Salmonids

Benchmark has reshuffled its new genetics division (formerly Benchmark breeding & genetics) in a bid to help its salmon, shrimp and tilapia breeding programmes continue to evolve

Immersing farmed salmon in warmed water as a means of removing sea lice presents serious fish health and welfare issues according to a new study.

A blanket vaccination programme appears to have significantly reduced the occurrence of pancreas disease (PD) in farmed salmon in northern Scotland.

Scotland’s salmon farming industry is suffering from overly stringent regulations and risks falling behind the salmon sectors in Norway and Chile, according to one of the UK’s leading seafood retailer…

AquaBounty has been granted approval to raise its genetically engineered AquAdvantage strain of salmon at a facility in Indiana.

Grieg NL has chosen Benchmark Genetics to supply them with triploid ova for their soon-to-be established sites in Newfoundland over the next five years.

Members of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) have reduced their use of sea lice medicines by 40 percent in the last five years, according to a new report.

A call for an immediate moratorium on any new open cage marine salmon farms in Scotland or any expansion of existing sites was made by 27 environmental NGOs and other bodies yesterday.

A dozen projects involving feeds for Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and coho salmon took place in BioMar’s recently completed R&D unit in Patagonia last year.

Julie Hesketh-Laird, the new chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation, aims to make it the UK’s first truly representative trade body.

Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company has thanked the communities that support it, not only by funding numerous local projects but also by organising receptions in Scourie and Uist.

With less than five weeks to go until the most important aquaculture exhibition and conference in Britain, Gael Force Group is gearing up for its biggest exhibition presence yet.

The Highland Council has approved an application to establish two new organic fish farms off the Isle of Skye.

A new project looking into how different types of quality can increase the value of farmed salmon products has been recently launched.

Russian Aquaculture almost doubled their salmon production in 2017, which they have hailed as a “landmark year” following the publication of their annual report.

Linn Therese Skår Hosteland, the current web editor at www.kyst.no, will be leaving to take on a new role as industry and business policy adviser for Norway’s Kystrederiene in June.

A new collaborative project to help accelerate understanding of gill health issues in farmed salmon and identify new approaches to overcoming these issues has been launched this week.

With sea lice an increasingly tough problem for salmon farmers to treat, new research suggests that managing water temperature might be more effective than blitzing the parasites with more chemicals

Norwegian cod exports achieved a record value in the first quarter of the year, topping NOK 3 billion (£273 million).

An international project which aims to track scores of wild Atlantic salmon over the next two years was launched today as part of Europe's largest effort to halt the decline of the species.