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SALMON prices, which have fallen sharply in recent weeks, will bounce back, a leading industry observer has predicted. In some instances, prices have dropped to NOK 40 per kilo, production […] Continue Reading
THE fisheries minister of Newfoundland and Labrador has suspended the farming licences of Mowi Canada East’s Northern Harvest operations following a mass mortality last month. Gerry Byrne has also demanded […] Continue Reading
THERE is no wilful exclusion of women from aquaculture roles, but there is a generational issue of men avoiding the ‘difficulty of having a more diverse workplace’. This was the […] Continue Reading
WESTER Ross Fisheries, the independently owned salmon farming company, has reported a fall in profits and turnover for 2018, according to figures just posted with Companies House. No reason was […] Continue Reading
DUTCH feed company Nutreco has launched a competition to find outstanding young researchers committed to ‘Feeding the Future’. The prize, worth €25,000 in total, will be awarded to the most […] Continue Reading
AN early warning system for one of farmed salmon’s deadliest diseases is being developed by a Scottish research consortium. Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), a fatal viral disease which causes inflammation of […] Continue Reading
NORWAY has set aside 10 million kroner (around £900,000) to investigate the cause of the devastating algae outbreak which hit several salmon farms last May. The money, along with other […] Continue Reading
KNOWLEDGE of the market is a must have for anyone who wants to run an aquaculture business, said German fisheries consultant Alexander Wever, who delivered the plenary talk on the […] Continue Reading
BAKKAFROST yesterday completed the acquisition of more shares in the Scottish Salmon Company, taking its holding to almost 78 per cent. The Faroese salmon farming company bought a 68.6 per […] Continue Reading
A TRONDHEIM based PhD student was the audience’s choice for the EAS Student Spotlight Award, announced on day one of the European Aquaculture Society conference in Berlin today. Frank Thomas […] Continue Reading
WARMING seas, not lice or other infections, were behind a recent high number of salmon deaths on parts of Canada’s east coast, an investigation has found. The probe was carried […] Continue Reading
RISING volume growth from rival salmon producing nations, including Scotland, is beginning to seriously challenge Norwegian fish farmers, the latest export figures show today. It is the main reason why […] Continue Reading
SCOTLAND’S salmon farmers have today rejected a proposal by Scotland’s environmental regulator to introduce a feed cap. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) described the initiative as ‘lazy regulation’ which, […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has launched an eight-week public consultation in the next phase of its review of the aquaculture regulation. The technical consultation follows one of the […] Continue Reading
HIGHLANDS haulier Ferguson Transport & Shipping has been named Highland Business of the Year 2019, a fitting tribute as the company marks its 60th anniversary. The family firm was shortlisted […] Continue Reading
THE farcical situation where an unelected peer, rather than an experienced minister, takes the seat for key talks at EU Council in Brussels must be addressed head-on by the Smith […] Continue Reading
IRISH Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD held a bilateral meeting with the new French Fisheries Minister, Alain Vidalies, in Brussels yesterday. The meeting was organised […] Continue Reading
MAJOR progress is being made in an effort to restore the health of the fish rich Gulf of Mexico damaged in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill four years ago, it is claimed. […] Continue Reading
SHETLAND Fishermen’s Association is demanding that the EU and Norway tear up the deal which awarded a huge increase in mackerel quota to Faroe. Agreement was reached between EU-Norway and […] Continue Reading
WITH the consultation on the management of 11 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scotland set to be launched by the Scottish Government tomorrow, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling […] Continue Reading
MORE fish was landed in Plymouth last month than during any other month since the fish market first opened almost two decades ago. Plymouth Fisheries, England’s second largest fresh fish […] Continue Reading
THERE appears to be no let-up in the controversy and debate over seafood fraud and illegal fishing in the United States. Even President Obama seems to have joined in with […] Continue Reading
BRITISH FISH AND CHIPS HEADING TO VEGAS TRADITIONAL British fish and chips are coming to the gambling city of Las Vegas – thanks to Gordon Ramsay. The Scottish celebrity chef, who […] Continue Reading
THE new EU Fisheries Minister, Karmenu Vella, has been invited to Scotland to meet with government and industry to discuss the challenges of the landing obligation and how they can […] Continue Reading