Salmonids

How one woman is helping First Nations communities and the salmon farming industry on Vancouver Island to work more closely together.

Despite struggling to achieve bulk production volumes and compete with global commodities such as fishmeal and soy, opportunities for alternative protein producers in aquafeed sector are only going to…

Mowi has appointed Catarina Martins as its first ever chief sustainability officer “to strengthen and implement Mowi's sustainability strategy”.

A new system to remove sea lice from salmon is set to be deployed in Chile after Cermaq signed an agreement with Sea Farm Innovations (SFI) to support the development of SFI's new system.

AquaBounty is looking to raise $5.75 million through a share offering in order to help fund production at its facilities in Indiana and Prince Edward Island.

The government of Nova Scotia has granted Cermaq Canada four options to lease salmon farming sites in the Chedabucto Bay region, as the company seeks to obtain about 20 marine sites, two hatcheries an…

The Chairman of IFA Aquaculture, Michael Mulloy, has criticised the Irish Government for their “failure to promote Irish aquaculture production”, following a report which shows a steep decline in the …

AquaBounty has been granted approval for the commercial production of its genetically modified AquAdvantage salmon at its Rollo Bay production facility on Prince Edward Island.

Salmon rendered sterile through gene editing are exhibiting encouraging behaviour and performance during the grow-out phase, according to new research results.

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has launched a new state-of-the-art SeaMate feed barge and office at Portree, having increased its salmon production capacity in the area by 2,000 tonnes earlier this…

Ways to commercialise the production of finfish rendered sterile by novel methods sparked a thought-provoking discussion at the end of the inaugural International Finfish Sterility Workshop, which was…

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has announced that sea lice levels in the industry are at their lowest levels for six years, despite 47 percent drop in spending on medicinal sea lice…

A family-run business on the Isle of Arran has landed a six figure boat building contract from The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC).

The development of a combination of closed-containment and offshore aquaculture systems is required to ensure the salmon farming sector remains viable in the long-term – although traditional, inshore …

Over $1.3 million has been set aside to create an industrial park that aims to encourage the growth of eastern Canada’s burgeoning aquaculture and mining sectors.

Scientists taking part in a major survey of salmonid species in the North Pacific have returned to Vancouver with a number of surprising discoveries after a month on the high seas.

Superior Fresh’s aquaponics facilty in Wisconsin is both the world’s largest aquaponics system and “the ultimate IMTA”, according to Dr Steve Summerfelt.

America’s largest land-based steelhead producer outlines how it has ironed out a number of early production issues as it attempts to reach its 1,200 tonne annual capacity.

Cermaq has launched its True Arctic brand of salmon at the Seafood Expo North America (SENA) this week.

Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) has no impact on the respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon, and so is unlikely to affect the health of wild Pacific salmon passing close to farms, according to new researc…