Salmonids

The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has appointed John Paul Fraser as its new executive director.

A new project investigating the use of camelina that has been genetically modified to contain high levels of long chain omega-3 fatty acids in salmon feed has been launched.

How one man’s award-winning attempt to adapt a specialist net system could improve gill health in salmon and help minimise the aquaculture industry’s environmental footprint across the globe

Marine Harvest Scotland has applied for a licence to establish a new salmon farm of nearly 2,500-tonnes in the Kilbrannan Sound.

Marine Harvest’s salmon farms in the Atlantic performed far better than their Pacific counterparts, according to the company’s latest figures.

Dr Anna Kintner, analytical services manager at Europharma UK, believes that the fish farming industry needs to pay more attention to the threat posed by gelatinous zooplankton – a belief given creden…

Lynne Frame, freshwater specialist at Scottish Sea Farms, recounts an action-packed introduction to the aquaculture industry that has seen her grow mussels in New Zealand, produce smolt in the Arctic …

Feeding farmed salmon a mineral extracted from the bones of blue whiting can help them absorb the astaxanthin in their diets and therefore improve the colour of their fillets a new study has discovere…

Marks & Spencer has named Scottish Sea Farms’ salmon farming team at Wyre, Orkney as its Outstanding Producer of the year in the Farming for the Future Awards 2018.

Construction of a new mill capable of producing protein from ethanol for the aquaculture feed industry is nearing completion in Nebraska.

The Scottish salmon industry is predicted to grow faster than the salmon sectors of any other country in the next three years, according to a new report.

KnipBio has been awarded a grant to study how changes in diet can alleviate enteritis and other diseases in farmed rainbow trout.

A new initiative to help mitigate pressures on wild salmon has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee, Geoff Kidd, has celebrated 40 years with the company and says, despite retiring, he has plans to continue working with salmon.

Mark Bilsby has been named as the new CEO of the Atlantic Salmon Trust, replacing Sarah Bayley Slater who leaves the post after two and a half years.

Julie Hesketh-Laird, the new chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producer’s Organisation shares her first impressions of the country’s salmon sector and how she plans to help it to evolve.

Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018, with a marked reduction in disease-related mortalities.

The arguments for moving all salmon production onto land are laced with "misinformation" according to Susan Farquharson, Executive Director of the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association.

The Scottish Salmon Company's plans to produce a unique strain of robust but slow-growing salmon – developed from wild Hebridean stocks – are now coming to commercial fruition, in a project that’s win…

Independent salmon farming company, Loch Duart, has been placed at number 78 in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table.