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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
SCOTLAND’S salmon farmers are included in the London Stock Exchange’s list of inspirational businesses. Mowi Scotland, one of 38 Scottish names included, features in the £100 to £150 million group […] Continue Reading
FARMED salmon continues to play a vital role in the UK’s exporting success, as total exports for Scottish food and drink reached a record £1.4 billion in value for the […] Continue Reading
NOVA Scotia, Canada’s most important seafood export province, is to spend more than half a million dollars expanding its fishing and aquaculture businesses. The two-year programme will see the state […] Continue Reading
IT may have been the worst attack for almost 30 years, but the huge algae outbreak in the north of Norway earlier this month has not seriously dented the country’s […] Continue Reading
THE value of Icelandic farmed fish exports have jumped by 71 per cent to 8.6 billion kroner – or £54-million – during the first four months of this year, new […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH Sea Farms has been recognised at the M&S Select Farm Awards 2019 for its innovative work to reduce polystyrene, one of the most widely used plastics. As the exclusive […] Continue Reading
BENCHMARK, the aquaculture breeding and genetics specialist, is staging a seminar during the Aqua Nor exhibition in August. Following a welcome from Benchmark CEO Malcolm Pye, the seminar programme will […] Continue Reading
SCOTLAND will be well represented at the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim this summer by Gael Force Group. The Inverness based aquaculture equipment supplier is taking an 84 square metre […] Continue Reading
AKVA Group Denmark has secured a new land based agreement to deliver a smolt facility to Murmansk based Russian Aquaculture. The estimated value of the contract is EUR 11.9 million […] Continue Reading