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Scottish seafood exporters have called for more details after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to promise a £23m compensation fund for businesses affected by customs chaos following the end of […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture technology group AKVA says its experts have detected the “root cause” of the malware which caused the shutdown of key IT systems in the company, but the system is […] Continue Reading
Hopes of a New Year recovery in salmon prices appear to have been put on hold – at least for the time being. Statistics Norway, which keeps a close eye […] Continue Reading
Scotland and Ireland were the two principal bright spots for fish farming giant Mowi during the final quarter of last year, the company’s trading update shows today. The world’s largest […] Continue Reading
For over 25 years they have been providing high quality diving and ROV services, as well as high quality fabrication and machining services. Investing in the right people, equipment and […] Continue Reading
The leading underwater robotic vehicle in its class for the aquaculture industry is the Falcon from Saab Seaeye, world leader in electric underwater robotics. Aquaculture operators globally choose the Seaeye […] Continue Reading
Three of Brazil’s leading soybean producers have agreed to put in place a 100% deforestation-free soy value chain. The move means that virtually all the soy supplied to the salmon […] Continue Reading
Cooke Aquaculture is planning to invest almost CAN $60m dollars building a new salmon hatchery in Canada’s Nova Scotia province. Notice of the proposal from Cooke was posted by the […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmers have sounded the alarm over predation attacks by seals following a major incident at a Skye-based farm in which 52,000 juvenile salmon were lost. The Scottish Salmon Producers […] Continue Reading
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that new regulations following the end of the Brexit transition period are causing problems for the UK seafood sector, and has pledged compensation for […] Continue Reading
Atlantic Sapphire, the Florida-based salmon farming company, is reported to have applied to register on the US OTCQX market, which offers enterprises the opportunity to expand their visibility and expand […] Continue Reading
Kurt Oddekalv, the environmental campaigner who became a thorn in the side of Norway’s aquaculture industry, died after falling through ice while trying to save his daughter’s dog, it has […] Continue Reading
Shetland-based shipowner Ocean Farm Services has ordered a new workboat from Skagen Ship Consulting AS. The new vessel, the second Skagen newbuild ordered by Ocean Farm Services, will join OFS’ […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business Benchmark is issuing new shares to raise capital for its shrimp breeding programme. The issue, of 536,272 ordinary shares of 0.1p each, is expected […] Continue Reading
The owners of the salmon feed boat which sank during a fierce storm in an east Iceland fjord last weekend say they are looking at plans to refloat the vessel. […] Continue Reading
FOLLOWING a difficult start to the year Bakkafrost, the Faroese and now Scottish salmon farming business, is forecasting a strong recovery in the second quarter (March to June) of 2019. […] Continue Reading
Zoetis has just announced the acquisition of Fish Vet Group from Benchmark Holdings PLC, as a strategic addition to its Pharmaq business which develops and commercializes fish vaccines and offers […] Continue Reading
THE Canadian health authorities have given the green light to a study to see if salmon oil can help Covid-19 sufferers make a speedier recovery. They are working with the […] Continue Reading
THE disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is presenting a costly headache for at least two big players in the fish farming sector, according to reports from Norway. The country’s Food […] Continue Reading
Due to the postponement of Aquaculture UK this year, the annual celebration of the industry, the Aquaculture UK Awards Dinner, will unfortunately not take place as originally planned. However, the […] Continue Reading
A Warning has gone out that the potential to create up to 200 jobs will be lost if a proposal to ban fish farming along the fjord which leads to […] Continue Reading
THE nephew of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has been stirred into financial involvement in a project to build a new fully integrated land based fish farming facility in northern […] Continue Reading
THE salmon industry faced a still uncertain outlook this week as it entered the second half of the calendar year. It was a mixed and confused picture for producers after […] Continue Reading
The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) Chief Executive, Julie Hesketh-Laird, has announced her decision to leave the organisation in the autumn. Hesketh-Laird was appointed to her role in February 2018. […] Continue Reading