
Filling the gap
Aquafeed is big business. The 2022 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook, based on data from more than 140 countries, estimates that international feed tonnage – for livestock and aquaculture combined – increased […] Continue Reading
Aquafeed is big business. The 2022 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook, based on data from more than 140 countries, estimates that international feed tonnage – for livestock and aquaculture combined – increased […] Continue Reading
Scotland’s fish farmers are about to see a big increase in the charges levied by SEPA, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, on marine pens. SEPA sets a charge for each […] Continue Reading
Funds raised by Crown Estate Scotland from fish farming licences should be used to help coastal areas tackle the housing crisis. That’s the message from industry body Salmon Scotland, which […] Continue Reading
Canadian fish farmer Cooke Aquaculture is making a new attempt to buy into the Australian salmon sector. Working through its parent company, Cooke Inc, it has made a non-binding offer […] Continue Reading
Norway-based refrigeration specialist PTG is setting up a UK arm to serve the seafood industry. The company has appointed Julian Ramsey as General Manager for the new company, PTG UK. […] Continue Reading
The Scottish Government will today take another step towards reforming aquaculture regulation, with the inaugural meeting of a new strategic advisory group for the sector. The Scottish Aquaculture Council, which […] Continue Reading
Thistle Seafoods has agreed a deal to acquire the Dawnfresh fish processing facility at Uddingston, near Glasgow as a going concern. In September 2021 Dawnfresh announced plans to close the […] Continue Reading
An ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready containerships has secured NOK150m (£12.5m) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The SeaShuttle vessels, the developers say, will […] Continue Reading
Andfjord Salmon announced at the weekend that it has successfully released smolt in the company’s first land-based pool at Kvalnes, on the island of Andøya in Norway. Company CEO Martin […] Continue Reading
World Feeds Ltd has been making huge strides improving cleaner fish health, welfare and efficacy against sea lice. Their unique VAF Feed Blocks have been embraced by 6 of the […] Continue Reading
Chronic stress such as high water temperature or high densities tend to overwhelm the immune system and open the door for disease to appear. Over years of experience gained in […] Continue Reading
The aquaculture industry must contribute to the global food challenge of feeding an ever-growing population. To achieve success, it is estimated that global food production will need to double by […] Continue Reading
With its extra-thick steel plating, Damen’s 22-metre Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) 2208 is built to take the rough and tumble of modern, open water fish farming. Its stable, spacious, unobstructed […] Continue Reading
More fish hatcheries will now have easy access to tailored feeds by SPAROS, through the well-established distribution platform provided by Pacific Trading Aquaculture Ltd (PTAqua). The bespoke feed products will […] Continue Reading
Coastal Workboats Scotland Ltd and its sister companies, Coastal Workboats Ltd and Coastal Workboats Support Services Ltd, are growing into a multifaceted group of businesses with the aquaculture sector at […] Continue Reading
Would you like to play a key part in developing / building exciting new equipment and technology for a fast-growing aquaculture sector? Over almost 40 years, Gael Force Group has […] Continue Reading
At Scottish Sea Farms we are committed to supporting local economies in some of the most remote parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands by providing employment and career development […] Continue Reading
At Scottish Sea Farms we are committed to supporting local economies in some of the most remote parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands by providing employment and career development […] Continue Reading
Millions in whatever currency you prefer to choose have been thrown at trying to crack the stubborn problem of sea lice in fish farms – so far, with relatively modest […] Continue Reading
A recent study from researchers at three UK universities (Cambridge, Lancaster and Liverpool) and the NGO Feedback Global argued that humans should be consuming small pelagic fish like sardines and […] Continue Reading
The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) is a new strategic, intelligence-led organisation aiming to transform the UK’s £8bn underwater industry into one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the country, […] Continue Reading
The final leg of their journey was undertaken in a pair of six-seater taxis from Edinburgh but, given the distances they had travelled just to get to that point, they […] Continue Reading
Online meetings may have kept the shellfish industry in touch over the past two years, but it was a relief to everyone to be able to attend the 52nd Annual […] Continue Reading
Since writing my contribution last month, I have been travelling, including a short visit to the Aquaculture UK event in Aviemore. There was a real buzz about the place, not […] Continue Reading
The city of Saint John, New Brunswick on Canada’s Atlantic coast will play host to the GOAL Responsible Seafood Conference in 2023, it was announced yesterday. GOAL, the largest international […] Continue Reading
Kames Fish Farming has been named Best Aquaculture Company award in the 2022 Aquaculture Awards. The event took place on Day 2 of the Aquaculture UK conference and trade show […] Continue Reading
Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon has promised to personally oversee the drafting of a new regulatory regime for aquaculture in Scotland. Speaking at the opening of the Aquaculture UK trade […] Continue Reading