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Beleaguered salmon farmers in British Columbia have welcomed support from land-based farmers in Canada. Mary Robinson, President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […] Continue Reading
Feed giant Nutreco is set to take a stake in Proximar Seafood, the land-based salmon farming venture that is planning to operate in Japan. Proximar has announced plans to list […] Continue Reading
A former fishing skipper has landed a key senior management post at one of Iceland’s leading aquaculture companies. Forty-year-old Einar Guðmundsson takes over as managing director of Hábrún efh in […] Continue Reading
Feed can deliver enhanced fat digestibility and performance, even in cold water In cold water, trout become less active and their metabolism slows down. Digestion slows down too and fat […] Continue Reading
Commercial aquaculture species suffer from a variety of bacterial infections and parasites which cause serious economic losses. Skin mucus is the first barrier by which fish is protected from the […] Continue Reading
UK seafood industry bodies have welcomed confirmation of a £23m government fund to compensate exporters in the sector who have faced losses as a result of post-Brexit regulations, but are […] Continue Reading
Food processing plant group BAADER has acquired SEAC AB, the Swedish fish processing manufacturer. The move continues BAADER’s drive to consolidate the sector. SEAC, based in Färjestaden on the Swedish […] Continue Reading
A new type of cultured seafood may find its way from the laboratory to dinner plates in the next year or two thanks to a $60m financing deal yesterday, involving […] Continue Reading
Grieg Seafood’s new fully integrated sales and marketing organisation has become fully operational and will now be used to sell its Scottish and Canadian salmon, the company has announced. Norwegian […] Continue Reading
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has announced the appointment of Brian Perkins as Chief Operating Officer. Perkins comes to GAA with more than 40 years’ seafood experience in the certification […] Continue Reading
Independent fish farming start-up Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has had its credentials confirmed by the Soil Association, the UK’s leading organic farming certification body. The Soil Association confirmed that the […] Continue Reading
Alvestad Marin has updated its market-leading hatchery CompHatch with new design features. The new CompHatch2020 has fewer components, with the EasyHatch substrate moulded into the hatching tray in one piece, […] Continue Reading
Scottish seafood exporters have called for more details after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to promise a £23m compensation fund for businesses affected by customs chaos following the end of […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture technology group AKVA says its experts have detected the “root cause” of the malware which caused the shutdown of key IT systems in the company, but the system is […] Continue Reading
Hopes of a New Year recovery in salmon prices appear to have been put on hold – at least for the time being. Statistics Norway, which keeps a close eye […] Continue Reading
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has announced the appointment of Brian Perkins as Chief Operating Officer. Perkins comes to GAA with more than 40 years’ seafood experience in the certification […] Continue Reading
Independent fish farming start-up Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has had its credentials confirmed by the Soil Association, the UK’s leading organic farming certification body. The Soil Association confirmed that the […] Continue Reading
Alvestad Marin has updated its market-leading hatchery CompHatch with new design features. The new CompHatch2020 has fewer components, with the EasyHatch substrate moulded into the hatching tray in one piece, […] Continue Reading
Scottish seafood exporters have called for more details after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to promise a £23m compensation fund for businesses affected by customs chaos following the end of […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture technology group AKVA says its experts have detected the “root cause” of the malware which caused the shutdown of key IT systems in the company, but the system is […] Continue Reading
Hopes of a New Year recovery in salmon prices appear to have been put on hold – at least for the time being. Statistics Norway, which keeps a close eye […] Continue Reading
Scotland and Ireland were the two principal bright spots for fish farming giant Mowi during the final quarter of last year, the company’s trading update shows today. The world’s largest […] Continue Reading
For over 25 years they have been providing high quality diving and ROV services, as well as high quality fabrication and machining services. Investing in the right people, equipment and […] Continue Reading
The leading underwater robotic vehicle in its class for the aquaculture industry is the Falcon from Saab Seaeye, world leader in electric underwater robotics. Aquaculture operators globally choose the Seaeye […] Continue Reading