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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has logged record growth in ASC certification in the UK, with the number of certified farm sites doubling since February 2022. Forty farm sites are now […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmer Mowi is consulting with the local community on plans to switch the former Dawnfresh trout farm sites on Loch Etive to growing post-smolt salmon. Mowi acquired Dawnfresh Farming […] Continue Reading
Iceland’s national planning agency has given a further go ahead for the fish farming company GeoSalmo’s plan to build a new RAS salmon farm in the south west of the country. […] Continue Reading
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published more information on the zones where it believes sea lice pose the highest risk to migrating wild Atlantic salmon. SEPA is consulting […] Continue Reading
Salmon producer SalMar warned today that Norway’s new ground rent tax will have a distorting effect on the industry. After a five hour debate, the Norwegian Parliament yesterday approved the […] Continue Reading
The Norwegian Parliament voted this afternoon in favour of the government’s controversial new “ground rent” tax, which will be levied on much of the country’s salmon industry. The decision on […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture support business Gael Force Group has named its partners in a project aimed at developing a ground-breaking semi-closed containment solution for fish farmers. Gael Force’s SeaQureFarm is a semi-closed […] Continue Reading
Tributes have been paid to Neil Manchester, Managing Director at Kames Fish Farming, who passed away suddenly last weekend. Manchester, who was 59, was appointed as Managing Director-designate at the […] Continue Reading
Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) has been detected or is suspected at four salmon farms in central Norway, the country’s Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has reported. The four sites in an […] Continue Reading