Features
Sea lice and predation stress: science has a solution
Keep seals away from salmon to mitigate or eliminate sea lice, AGD and ISA Research has linked an increase in sea lice attachment to elevated levels of plasma cortisol, a hormone produced by fish in response to stress. Stressed fish are not only more susceptible to sea lice attachment – they actually attract lice. GenusWave,…
Read MoreKeen to be green
No matter which part of the world’s maritime industry you look at, there is a strong strategic ambition based on a series of common objectives which focus on being more sustainable, reducing carbon footprints and achieving zero emissions. Within this huge initiative there are a number of key target dates, such as 2030 and 2050,…
Read MoreAlternative markets for mussels
Green-lipped mussels are a nutraceutical success story for New Zealand’s farmers. Could blue mussels do the same for the UK? Nicki Holmyard’s article explores the research that suggests there could be an opportunity for the industry – if it can overcome existing barriers to growth. Read her feature in April’s Fish Farmer magazine, available online…
Read MoreMaking herstory
The March issue of Fish Farmer magazine celebrated International Women’s Day by featuring insights from women involved in aquaculture in the UK and beyond. You can read Q&As with: Teresa Garzon, Chair of Women in Scottish Aquaculture; Bakkafrost Scotland’s Matilda Lomas; Global Women in Aquaculture scholarship students Marta Carvalho and Eliza Syropoulou and Eleanor Lawrie,…
Read MoreFresh beats frozen, consumers say
Consumers in the US and Japan could save money and reduce their carbon footprint into the bargain, if only they were prepared to buy salmon that has been frozen and shipped by sea instead of carried fresh, by air, thousands of miles. The trouble is, as Vince McDonagh discovers, most of them are not yet…
Read MoreRecipe for love
As Valentine’s Day approaches, oyster farms gear up for an influx of orders as fishmongers and restaurants seek to increase sales by promoting “the food of love” for the traditional celebration of romance on 14 February. Nicki Holmyard talks to the producers about the shellfish that many couples will be choosing for a taste of…
Read MoreAn icon at stake
The salmon is an important icon on Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, connecting peoples on opposite sides of the world’s second largest country. Canada stretches 3,500 miles from Newfoundland and Labrador in the east to British Columbia in the west. But while salmon unites these peoples, it’s also at the heart of an issue that…
Read MoreKorea ambition
South Korea’s first commercial RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) farm is due to start production later this year – and it won’t be producing salmon. While Norwegian-owned Salmon Evolution plans to start construction on its RAS salmon farm joint venture early this year, BluGen will be producing another high value species, olive flounder. Read about BluGen’s…
Read MoreSecond time lucky?
Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm could find a home in Loch Linnhe, after a plan to site it on Loch Long was rejected by a national park. If built, it will be Scotland’s largest fish farm by volume. Last year Loch Long Salmon (LLS), a joint venture between Simply Blue Aquaculture, Trimara Services and Golden…
Read MoreEurope falls behind while UK struggles with Brexit
Europe’s mussel producers are stagnating while world production continues to rise. Meanwhile, British mussel growers are still stymied by the post-Brexit deadlock between the EU and the UK government. In her column for the January issue of Fish Farmer magazine – which you can read here online – Nicki Holmyard looks at the facts and…
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