Salmonids

A study listing the Chilean salmon farming companies that used the most antibiotics per ton of fish produced in 2012-2014 has been published by the Marine conservation organisation Oceana.

Australian salmon and trout producer Huon Aquaculture is investing heavily in new equipment as it seeks to increase production in one of the world’s most exposed fish farming areas.

Trials and analyses of feeds including omega-3-rich oil from genetically-modified (GM) canola indicate that it promotes good growth rates in salmon and contains no GM DNA.

Vard has secured contracts for the design and construction of two cutting-edge barges for accommodating fish farm operatives and feed – for Cermaq Norway.

The global aquaculture industry is expected to grow by 3-4 percent in 2018, with the salmon sector one of the major areas of increase, according to a report published by Rabobank today.

Icelandic salmon egg producer Stofnfiskur is now able to grow fish to market size within 11 months in its land-based facility at Kalmanstjørn.

Delegates from the Iranian Fisheries Organization recently visited SalmoBreed in Bergen, on a trip organized by Nofima and the FAO to highlight the latest developments in breeding and genetics in aqua…

The first batch of salmon broodstock are due to arrive at the SalmoBreed Salten ova production facility next week, following 13 months of construction at the state-of-the-art site.

Scotland’s leading salmon and trout producers have united in a bid to extend the usage and efficacy of two of the most environmentally-friendly sea lice treatments currently available.

Despite suffering high levels of salmon mortalities and being forced to harvest fish prematurely, the Scottish Salmon Company achieved its best ever Q3 revenues.

The last-minute rush for development licences submissions in Norway includes a 13-licence application by Cermaq for a closed-containment salmon farming system called the FlexiFarm.

Love The Wild’s range of freshly frozen seafood kits, which feature responsibly farmed salmon, trout and striped bass, are now available in over 420 Whole Foods Markets across the United States.

Russian Aquaculture, the country's largest fish farming firm, has acquired an option to purchase a 40 percent equity stake in Tri Ruchya, a primary processing company in the Murmansk region.

Shares in Russian Aquaculture are now on sale, as the country’s largest aquaculture company seeks to raise RUB 2 billion (£12.6 million).

Scottish salmon sales grew by 56 percent during the first nine months of this year, reaching a record £483 million in the period.

Over the last 25 years, the hatch rate of salmon eggs stripped from captive broodstock has decreased from about 80 percent to about 50 percent, but two hormones have been identified as potentially vit…

​A new report published today shows strong business confidence in the Scottish salmon farming industry. According to the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) findings, employment is up by 13%…

Loch Duart, the Scottish salmon producer, lent their boat and skippering expertise to help a wild sea trout tracking project in Loch Laxford this week.

The Scottish salmon industry has insisted that tactics to combat sea lice levels are working, despite a recent press release which revealed the farms with the highest levels of the parasites in Scotla…

Russia’s largest farmed fish producer, Russian Aquaculture, is developing its farm network across the country at a time when the country’s authorities are making increased efforts to develop the secto…