Archive for March 2019
‘Lice under control’ Mowi tells wild sector
SCOTLAND’S leading salmon farmer, Mowi, has ‘full control’ of sea lice on its farms, the company’s farming operations director, Gideon Pringle, told wild fisheries managers today. Speaking at the annual Fisheries Management Scotland conference in Edinburgh, Pringle explained how a change in strategy, a new team, new thinking, new methods and new resources had reduced…
Read MoreMowi Scotland volumes see 36% drop
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, reported a significant drop of 21,300 tonnes, or 36 per cent, in production volumes last year, due to incident based mortality. Health issues such as anaemia and gill disease, as well as mortality at the new Inchmore hatchery and fish damaged in a storm, all contributed to the drop in…
Read MoreFisherman dies after falling overboard
A CREEL fisherman has died after falling overboard and spending almost an hour in icy North Sea waters, the Press and Journal reported today. The man, named locally as Tony Masson, had been out in his 19ft vessel, Sea Mist, outside Macduff Harbour when he fell into the water yesterday lunchtime. A passing fisherman noticed…
Read MoreThreat to Mowi world heritage site licence
MOWI has been told it may lose its fish farming licence in the Vega Islands World Heritage Area in the north of Norway. The warning has been issued by the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is looking again at the impact of aquaculture in what is viewed as a unique natural habitat. The Vega region is…
Read MorePoster plaudits for Stirling trio
THREE students from the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture were awarded prizes for posters displayed at this week’s Fish Vet Society conference, held near Edinburgh. Chiara Bosco won first prize for her work, and was presented with a copy of ‘Cleaner Fish Biology and Aquaculture Applications’, sponsored by publisher 5m. Elizabeth Leuchte and Kerryn…
Read MoreTwo innovators join Aqua-Spark stable
AQUACULTURE fund Aqua-Spark has announced two new investments, taking its portfolio to 16 companies. The latest enterprises to attract backing from the Dutch based group are BioFishency, an Israeli innovator in water treatment systems for use in land based aquaculture, and Molofeed, a Norwegian company with a feed formula that replaces live feed early in…
Read MoreRafferty to head up Cermaq Chile
AQUACULTURE veteran Steven Rafferty has been appointed the new managing director of Cermaq Chile, it was announced yesterday. He joins the company – which he last worked for as chief financial officer and chief operating officer farming between 2008 and 2010 – from London based Global Maritime, where he is aquaculture director. The Scot was…
Read MoreAce ‘delighted’ by Boston debut
DUNDEE based Ace Aquatec said it was delighted with the leads and opportunities provided by its first-time participation in the Seafood Expo North America in Boston. The Scottish aquaculture technology supplier, which is looking to expand its international markets, introduced its award winning Humane Stunner Universal (HSU) to potential customers in North America at last…
Read MoreGlobal outlook focus of forum
A SEMINAR focusing on the outlook for aquaculture in the world beyond Europe will be held in Edinburgh in May. The event will include insights into aquaculture’s role in securing global food security, and also provide examples of international collaboration in the industry. Organised by 5m Pulbishing and the Fish Site, the seminar will take…
Read MoreEwing upbeat on post-Brexit market
THERE are opportunities post-Brexit for Scotland’s seafood industry to grab a bigger share of the world market, once the practical challenges are overcome. This was the message from Rural Economy minister Fergus Ewing to delegates at the Seafood Summit in Aberdeen this morning. Highlighting the importance of the sector to the Scottish, and UK, economy,…
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