New Business Development Director for Scottish Quality Salmon Scottish Quality Salmon, which sets the quality and promotes Label Rouge Scottish Salmon, has created the new role of Business Development Director to grow the Label Rouge Scottish Salmon brand […] Scottish tech entrepreneurs invest in Ace Aquatec Scottish tech entrepreneurs Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns have invested in Dundee headquartered aquaculture technology specialist Ace Aquatec. Founded in 1999, Ace Aquatec is a double Queen’s Award […] Salmon farmers urged to adopt blockchain technology Blockchain technology has suddenly become a new tool in aquaculture in helping to ensure traceability from farm to plate and eliminating fish fraud. The Norwegian Seafood Association has just partnered […] Zoetis picks up Fish Vet Group from Benchmark Zoetis has just announced the acquisition of Fish Vet Group from Benchmark Holdings PLC, as a strategic addition to its Pharmaq business which develops and commercializes fish vaccines and offers […] Disease attack at two major salmon companies THE disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is presenting a costly headache for at least two big players in the fish farming sector, according to reports from Norway. The country’s Food […] Aquaculture Awards 2020 Go Virtual Due to the postponement of Aquaculture UK this year, the annual celebration of the industry, the Aquaculture UK Awards Dinner, will unfortunately not take place as originally planned. However, the […] Bond nephew ‘stirred not shaken’ by fish farm investment THE nephew of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has been stirred into financial involvement in a project to build a new fully integrated land based fish farming facility in northern […] Salmon facing confusing picture THE salmon industry faced a still uncertain outlook this week as it entered the second half of the calendar year. It was a mixed and confused picture for producers after […] SSPO announce Chief Executive to step down The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) Chief Executive, Julie Hesketh-Laird, has announced her decision to leave the organisation in the autumn. Hesketh-Laird was appointed to her role in February 2018. […]