Archive for July 2021
Scottish Government to back seafood with £1.8m
The Scottish Government has pledged funding of £1.8m to help seafood businesses sell to markets in the UK and overseas. The initiative is intended to help the sector recover from the twin impacts of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. It was announced by Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon on a visit to processors Joseph Robertson…
Read MoreNew tool should improve cleaner fish welfare
Measuring growth weight is a better indicator of lumpfish health than commonly used indicators such as fin damage, according to researchers at the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture. The researchers have developed a new tool to assess lumpfish welfare, which should help fish farmers to detect problems and take remedial action where required. Lumpfish…
Read MoreIceland’s aquaculture output shows big rise for June
The export value of Iceland’s farmed fish products totalled just over ISK 3.2 billion (£18.4m) last month according to preliminary trade figures from Statistics Iceland. This represents a 67% rise in ISK terms on June last year and is another sign of the country’s growing strength in aquaculture, which is now 4% up on a…
Read MoreSalmon boost for Marel’s earnings
Marel, the international fish and meat process equipment group, has reported a strong order book during the second quarter of this year, thanks in part to record demand in the salmon sector. The current order book now stands at €499.1m, up from €439m a year ago, while the profit was €23.3m against €30.7m in Q2…
Read MoreCod farmer hit by mystery loss
The Norwegian cod farming company Statt Torsk has suffered the sudden loss of more than 48,000 fish during the past week. The cause is still unexplained and a full report has been sent to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority which is expected to carry out an investigation. Samples have been taken and the results should…
Read MoreReef relief
Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Arctic is supporting a more diversified, equitable, and climate-change resilient food system through its contribution to two aquaculture projects in a not-for-profit initiative. The two projects involve repopulating endangered coral and helping to feed a community hit by disaster. Kvarøy, a third-generation Atlantic salmon farm on the Island of Kvarøy along…
Read MoreSolid solution
Øymerd’s floating islands should be tough enough to face the roughest seas. It is the latest in a growing line of futuristic offshore salmon projects that look more like space stations than fish farms. After a long stand-off with the authorities, Astafjord Ocean Salmon AS has been granted four development permits allowing it to proceed…
Read MoreOregon set for sea lion cull to save salmon
Federal funding has been secured to support a targeted cull of sea lions in the US state of Oregon, with the aim of protecting wild salmon. The cull will make use of a provision in the US Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) that allows the killing of protected species in exceptional circumstances. US Representatives Jaime…
Read MoreGAA partners with FishChoice
Sustainable seafood platform FishChoice has entered into a “strategic partnership” with the Global Aquacultural Alliance (GAA). FishChoice is a not-for-profit online platform that compiles information on sustainable seafood sources, to enable consumers and retailers to select suppliers based on their certification and production methods. Under the partnership agreement, GAA will provide FishChoice with access to…
Read MoreMeat giant could be lining up bid for Australia’s Huon
The Brazilian meat processor JBS is reported to be ready to make a bid for the Australian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture. Southern hemisphere newspapers including The Australian and Mercury suggest that, following the acquisition of an Australian pork business the meat giant is looking at going into the salmon farming business. So far, there is…
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