biomass estimation cameras and a sea lice removal system, has recently received investment from aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark.
Investment is key for tackling gill health issues 13 Nov 2019 Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of a £1.9 million workboat in a bid to increase response times to gill health issues across its sites.
