Archive for July 2022
Tilapia farmer opts for humane stunning solution
Regal Springs, one of the world’s largest tilapia producers, is investing in a humane stunning system from UK-based company Ace Aquatec. The award-winning in-water stunning solution is designed to allow slaughter with minimum impact on fish welfare. Originally developed by Ace Aquatec for salmon, the company has adapted it for use with tilapia. The project…
Read MoreMarel set for job cuts after profits warning
Despite a record high order book, international food processing equipment company Marel issued a profits warning yesterday. The Iceland-based business has also warned that global staff numbers will be cut by around 5%. The downturn follows years of impressive growth for Marel, which is particularly strong in seafood processing. The company said its operating profit or…
Read MoreBook now for AE2022 Rimini
The deadline for early bird registration at Aquaculture Europe, taking place this September in Rimini, Italy, has been extended to 1 August. Aquaculture Europe 2022 (AE2022), organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), takes place over 27-30 September. This year key themes for the conference will be climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution and waste…
Read MoreSupport vessel commissioned for US oyster farm
Boat builder US Watercraft is developing a new aquaculture support vessel for an oyster farmer in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The vessel has been commissioned for Matheson Oyster Co, which grows oysters in baskets on an adjustable longline system in waters up to five feet deep. The requirement was for a low-freeboard vessel that can handle…
Read MoreIreland launches aquaculture information portal
Detailed information on aquaculture licences in Ireland will be available to the public online as part of a new information management system that the government says will become a “one-stop shop” for aquaculture. The public online viewer represents phase one of the new system, AQUAMIS (Aquaculture Information Management System) which is aimed to create an…
Read MoreCooke takes Tassal stake up to 10%
Cooke Aquaculture has increased its stake in Tassal, the Australian salmon and shrimp farming business. The Canadian seafood giant has secured a further 6.2 million shares in the Tasmanian-based Tassal. This latest move equates to just over a 10% holding worth an estimated AUS $30m million (£17.26m), according to financial reports from Australia. It is…
Read MoreThe price of everything…
The saying goes that there are many people who know the price of everything but the value of nothing. At a time when prices are rising and everyone foresees trouble ahead, this seems true of so many of us. Salmon prices are at an all-time high, along with so many other costs rising. I will…
Read MoreNorway maps out new offshore zones
Norway’s Fisheries Directorate has mapped out the three possible trial areas for offshore fish farming, with one of them more or less adjacent to Orkney and the north east coast of Scotland. In what could the next big step forward in salmon farming, a number of companies are either planning or considering setting up operations…
Read MoreSalmon prices starting to tumble
Salmon prices are starting to come down from their dizzyingly high levels of a few weeks ago. According to the latest figures from Statistics Norway, which keeps a weekly record of price movements, fresh salmon fell by NOK 2.84 a kilo or 3% in week 27 to NOK 90.29 (£7.54). The Statistics Norway figure is…
Read MoreMore funding for Institute of Aquaculture’s hub
An ambitious new aquaculture research and innovation facility at the University of Stirling has received a further one million pounds of investment from a charitable foundation set up to support science and innovation. The National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub (NATIH), which will build on the University’s internationally renowned Institute of Aquaculture, has been awarded…
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