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PLANS for two organic salmon farms on Skye were rejected by councillors after a campaign against the development by locals, the Press and Journal reported. Organic Sea Harvest, which already […] Continue Reading
NORWAY’S new fisheries minister is Geir Inge Sivertsen, according to reports on Norwegian news channels this morning. The Conservative politician was Secretary of State in the Ministry of Trade and […] Continue Reading
THE economic and social impact of the algae outbreak which hit two important Norwegian salmon farming areas last May was more severe than first thought, a report has suggested. It also […] Continue Reading
LAND based salmon farm company Pure Salmon has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its original, Polish site, the company announced today. Pure Salmon Poland, located near Warsaw and […] Continue Reading
SIR Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire chairman of petrochemical giant Ineos, is staging an international conference in Iceland today to debate the future of wild Atlantic salmon. Experts meeting in Reykjavik […] Continue Reading
A NEW initiative to recruit young people into the aquaculture industry will ‘light a fire’ and inspire the next generation to find out more about the industry, said rural economy […] Continue Reading
NORWAY looks set to get a new seafood and fisheries minister within the next 48 hours. The present incumbent, Harald Tom Nesvik said earlier this week he would step down, […] Continue Reading
Mowi Scotland boss Ben Hadfield has dismissed anti-salmon farming claims by an angling lobby group as out of date and said it would be wrong to move salmon farms on […] Continue Reading
A TASTING session involving specially bred salmon was due to take place in Iceland today. The difference from other events of this type is that the fish was raised on […] Continue Reading
Mowi Scotland lost 73,600 salmon after storm Brendan damaged a net pen at the company’s Colonsay site. The company, which revealed the loss on its website and has reported it […] Continue Reading
NORWAY’S fish farmers were nervously looking over their shoulders yesterday as the prospect of a general election and a possible left leaning Labour led government loomed. The country has been […] Continue Reading
THE World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recognised the positive impact on sustainability made by the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), a group which represents 50 per cent of the world’s farmed […] Continue Reading
THE judges for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, to be held in Aviemore during the Aquaculture UK trade exhibition in May, have been announced. They include Alex Adrian, aquaculture operations manager […] Continue Reading
COOKE Aquaculture Scotland, which farms mainly in Shetland and Orkney, has appointed a new public relations and communications manager. Andrew Watson, a PR professional with experience in the private sector, […] Continue Reading
LAND based salmon farming company Pure Salmon has chosen France to site its biggest facility to date. The €175million plant will be built in Boulogne-Sur-Mer, the seafood gateway to Europe, […] Continue Reading
Mowi owned cleaner fish producer Ocean Matters harvested 2,000,000 lumpfish in 2019, a new milestone for the company and a UK record. The Anglesey based firm, acquired by Mowi last […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish Salmon Company is on course to produce a healthy 10 per cent plus increase in its harvest volume for 2019. In a trading update by new owner Bakkafrost, the harvest output […] Continue Reading
Mowi Scotland plans to achieve ASC certification at all its freshwater loch sites this year, along with additional seawater sites, the company announced today. Until the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) […] Continue Reading
THE price of fresh salmon in Norway has soared to a record 77 kroner a kilo over the past few days, according to the government organisation, Statistics Norway. The figure […] Continue Reading
OSLO is still waiting to hear exactly why Russia has suddenly banned shipments of Norwegian salmon and trout through Belarus. The Russians are claiming that some of the fish contains […] Continue Reading
ONE man has died and two others were injured following an incident at a Cermaq fish farm on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. Cermaq Canada has confirmed the death, but would […] Continue Reading
THE independent Scottish salmon producer Loch Duart is spearheading a campaign to outlaw illegal fish fraud, some of it bearing the company’s name. The Sutherland company, which prides itself on […] Continue Reading
NORWAY has mapped and identified 11 extensive new zones down its 1,650-mile long coastline that could be suitable for the future development of sea based offshore aquaculture. The Directorate of […] Continue Reading
THE new management structure at Mowi, announced last week, will be a very good thing for Scotland, said Scottish boss Ben Hadfield. He has been appointed chief operating officer of […] Continue Reading