Posts by Janice Johnston
HS.MARINE – the reliable solution
Designing cranes specifically for aquaculture produces better results for the user Reliability, efficiency and a service always operational and able to respond to any request in a very short time. These are the three keywords that have made HS. MARINE, a manufacturer of marine cranes, one of the main players in the market. In the…
Read MoreSEAMOR ROVs available in the UK and Ireland
RS Aqua Ltd recently partnered with SEAMOR Marine as the main distributor for SEAMOR’s range of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the UK and Ireland. The Steelhead, Chinook and Mako are ideally suited to a wide range of applications in the aquaculture industry. Using ROVs for regular net inspection and repair traditionally undertaken by divers…
Read MoreStrong proof of concept
Production of large Rainbow trout in salty or brackish environments has always been associated with the risk of vibriosis (V. anguillarum), with vaccination being the only protective measure so far. Now, however, it has been shown that natural resistance to vibriosis is heritable and can be selected for in the breeding, as well as production,…
Read MoreGentle touch for aquafeed
To protect the environment, it is of highest priority to avoid dust, and broken and damaged fish feed pellets, when conveying them from the factory to the silo at a fish farm. FM BULK HANDLING is the expert in gentle handling of fish feed pellets. Gentle handling counts not only on sea-based fish farms, but…
Read MoreSeeing from another angle
Nagelld has added a new dimension to collaboration with its new multi-user virtual reality (VR) platform. From the west coast of Norway, Nagelld specialises in delivering visual content in aquaculture and maritime industries. Over the last 10 years the company has been creating VR experiences, interactive user-friendly 3D solutions and 3D animations for its customers.…
Read MoreSeafarms to raise £49m for major prawn farm project
SEAFARMS, the Australian shrimp farming group, is planning to raise AUS $90m (£49m) to fund its Project Sea Dragon project in the north of the country. Project Sea Dragon is a large scale, integrated land-based prawn aquaculture development designed to produce year round high quality prawn volumes for the export market. The group says funds…
Read MoreNew research into mussel broken shell problem
A group of aquaculture researchers in Scotland is undertaking an initiative that could determine the cause of shell breakage in different species of mussels, a problem seen as one of the biggest challenges facing the sector globally. The consortium – comprising of the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture, Fassfern Mussels, the Scottish Shellfish Marketing…
Read MoreGigante Salmon to list on EuroNext
YET another fish farming company is about to list on the Oslo’s EuroNext stock exchange, it was confirmed yesterday. The latest contender is Gigante Salmon AS based in the coastal town of Bodø. Under the guidance of Sparebank 1 Markets, the company plans to raise NOK 192m (£16m) to help fund its growth plans and…
Read MoreIceland salmon farmers in merger talks
TWO of Iceland’s leading fish farming companies have agreed to initiate talks over a possible merger. They are Ice Fish Farm and Laxar Fiskeldi, both majority owned by the Norwegian company Måsøval which successfully raised £70m (NOK 825m) in a share issue in Oslo last week. The two business say they have begun exploratory negotiations…
Read MoreTechnology giant opens aquaculture business
THE big Norwegian technology and industrial group Moreld has launched its own aquaculture section and said immediately afterwards it was teaming up with the big offshore and engineering consultancy Global Maritime and salmon farmer Erko Seafood to develop a new offshore concept. The new business unit is called Moreld Aqua which will have in-house access…
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