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Gearing for growth
New Zealand has ambitions to grow its aquaculture – especially salmon, oysters and mussels. Greenshell mussels have become the source for world famous nutraceutical products and the salmon sector is beginning to branch out into the open ocean.
Read MoreSpain now fastest growing salmon market, says Seafood Council
Spaniards, along with their Portuguese neighbours, are developing a taste for salmon faster than other people in Europe, the latest export data from the Norwegian Seafood Council showed this week.
Read MoreNorway to stage major salmon permit auction
The Norwegian government is holding a new salmon auction later this month, with a minimum price of NOK 170,000 (around £1,260) per tonne in all production areas.
Read MoreBig plans
Norway’s cod farmers are going all out for growth. The industry has set itself the ambitious target of 150,000 tonnes annual production within the next six years. Given recent government restrictions on new cod farming projects, the figure may appear unrealistically high – and probably is – but there is no doubt that the sector is determined to expand big time.
Read MoreHiring, cutting red tape and housing: Salmon Scotland’s election priorities
Easing restrictions on cross-border hiring, streamlining Brexit red tape and tackling Scotland’s rural housing crisis – these are among the key priorities in an election manifesto from trade body Salmon Scotland.
Read MoreProtecting human rights
The recent investigations uncovering human rights abuses in the farmed seafood industry, most recently in the shrimp industry in India, are very unsettling to read. While we all agree that these abuses should have no place in any industry, the reality is starker and more uncomfortable.
Read MoreISA confirmed at Måsøval site, Mowi case suspected
The number of confirmed and suspected infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) cases in Norway is continuing to mount, with a suspected outbreak at a Måsøval farming location last month now confirmed by the authorities.
Read MoreNova Austral bankruptcy order lifted
The Chilean salmon breeder Nova Austral has succeeded in getting its bankruptcy order temporarily suspended.
Read MoreMSPs hear case against salmon farming
The follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland got underway yesterday with what amounted to the case for the prosecution.
Read MorePassing the test
It’s been a challenging year for the world’s second biggest salmon farmer but, the CEO says, it has come through with flying colours. Vince McDonagh reports. Salmar is not just one of the world’s largest Atlantic salmon farming companies – it is also arguably the most interesting.
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