Women in aquaculture: Ragnhild Jesica Bjella1 Oct 2018Following a knee injury Ragnhild Jesica Bjella swapped life as a chef for work as a commercial diver for Norway’s salmon-farming industry. Despite a number of close encounters with Greenland sharks, s…
Salmon farmer backs beehive initiative27 Sep 2018Loch Duart, the independent salmon farming company, has partnered with an award-winning environmental organisation to protect Scotland's bees.
Investor sought by Jurassic Salmon26 Sep 2018Polish fish farmer Jurassic Salmon is on the look-out for an investor to support the further development of its fish farm in Janowo, according to senior company representatives.
Scots supplier reveals transatlantic ambitions25 Sep 2018SponsoredGael Force Group has revealed its plans to expand its business overseas with the supply of a full range of marine equipment, technology and services to Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture market.
Closed salmon system opens for business24 Sep 2018Cermaq has transferred its first batch of smolt into the world’s largest flexible closed containment system, which has the capacity to hold 400 tonnes of salmon.
Fish waste fuels island economy24 Sep 2018Salmon waste is helping to provide power to the Isle of Lewis, thanks to a recent upgrade of its main waste processing facility.
Algae is chief suspect in mass salmon mortality24 Sep 2018An outbreak of algae – possibly caused by agricultural run-off – is suspected as the cause of 750,000 mortalities at a salmon farm in the Faroe Islands last week.
Salmon gill health project launched20 Sep 2018A three-year project that aims to help alleviate gill disease in farmed salmon, largely by focusing on net management strategies, has been launched today.
Salmon body boosts sustainability credentials19 Sep 2018The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has recruited Anne Anderson from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to be its inaugural director of sustainability.
Salmon producers bring political expert on board18 Sep 2018The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has appointed the respected political journalist Hamish Macdonell, to the newly created role of director of strategic engagement.
Salmon standard sets new benchmark17 Sep 2018The ASC’s Salmon Standard has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), a seafood certification industry benchmark.
Cermaq Canada invests in new Hydrolicer17 Sep 2018PG Flow Solutions has been contracted to supply its PG-HydroFlow fish pump system to a salmon delousing barge that Neptune Marine will build for Cermaq Canada.
Fish and chips: how computer analytics can transform aquaculture17 Sep 2018Tony Chen, founder of Manolin, explains why he ditched working for Uncle Sam in favour of joining an aquaculture accelerator, even though he’s better at managing data than fish
The importance of digestibility enhancers in current aquafeed formulations17 Sep 2018SponsoredHow adding lyso-phospholipids and bile salts to aquaculture feeds can improve the absorption efficiency of major nutrients, particularly lipids, by fish.
Management apprenticeship milestone14 Sep 2018John McCulloch has become the first person in Britain to complete a ground-breaking professional development programme in aquaculture management.
"World's most advanced" salmon egg facility opens for business10 Sep 2018Benchmark has begun to produce salmon eggs at its new land-based breeding facility in Salten, Norway.
Diseased salmon debate heats up6 Sep 2018This week’s publication of footage showing wild salmon infested with sea lice tells a story that “lacks context and scientific veracity” according to the head of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organis…
Green light for Orkney salmon site6 Sep 2018Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) has been granted approved to establish a farm with the capacity to produce 1,274-tonnes of salmon in Orkney.
Testing starts on 2 million capacity salmon farm6 Sep 2018Plans to grow two million salmon per cycle in a revolutionary 385-metre offshore structure are gaining ground.
