Oral sea lice vaccine feeds hope
AN oral vaccine for sea lice is being developed by a team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts. The aim of the project is to produce a vaccine that can […] Continue Reading
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Norwegian farm hit by ISA outbreak
INFECTIOUS Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed at a sea based site run by Norway Royal Salmon in the north Norwegian region of Finnmark. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is […] Continue Reading
Stirling PhD opportunities for two students
APPLICATIONS are still open for two PhD projects, programmes and scholarships at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture. The first, under the lead supervision of Professor David Little, is: ‘A global […] Continue Reading
Norway spells out algae loss recompense
NORWAY’S Directorate of Fisheries has laid out details of the compensation it is planning to give those fish farming companies who lost at least 720 million kroner – or £60 […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon in new US tariff threat
SALMON exports to the US face the renewed threat of tariffs in the ongoing trade dispute between America and Europe. Salmon fillets, along with blended Scotch whisky, have been included […] Continue Reading
Mowi staff buy discounted shares
EMPLOYEES of Mowi have been offered the chance to buy shares in the company at a discounted price. The deal applies to Norwegian, Scottish and Canadian permanent staff. The offer […] Continue Reading
Iceland aquaculture exports triple
ICELAND’S fish farmers are stepping up the pace with the value of aquaculture exports now running three times higher than a year ago. Figures for October this year, the most […] Continue Reading
First Barcaldine smolts transferred to sea
THE first smolts from Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been safely transferred to sea pens, the company said today. The smolts, which arrived at Barcaldine as […] Continue Reading
New Year launch for salmon RAS pilot
A PILOT land based farm in Norway will lay the grounds for the RAS production of more than 30,000 tonnes of salmon, said the pioneers behind the project. Havlandet, in […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost secures £296m in credit pledges
BAKKAFROST today announced it has secured two credit facilities for a total of up to 352 million euros (£296 million), partly to help finance its recent acquisition of the Scottish […] Continue Reading
Strikes dampen salmon price rise joy
AFTER months of a downward spiral, salmon prices are rising sharply again. In Norway last week the average price for fresh or chilled salmon was just over 63 kroner per […] Continue Reading
Troubled company granted extra farm licences
ICELAND’S largest fishing company has landed a larger than expected operating licence to produce up to 3,000 tonnes farmed fish at Grindavik on the south western tip of the country. […] Continue Reading
Norwegian seafood exports to hit NOK 100 billion
NORWEGIAN seafood exports are poised to break through the 100 billion kroner milestone (£8.37 billion) for the first time in the next few days, boosted by exceptionally strong growth in […] Continue Reading
Everyone should own salmon shares says analyst
THE salmon farming sector can look forward to a better year in 2020, a leading Norwegian investment analyst has predicted. And Tore Tønseth, at Spare Bank 1 Markets, is also […] Continue Reading
Scottish Sea Farms lures two industry leaders
GIDEON Pringle, who recently announced he was to leave his post as operations director of farming at Mowi, is to take up a senior role at Scottish Sea Farms. He […] Continue Reading
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Oral sea lice vaccine feeds hope
AN oral vaccine for sea lice is being developed by a team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts. The aim of the project is to produce a vaccine that can […] Continue Reading
Norwegian farm hit by ISA outbreak
INFECTIOUS Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed at a sea based site run by Norway Royal Salmon in the north Norwegian region of Finnmark. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is […] Continue Reading
Stirling PhD opportunities for two students
APPLICATIONS are still open for two PhD projects, programmes and scholarships at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture. The first, under the lead supervision of Professor David Little, is: ‘A global […] Continue Reading
Norway spells out algae loss recompense
NORWAY’S Directorate of Fisheries has laid out details of the compensation it is planning to give those fish farming companies who lost at least 720 million kroner – or £60 […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon in new US tariff threat
SALMON exports to the US face the renewed threat of tariffs in the ongoing trade dispute between America and Europe. Salmon fillets, along with blended Scotch whisky, have been included […] Continue Reading
Mowi staff buy discounted shares
EMPLOYEES of Mowi have been offered the chance to buy shares in the company at a discounted price. The deal applies to Norwegian, Scottish and Canadian permanent staff. The offer […] Continue Reading
Iceland aquaculture exports triple
ICELAND’S fish farmers are stepping up the pace with the value of aquaculture exports now running three times higher than a year ago. Figures for October this year, the most […] Continue Reading
First Barcaldine smolts transferred to sea
THE first smolts from Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been safely transferred to sea pens, the company said today. The smolts, which arrived at Barcaldine as […] Continue Reading
New Year launch for salmon RAS pilot
A PILOT land based farm in Norway will lay the grounds for the RAS production of more than 30,000 tonnes of salmon, said the pioneers behind the project. Havlandet, in […] Continue Reading