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Scottish Sea Farms has reported a significant reduction in ‘last resort’ seal shootings as its investment in rigid new pen netting systems surpasses £5.7m. In the first six months of […] Continue Reading
BILL Showalter is to stay on as chief executive of Young’s Seafood, despite stepping down as a director of the company. He has been at the helm of Britain’s largest […] Continue Reading
The finalists for the 2019 Aquaculture Innovation Europe showcase have been revealed. The event takes place on 10-11 September in London, as Kisaco Research has announced the 13 companies selected […] Continue Reading
WITH local elections looming in less than two months, politicians in Tromsø are gearing up for a heated fight over future methods of fish farming in the municipality. The council […] Continue Reading
THE southern African landlocked kingdom of Lesotho is to farm salmon in plans announced today by RAS company Pure Salmon. A US$250 million land based farm with capacity for 20,000 […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH salmon is the star of a new advertising campaign by Marks & Spencer, aimed at promoting the retailer’s fresh food. In the commercials, ITV weather presenter Lucy Verasamy visits […] Continue Reading
AN unneighbourly row has broken out between Sweden and Norway over the merits of farmed salmon. It follows a decision by the popular Swedish ski resort of Åre to stop […] Continue Reading
THE world’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, is reporting significantly increased harvest volumes from its Scottish salmon farms, according to its 2019 second quarter trading update, published yesterday. The output from […] Continue Reading
PLANS by Mowi Scotland to relocate two of its inshore farms to offshore sites could happen within two years, the company’s managing director, Ben Hadfield, told BBC Radio Scotland this […] Continue Reading
AQUACULTURE is the only animal sector in the UK where no residues of medicines have been found in the end product for the whole of 2018 and 2019 to date. […] Continue Reading
REPRESENTATIVES of Scotland’s seafood sector have called on the UK government to do more to protect seafood exports to Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Members from both […] Continue Reading
A NEW vaccine for rainbow trout is to be trialled in a project led by Dawnfresh, Scotland’s biggest trout farmer, and the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA). A […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart has been shortlisted for the Rural Business Awards North in the Best Rural Food and Drink Business category. The company, which farms in Sutherland and […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH salmon farms which use smolts raised in freshwater lochs will now be able to apply for ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) certification following a major review. The move updates the […] Continue Reading
THE world’s largest factory for producing algal oil for salmon diets was officially opened today. The commercial scale facility, in Blair, Nebraska, in the US, represents a $200 million investment by […] Continue Reading
YOUNG’S Seafood has changed hands in a multi-million pound deal, it was announced today. Britain’s largest seafood business has been bought by CapVest, its former private equity owner, and will […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish salmon industry has paid tribute to one of its staunchest champions, Tavish Scott, as he stands down from frontline politics. The former Liberal Democrat leader and MSP for […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has managed to secure a stand at Aqua Nor, the hugely over-subscribed aquaculture exhibition being held in Trondheim in August. But SAIC CEO Heather […] Continue Reading
INVESTORS are being urged by a leading global financial advice organisation to ‘run towards’ the Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) , the big Norwegian salmon farming and fishing company. The advice, […] Continue Reading
CROWN Prince Haakon of Norway is to attend the official opening of the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim this August. The visit marks the 20th time in the biennial event’s […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation is recruiting for a new chairman to ‘help drive the SSPO agenda forward and to bring rigour and focus to the board’. The successful candidate […] Continue Reading
BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other […] Continue Reading
BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other […] Continue Reading
CALYSTA, the company behind the alternative protein source FeedKind, has secured a $30 million endorsement from oil giant BP to scale up production. The investment, announced yesterday, will enable the […] Continue Reading