Salmonids

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

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

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, however, he’s not so sure

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

Clara McGhee has recently started working on a salmon farm off the Isle of Muck. In the second installment of her series for The Fish Site she describes powerboat training, production systems and public perception of the salmon sector.

Linn Therese Skår Hosteland grew up helping her family produce salmon, cod and halibut on a farm in western Norway. Despite wanting to escape the sector at 15, she has no regrets at returning in 2014 – first as a journalist, most recently as communications off…

Dr Laura Braden, an eminent sea lice researcher who now works for AquaBounty, lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada, with her husband-to-be, a young baby, two German shepherds and a Norwegian forest cat. Here, she explains how genetic engineering can help save…