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Øymerd’s floating islands should be tough enough to face the roughest seas. It is the latest in a growing line of futuristic offshore salmon projects that look more like space […] Continue Reading
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Oregon set for sea lion cull to save salmon
Federal funding has been secured to support a targeted cull of sea lions in the US state of Oregon, with the aim of protecting wild salmon. The cull will make […] Continue Reading
RSPCA Assured Aquaculture Assessor
Location: Homebased – to cover northern Scotland and Outer Hebrides Salary: £26,840.11 Hours: Full Time – 35 hours Closing date: 27th August 2021 RSPCA Assured is the RSPCA’s farm animal […] Continue Reading
GAA partners with FishChoice
Sustainable seafood platform FishChoice has entered into a “strategic partnership” with the Global Aquacultural Alliance (GAA). FishChoice is a not-for-profit online platform that compiles information on sustainable seafood sources, to […] Continue Reading
Meat giant could be lining up bid for Australia’s Huon
The Brazilian meat processor JBS is reported to be ready to make a bid for the Australian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture. Southern hemisphere newspapers including The Australian and Mercury suggest […] Continue Reading
Norway Royal Salmon urges shareholders to reject NTS takeover offer
The board of Norway Royal Salmon has called on shareholders to reject all current offers for the company. NRS said in a stock exchange statement: “In the board’s view, the […] Continue Reading
Counter measures
‘Multichannel marketing’ and livestreaming could get consumers back to the fishmonger, a report suggests No nation is buying as much seafood on-line today as China – and that includes its […] Continue Reading
RSPCA Assured investigating Mowi welfare complaints
Animal welfare body RSPCA Assured is investigating complaints of poor welfare at four salmon farms operated by Mowi, but certification for the farms has not been suspended. Earlier this week […] Continue Reading
National strategy ‘fails to address seafood’
UK Industry body Seafish has criticised a report on food strategy for its lack of focus on seafood. The National Food Strategy report, commissioned by the UK Government and led […] Continue Reading