Posts by Jenny Hjul
Salmon farmers help in sea rescues
FISH farm crew and vessels have been involved in rescuing members of the public who have got into difficulty on the water near farm sites. In an incident last month, a dinghy adrift with one person on board was recovered from Scallastle Bay in the Sound of Mull, the RNLI reported. On Saturday, August 31,…
Read MoreNesvik appointed Norway\’s first seafood minister
HARALD Tom Nesvik has been elevated to the post of Norway’s first seafood minister. He was appointed fisheries minister a year ago after his predecessor, Per Sandberg, resigned over a controversial trip to Iran with his new girlfriend. Nesvik’s promotion and new title have been created to encompass Norway’s position as a multi-seafood country and…
Read MoreNesvik appointed Norway\’s first seafood minister
HARALD Tom Nesvik has been elevated to the post of Norway’s first seafood minister. He was appointed fisheries minister a year ago after his predecessor, Per Sandberg, resigned over a controversial trip to Iran with his new girlfriend. Nesvik’s promotion and new title have been created to encompass Norway’s position as a multi-seafood country and…
Read MoreSalmon farmer invests £750,000 in gill health
SCOTTISH Sea Farms is to lead a research project focused on increasing understanding of gill health in farmed salmon. The £601,000 study – of which Scottish Sea Farms will fund 62 per cent – will be the salmon farmer’s second such collaboration with academics at the University of Aberdeen, feed specialists BioMar and the Scottish…
Read MoreAugust boom for Norwegian salmon exports
DESPITE an unprecedented heatwave when Europe sizzled during August and market talk of a slump in prices, Norwegian salmon farmers have just enjoyed their strongest month so far this year. Figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council today show that the country exported 104,000 tonnes of salmon worth 6.2 billion kroner (£563 million) last month, up…
Read MoreFocus on freshwater in gill health study
SCOTTISH aquaculture experts are aiming to determine the optimal water conditions for treating salmon with gill health issues. A consortium – including Loch Duart, Nevis Marine, Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture, Pulcea, Norway’s Institute of Marine Research, and the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) – will test the effect of fresh and low salinity water on…
Read MoreSalmon farmer recognised for green VIBES
A LEADING Scottish salmon farmer has been shortlisted for an environmental award along with its partners in a local green energy initiative. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) teamed up with energy suppliers in the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project, which focuses on recycling fish waste. In the scheme, waste from the SSC’s processing…
Read MoreSparkling half year results from Russian Aquaculture
RUSSIAN Aquaculture, one of the country’s leading producers of Atlantic salmon and trout, has announced a record performance for the six-month trading period to June 30 this year. The comparison with the same period 12 months ago is indeed impressive, with revenue, profits and fish stocks all well up. Increased sales and a favourable pricing…
Read MoreNational Trust ‘risks credibility’ over salmon claims
THE National Trust for Scotland has ‘exaggerated’ claims that a proposed salmon farm off the island of Canna will cause environmental damage, said Ben Hadfield, managing director of Mowi Scotland. Scotland’s largest salmon farmer was invited by the Canna Development Trust to investigate setting up a high energy site off the west coast island, following…
Read MoreMinister defends Danish fish farming ban
DENMARK’S environment minister, Lea Wermelin, has insisted that her decision this week to stop all future open pen fish farming at sea was not an attack on the aquaculture sector. She said she wants to see ‘greener’ fish farming, adding that current applications will continue to be processed in accordance with current regulations. The decision,…
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