After Brexit, is Nexit next?

When Norwegians go to the polls to elect a new government next Monday, a group of business leaders will be waiting nervously for the result. They are the country’s fish farmers who fear a change of government could have a profound impact on their finances and on the way they operate in future. Aquaculture has…

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Lumpfish need love too

Lumpfish and Ballan wrasse have their own welfare issues, which should not be ignored. Fish species such as lumpfish and Ballan wrasse, are increasingly being used as cleaner fish to help control the numbers of sea lice in salmon and trout pens. Of course, the cleaner fish themselves also have welfare issues. They cannot survive…

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Stormy outlook

When it comes to the impact of climate change, the insurance industry is on the front line. In June this year HRH Prince Charles, who has long been a champion of the environment, brought representatives of the sector together for the launch of the Sustainable Market Initiative Insurance Taskforce. The Taskforce involves the heads of…

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Tackling tube worms

A new study aims to find an early warning for worm infestation, reports Nicki Holmyard. I am always amused when people looking to come into the mussel industry think it will be easy. After all, don’t you just put a few ropes in the water and haul in a crop of black gold a year…

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The third wave

Norcod’s CEO believes that the secret to successful cod farming has finally been cracked. In the race to restart Norway’s cod farming industry, Norcod is in pole position. Following a trial harvest in December last year, the company is now gearing up for its first commercial harvest this quarter. Chief Executive Christian Riber is confident.…

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Reef relief

Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Arctic is supporting a more diversified, equitable, and climate-change resilient food system through its contribution to two aquaculture projects in a not-for-profit initiative. The two projects involve repopulating endangered coral and helping to feed a community hit by disaster. Kvarøy, a third-generation Atlantic salmon farm on the Island of Kvarøy along…

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Solid solution

Øymerd’s floating islands should be tough enough to face the roughest seas. It is the latest in a growing line of futuristic offshore salmon projects that look more like space stations than fish farms. After a long stand-off with the authorities, Astafjord Ocean Salmon AS has been granted four development permits allowing it to proceed…

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Counter measures

‘Multichannel marketing’ and livestreaming could get consumers back to the fishmonger, a report suggests No nation is buying as much seafood on-line today as China – and that includes its older generation. But what about the rest of us? The Norwegian Seafood Council has published a detailed report on how consumers like to obtain their…

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Heated argument

An intense debate is currently underway in Norway over the practice of using warm water to remove salmon lice. Pitching environmentalists on one side and the industry on the other, it is an argument that could eventually impact on all northern hemisphere aquaculture businesses. In recent years, hot water treatment – sometimes described as thermal…

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Offshore harvest

A seaweed nursery in Argyll is set for growth after securing investment funding of up to £75,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £150,000 project aims to expand and commercialise the nursery at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). The nursery will be operated by SAMS Enterprise, the wholly owned commercial subsidiary…

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