Archive for September 2023
No offshore farms until tax differences solved, SalMar chief warns
SalMar founder Gustav Witzøe has warned there will be no expansion of Norway’s offshore fish farming sector until there is more clarification on the ground rent tax, the country’s media is reporting. One of the biggest difference between the industry and the government is over how the prices on which the tax is based will…
Read MoreThe Power of Metagenomics
State-of-the art DNA surveillance can surpass current diagnostics approaches Aquaculture is under pressure. Last year’s Salmon Production Survey revealed that even though output marginally increased in 2021, the general trend of decreasing Year 2 survival continues. This alarming drop in fish health also results in economic loss. Mortalities arise when animals succumb to stress induced…
Read MoreAll-electric first for Flugga
The new Fluggaboat offers a viable electric alternative Unst Inshore Services Ltd has built the first 100% electric workboat in the UK. The 7.5m Fluggaboat uses an Evoy 120hp continuous rated, electric outboard powered by a 63 kwh Lithium-Ion battery housed in the console. Charging uses an onboard charger, so the vessel can be fully…
Read MoreThe Power of Metagenomics
State-of-the art DNA surveillance can surpass current diagnostics approaches Aquaculture is under pressure. Last year’s Salmon Production Survey revealed that even though output marginally increased in 2021, the general trend of decreasing Year 2 survival continues. This alarming drop in fish health also results in economic loss. Mortalities arise when animals succumb to stress induced…
Read MoreAll-electric first for Flugga
The new Fluggaboat offers a viable electric alternative Unst Inshore Services Ltd has built the first 100% electric workboat in the UK. The 7.5m Fluggaboat uses an Evoy 120hp continuous rated, electric outboard powered by a 63 kwh Lithium-Ion battery housed in the console. Charging uses an onboard charger, so the vessel can be fully…
Read MoreAtlantic Sapphire share issue raises $65m
Atlantic Sapphire has successfully raised a further US $65 million (NOK 702m/ £52.7m ) with a new share issue, the Florida land-based salmon farmer has announced. The move involves the private placement of 501,428,571 new shares, at a price per new share of NOK 1.40. The Oslo Stock Market announcement said: “The private placement was…
Read MoreWarning signs
Changes in the body fat of mackerel may give a clue to a factor in the decline of wild salmon. So argues Dr Martin Jaffa in his latest column for Fish Farmer. A new study from the University of Aberdeen funded by pelagic fishermen, yet to be fully published, has found that from around 2010,…
Read MoreProximar takes full ownership of Mt Fuji farm
Proximar Seafood has, through its subsidiary Proximar Ltd, taken full ownership of the entire land based fish farm facility near Mount Fuji at Oyama, Japan. The move, carried out through the company’s subsidiary Proximar Ltd, marks the end of construction work at the first commercial Atlantic salmon farm facility to be built in Japan. The…
Read MoreWoman loses limbs after eating infected tilapia
A 40 year-old Californian woman has had all her limbs amputated after eating infected tilapia fish. Laura Barajas, a mother of a young son, from San Jose was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with a with a serious bacterial infection known as Vibrio vulnificus. She bought the fish at a local market. Her…
Read MoreMake Koroskin your catch of the day
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