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FiiZK are well known for their digital solutions, and the Horizon product suite helps aquaculture companies with budgeting, planning, reporting and optimization, both biological and economical. Almost 50% of the […] Continue Reading
THERE is little nutritional difference between farmed and wild salmon, Canadian researchers have suggested. A new study published by the Journal of Agriculture and Food Research says that that farmed […] Continue Reading
Salmon specialist JCS Fish are week celebrating no fewer than six ‘Great Taste’ stars across its range of smoked fish products. BigFish Traditional Smoked Salmon and BigFish Traditional Smoked Sea […] Continue Reading
Compatibility of feeds with fish digestive and metabolic capacities is paramount for optimal growth performance and health. Suboptimal levels of dietary lipids, or the seasonal variations in water temperature, negatively […] Continue Reading
THE international aquaculture industry united digitally recently for the much-anticipated results of the 2020 Aquaculture Awards. The awards, recognise and reward the excellence that is vital to the continuing development […] Continue Reading
AQUACULTURE is contributing hugely to the wider Scottish economy in both revenue and jobs, new research shows. A Marine Scotland commissioned report reveals that it is worth at least £885-million […] Continue Reading
As an aquaculture company, Alltech Coppens has to play its part in feeding the world responsibly. Its objectives are aligned with the long-term aims of Planet of Plenty™, as well […] Continue Reading
Boris Nets have been working very closely with the Scottish Salmon Company in the development of a new high pole bird net type for two of their sea water sites. […] Continue Reading
AN agreement for design of a number of land based salmon farms in the Middle East has been signed between AKVA group and the Dubai based company Vikings Label. This […] Continue Reading
Tavish Scott, the former Scottish Government minister and Shetland MSP, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO). The trade body, which represents […] Continue Reading
FIAP GmbH from Bavaria, Germany, has for many years offered a range of light but sturdy aluminum landing nets for fish farmers to facilitate their work. The FIAP profinet Alu […] Continue Reading
THE company which runs Young’s Seafood may soon make a bid to list on the London Stock Market, according to reports. Grimsby-based Young’s is the UK’s largest seafood business and […] Continue Reading
FARMED salmon from Iceland can now be sourced electronically through the London Fish Exchange. In a special announcement the exchange, better known as the LFEX, said the fish can be […] Continue Reading
Vert Technologies, the Edinburgh-based advanced compressor manufacturer, has launched a new reduced-rate hire scheme initiative to support businesses looking to kick-start their activities but unwilling to invest in new kit. […] Continue Reading
Easier morts handling Handling morts can be a tiresome process. Liftup has been developing and producing back-2-barge systems for centralised pumping of morts for many years, pumping through a pipe […] Continue Reading
The September issue of Fish Farmer magazine has just been published and our feature interview this month is with the Chair of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) Atholl Duncan. […] Continue Reading
The Grimsby-based salmon supplier JCS Fish is marking its 20th anniversary this week with a socially distanced celebration for its staff team. The specialist salmon business was founded by husband […] Continue Reading
An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a Mowi site in Norway, while another has been confirmed at a Grieg location in the country. The Mowi incident […] Continue Reading
Dozens of operating applications for fish farming operations in Iceland are still stuck in a bureaucratic pipeline, some of them four or five years after they were first submitted, one […] Continue Reading
Significant numbers of farmed fish are are appearing in Scottish rivers following a large scale escape from the Mowi Aquaculture North Carradale site during Storm Ellen last month, Fisheries Management […] Continue Reading
Norway’s Fisheries and Seafood Minister has called an urgent industry meeting to discuss the rising number of salmon escapes over the past few months. Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen has expressed his […] Continue Reading
Twenty five salmon and trout companies plan to sue the Norwegian government over the new fish farming traffic light scheme. They argue they are not only being robbed of part […] Continue Reading
Nordlaks, the company behind the giant Havfarm1 salmon farming platform, invested more than 850 million kroner (£72 million) in 2019 – a year which it says an algae bloom outbreak […] Continue Reading
Salmon farming giant SalMar is facing an official investigation following the escape of salmon from its giant offshore platform Ocean Farm 1. It is not yet known how many fish […] Continue Reading