Norwegian marine consultancy group Åkerblå Group has taken a 51% equity stake in Ocean Ecology, a marine and environmental survey specialist based in Gloucester, in the south west of England. […] Continue Reading
Independent salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest has appointed Robert Wyvill as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He takes up his post just ahead of the company’s first commercial harvest, expected this […] Continue Reading
Two aquaculture trainees have been recognised at Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS 21 (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) event. Callum Duggan (pictured, above), a freshwater technician with Cooke Aquaculture, won the […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices appear to be starting their long climb back to more profitable levels. The latest statistics from Norway suggest the barren period may be coming to an end as […] Continue Reading
Norway and the European Union have clashed over fishing rights off the Arctic territory of Svalbard. The dispute, if it is allowed to escalate, could eventually rebound on the country’s […] Continue Reading
Fish farming on the Moon is a possibility within decades, according a team of French scientists. Future astronauts could take with them live fish eggs and, using water which is […] Continue Reading
On behalf of Prins and Dingemanse in Yerseke (NL), Industrial Auctions is organising an online auction with a large amount of processing machinery for their well-known products such as: crustaceans, […] Continue Reading
ADISSEO, Belgium. Compatibility of feeds with fish digestive and metabolic capacities is paramount for optimal growth performance and health. Suboptimal levels of dietary lipids, the inclusion of plant ingredients, […] Continue Reading
Great progress has been made in the handling of fish during the last few years. Research conducted by Matís, the Icelandic food and biotech research institute, the University of Akureyri […] Continue Reading
FLS Caligus is a high-performance delouser, focussed on fish welfare We care about fish welfare because it is both good for the fish and economically important for the farmers. FLS […] Continue Reading
Lice skirts with built-in antifouling help to keep fish safe and well Sea lice management is one of the most complex issues to deal with at a salmon farm. Until […] Continue Reading
Like all businesses, the analytical laboratories of James Hutton Limited have felt the brunt of the COVID crisis. The commercial subsidiary of Scotland’s James Hutton Institute remains open for business, […] Continue Reading
Dawnfresh Farming Ltd, part of the Dawnfresh Seafoods Group, is the largest Trout Farming Company operating in the UK. Our Marine and Freshwater farms are located throughout Scotland and Ireland. […] Continue Reading
Salary for this post will be £24,006 (pro rata). Location: Argyll We are recruiting for SVQ & MA Assessors for Aquaculture at SCQF Level 5 (GL1T 22) and 7 (GL1V […] Continue Reading
Supporting our Seaweed Nursery Commercial and Research Projects Full Time, permanent position Salary £28,331 – £31,866 per annum – starting salary will depend on experience. The Ideal Candidate: As a […] Continue Reading
Remote communities are learning to adopt an aquaculture method that is good for them and for the environment Give a person a fish, the proverb goes, and they can feed […] Continue Reading
The majority of people strolling along a beach probably look on the slimy vegetation washed up by the tide with little more than mild curiosity. For centuries, however, it has […] Continue Reading
The first salmon to be raised in Scottish Sea Farms’ smolt hatchery at Barcaldine, on the west coast of Scotland, were harvested in November last year from the company’s Loch […] Continue Reading
OK, as a Brexiteer I accept this is all my fault. I mean, the chaos for exporters and difficulty getting into Europe. But seriously, was no one expecting this? Hands […] Continue Reading
I generally class myself as an optimist, but Brexit has rather soured my thinking, and on this subject at least, I have become a fully paid-up member of the pessimistic […] Continue Reading
We thought we knew what it would look like. The queues of trucks would stretch back from Dover through the Kent countryside, massive lorry parks would be full and there […] Continue Reading