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Read MoreMarine Harvest loses 24,572 fish in storm
WEATHER damage to an offshore salmon farm off Barra in the Outer Hebrides in November caused the escape of 24,572 fish. The incident, at Marine Harvest’s Hellisay sea site, was reported to Marine Scotland. The company said notification of the sustained storm event and potential for escape were reported on November 11, and confirmed when…
Read MoreFish talks result acceptable – Armstrong
THE Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has described the outcome of the annual December Fisheries Council as challenging but acceptable for the fishing fleet. This year’s meeting produced a mixed bag of results for 2019, with cod catches in the Skagerrak and Kategutt area if the North Sea down. But fishermen will be allowed to catch…
Read MoreNew boat for new Shetland company
A NEW Shetland vessel service company, set up as a one-stop-shop for the aquaculture industry, has ordered its first workboat. Ocean Farm Services (OFS) is a joint venture between two well established local companies, Whalsay based Aurora Marine and Scalloway based North Isles Marine. The firms will combine forces to provide a stronger, broader vessel…
Read MoreSalmon cake for birthday bear Hamish
THE first polar bear to be born in the UK in 25 years celebrated his first birthday yesterday with locally farmed fresh salmon. Hamish, who shares an enclosure with his mother, Victoria, at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\’s Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore, was given a special salmon cake, supplied by Wester…
Read MoreTromsø may overturn 'scary' farm ban
A CONTROVERSIAL decision by Tromsø City council last month to ban any further open fish farming inside its municipal zone may yet be overturned. The Labour party on the council, which makes up the largest political group inside a largely left leaning coalition, has said it will now look again at the ruling, which stipulates…
Read MoreEU fish chief backs farm growth
THE European Union’s fisheries commissioner, Karmenu Vella, said he is fully committed to a large scale expansion of aquaculture by member states. Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the European Fisheries Partnership in Brussels, he said he was proud that the EU, through the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), had provided fishing grants amounting…
Read MoreFish message goes to kindergartens
NORWAY has turned to the kindergarten in an attempt to halt a decline in fish consumption among its young people. The country may be the world’s largest cod and salmon producer, but youngsters are turning away from seafood in worrying numbers. ‘Now the Nofima Research Institute, based in Tromsø, has launched a project called Future…
Read MoreBC salmon farmers to close sites
AT least ten net pen fish farms in British Columbia are to be voluntarily closed or relocated in an effort to create a migration path for wild salmon. Described as a ground-breaking agreement, it involves two major companies, Marine Harvest and Cermaq, and the federal and state governments and the First Nations which represents native…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, December 14
POLAR SEAFOOD FOUNDER FOUND DEAD ANDERS Jonas Brøns, the 68-year-old founder of Greenland based Polar Seafood, has been found dead near the harbour of Aalborgin, Denmark. His death is thought to be either accidental or due to natural causes. He launched Polar Seafood in 1984 as the sales and marketing company for a number of…
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