Archive for October 2021
Hebridean salmon scoops Great British Food Award
The Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon has won a prestigious Great British Food Award 2021 for Best Smoked Fish & Seafood, while Kames Fish Farming was “highly commended” in the Fresh Fish & Seafood category for its Scottish Steelhead Trout. Highly commended in the Smoked Fish & Seafood category were The…
Read MoreHuon shareholders agree JBS takeover deal
Shareholders in Australian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture have voted in favour of the takeover bid from multinational meat processor JBS. In an online meeting this morning, Chairman Neil Kearney set out the case for accepting the offer, which values Huon at around A$550m (£300m) means shareholders would get $3.85 per share. Australian broadcaster ABC reports…
Read MoreBC salmon row goes to Canada’s highest court
The battle lines over the Canadian government’s bid to phase out open net salmon farming in part of British Columbia are being drawn up in the country’s federal court this week. Last December the then Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan effectively ordered an end to fish farming activity on the Discovery Islands by June 2022. She…
Read MoreLoch Duart salmon on the menu for COP26
Delegates at the COP26 Climate Change conference in Glasgow will be tucking into Scottish salmon from independent producer Loch Duart. The conference runs from 31 October to 12 November. Loch Duart will be providing fresh fillets and specially prepared smoked salmon portions, for meals and lunchboxes. The choice of a farm based in the north…
Read MoreOrkney Shellfish Hatchery gets grant for new posts
Orkney Shellfish Hatchery (OSH) will be creating four new graduate positions, thanks to a grant from the Highlands and Islands Enterprises’ Graduate Support Programme. The hatchery will employ four new aquaculture graduates to continue its research into the on-land culture of premium Native Flat Oyster spat and European clawed lobster. The graduate Hatchery Technician positions…
Read MoreCanada’s new Fisheries Minister is controversial choice
Joyce Murray, an avowed opponent of open-net salmon farming, has been appointed as Canada’s new Fisheries Minister. She takes over from Bernadette Jordan, who lost her seat in the recent Canadian general election. Jordan won few friends in the fish farming sector when she tried to shift aquaculture in British Columbia to a land-based system…
Read MoreMowi admits responsibility for escaped fish
Mowi has admitted that farmed salmon found in a beauty spot in south-west Norway came from one of its farms. The fish were caught in watercourses in Rogaland and Agder including Åna-Sira, an area noted for its scenic charms. The company has now told the Directorate of Fisheries that it was responsible for the escapes.…
Read MoreDigestive and metabolic enhancers to optimize feed-fish compatibility
Compatibility of feeds with fish digestive and metabolic capacities is paramount for optimal growth performance and health. Suboptimal levels of dietary lipids, the inclusion of plant ingredients, or the seasonal variations in water temperature, negatively impact nutrient absorption and utilization. ADISSEO has developed digestive and metabolic enhancers (AQUALYSO®, LIPOGEST®) to restore nutrient absorption and utilization…
Read MoreSSPO to rebrand as Salmon Scotland
The body representing Scotland’s salmon farmers is changing its name. As from 1 November, the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation will be known as Salmon Scotland. Along with the name change, Salmon Scotland has a new logo incorporating the saltire and a depiction of a classic salmon fillet. The change of name reflects the organisation’s mission…
Read MoreDismay over permit limits for Eidsfjord’s platforms
A 270-metre long futuristic fish farming vessel known as the Eidsfjord Giant has been awarded less than half the number of development permits it had applied for. The company, Eidsfjord Sjøfarm, which is part of the Holmoy group, originally applied for 17 permits, but Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries has granted just seven. The company said it…
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