Archive for October 2020
New focus for Marine Scotland’s Farmed Fish Health group
Government agency Marine Scotland has set out priorities for a ‘refreshed’ Farmed Fish Health Framework: the causes of fish mortality, impact of climate change and development of treatments. The steering group for the 10 year framework, a collaboration between the aquaculture sector and Scottish Government and its advisers, will be chaired by The Scottish Government’s…
Read MoreTroutlodge\’s Handley moves on to new role
UK trout egg producer Troutlodge is looking to recruit a new EMEA regional sales manager following the announcement that Jon Handley is leaving to run Berkshire Trout Farm. Handley will continue as Troutlodge’s UK distributor. The company described Handley’s move as “an opportunity he could not resist”. He has 30 years’ experience in aquaculture and…
Read MoreTroutlodge\’s Handley moves on to new role
UK trout egg producer Troutlodge is looking to recruit a new EMEA regional sales manager following the announcement that Jon Handley is leaving to run Berkshire Trout Farm. Handley will continue as Troutlodge’s UK distributor. The company described Handley’s move as “an opportunity he could not resist”. He has 30 years’ experience in aquaculture and…
Read MoreGreen investor acquires aquaculture database provider Kontali
Norwegian ‘green’ investor Arendals Fossekompani has taken a controlling stake in aquaculture knowledge specialist Kontali Analyse. The move is a first step to building a global powerhouse for big data in the aquaculture sector. Founded in Kristiansund, Norway, in 1987, Kontali has served as the leading knowledge-based consultancy and data provider for the Norwegian fish…
Read MoreBaader takes majority stake in Skaginn
German processing machinery supplier Baader has announced plans to acquire a majority shareholding in Skaginn 3X, its Icelandic competitor next year. Both companies are leading players in food processing engineering. Baader is one of the biggest providers of machinery for salmon processing, while Skaginn is known for its chilling and freezing solutions as well as…
Read MoreCermaq Canada and Kuterra agree smolts deal
Cermaq Canada has agreed a deal to supply smolts to Kuterra, a land-based salmon farming business based on Vancouver Island. Cermaq has announced it has signed a long-term contract with Emergent Holdings LLC, the lessee and operator of Kuterra Salmon. Kuterra’s operations are located in \’Namgis First Nation traditional territory on northern Vancouver Island, near…
Read MoreCooke adds Mariner Seafood to its menu
Cooke Aquaculture is back on the acquisition trail after moving to buy US fresh and frozen seafood company Mariner Seafood. Based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mariner has an international reach and processes a broad range of farmed and wild-caught fish. Its brands include MarSelect and GO WILD. The deal was completed through Cooke’s processing division,…
Read MoreBiotech company aims to turn pollution into fish feed
A UK biotech business is developing a process that could turn industrial emissions into fish and animal feed. The company, Deep Branch, has secured investment of €2.5 million from the European Innovation Council Accelerator fund to scale up the sustainable generation of protein that could transform food production and supply chains. The funding will go…
Read MoreGAA defends Cooke over trout plan for Puget Sound
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has stepped in to defend Cooke Aquaculture in its bid to switch from farming Atlantic salmon to steelhead trout in Washington state’s Puget Sound. In a letter submitted to Washington state’s Department of Ecology, GAA commended the New Brunswick-based company for its history of responsible aquaculture. Cooke Aquaculture is seeking permission…
Read MoreDanish Aquaculture hits back at plans to restrict growth
The body representing Denmark’s fish farming industry has hit out strongly against government plans to curb further coastal based expansion. Last week Environment Minister Lea Wermelin introduced two new bills to restrict growth in the offshore sector “in order to protect the marine environment”. Now the chairman of Danish Aquaculture, Niels Dalsgaard, has criticised the…
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