Solid solution
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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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
Heated argument
An intense debate is currently underway in Norway over the practice of using warm water to remove salmon lice. Pitching environmentalists on one side and the industry on the other, […] Continue Reading
Offshore harvest
A seaweed nursery in Argyll is set for growth after securing investment funding of up to £75,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £150,000 project aims to expand […] Continue Reading
MEPs condemn new lice treatment: who’s right?
Last night, the European Parliament passed a motion condemning use of the chemical agent on which Benchmark’s CleanTreat® delousing treatment is based. So, is CleanTreat a threat to the marine […] Continue Reading
Tsar quality
As one of the most expensive dishes on the planet – just 1kg of an Iranian-bred variety sold for £20,000 a few years ago – it is no surprise that […] Continue Reading
Face value
Machines are learning to identify individual fish out of thousands. If you believe all salmon have the same facial expression, then it could be time to think again, according to […] Continue Reading
A closer look at the solutions Evoqua supplies for the Aquaculture industry
What is the history of aquaculture and when did its surge in popularity begin? Aquaculture has recently gained a lot of attention with the huge growth in global demand for […] Continue Reading
Norway at the crossroads
Norway’s salmon farming sector is poised to enter the most crucial period in its relatively short history, a new study suggests. Almost everyone agrees the industry has been a phenomenal […] Continue Reading
The clean-up crew
A group of researchers is investigating whether sea cucumbers can help to minimise the environmental impacts of fish farming. They recently completed a feasibility study to assess how well the […] Continue Reading
What’s on your plate?
Trust in the food industry is increasingly linked to verifiability, Sandy Neil reports. It was the biggest food fraud of the 21st century. The horsemeat scandal started to emerge in […] Continue Reading
Game changers
Bakkafrost has made it clear it is ready to spend big in order to reshape the Scottish Salmon Company. The Faroese salmon farming group has set aside an investment programme […] Continue Reading