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Wind, waves and sun

As Sandy Neil reports, moves are afoot to find greener energy sources for fish farming operations. The fish farming industry relies heavily on diesel generators which, of course, cause CO2...
Oban

Shellfish Growers conference set for return to Oban

The key players in shellfish aquaculture in Scotland will be returning to Oban this autumn for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) Conference 2024, on 29-30 October. The theme...
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Takeover of Danish processor may be good news for Scotland

Scottish salmon sales could receive a lift following the takeover of Danish processing company Insula Hvide Sande. The Norwegian company First Seafood, based in Bergen, has announced its decision to...
Fish in a tank

Kingfish Company moves towards profit as sales rise

The Netherlands-based Kingfish Company, which produces yellowtail in a land-based farm, saw growth accelerate during the second quarter of this year. Announcing its Q2 financial results, The Kingfish Company saw...
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Norwegian salmon prices plummet to 2022 levels

The export price of Norwegian fresh salmon fell last week to its lowest point for two years. It dropped down during week 35 – the final week of August –...
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Arctic salmon company making “strong progress”

The north Norwegian fish farmer Andfjord Salmon Group AS, has reported solid progress with its build-out at its Arctic location at Kvalnes in Andøya. CEO Martin Rasmussen said the next...
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Fish vs people?

Setting the right balance between a global industry and local communities is proving a challenge in the West African fisheries, as Fiona Nicolson reports. The volume of fishmeal and fish...
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Mowi hails fall in mortalities over August

Mowi Scotland recorded a significant year-on-year drop in salmon mortality during August, which the company said could be down to falling sea temperatures as part of the El Niño cycle....
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Qingdao to host World Aquaculture 2025

The World Aquaculture 2025 event (WA2025) is set to take place in Qingdao city, China. The conference and trade show will be held at the Qingdao International Convention Centre, from...
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Seafood helps Hilton to profit growth for H1 2024

Continued improvement in the seafood sector has helped the Hilton Food group achieve growth in profits for the first half of this year. In its interim results for H1, Hilton...
Tristan Hugh-Jones (centre) Rossmore Oysters

A life in oysters

The path to achieving of the biggest native oyster restoration projects has not been easy, as Nicki Holmyard reports. David Hugh-Jones, of Rossmore Oysters, gave a fascinating talk at the...
Fresh raw salmon fillets on Ice

Norwegian seafood exports hit August record

Seafood exports from Norway achieved the highest August result yet last month, totalling NOK 12.6bn – or just over £1bn in sterling terms. Despite lower prices, once again salmon was...
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Farmed cod may be reclassified as ‘white salmon’, says company

Norwegian farmed cod may be repositioned as “white salmon” if Norcod's marketing experiment takes off. The company is relaunching its product as “Snow Cod”. Norcod, one of the country’s largest...
woman with racks of salmon ova

AquaBounty to sell off Canadian hatchery

Land-based salmon farmer AquaBounty Technologies has announced plans to sell off its farm and hatchery at Rollo Bay on Prince Edward Island, Canada. AquaBounty, a US company, is investing heavily...
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Major salmon farm planned close to Iceland’s capital

Icelandic aquaculture business Aurora fiskeldi ehf is looking to build a large land-based salmon farm just north of the capital, Reykjavik. Aurora, a relatively new company, eventually hopes to produce...
Jellyfish

Sting operation

Two projects are looking to unravel the secrets of the string jellyfish, as Vince McDonagh reports. As children visiting the seaside we all remember being told to stay out of...
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Breakthrough tech turns fish waste to ‘fillets’

A Finnish food tech company has developed a technique to turn fish processing sidestreams into a high quality fillet-like consumer product. Hailia Nordic’s “Nyhtökirjolohi” (rainbow trout) is based on trout...
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Woman convicted of salmon smuggling ‘seriously ill’ in Chinese jail

A woman who had business links with salmon producer SalMar is reported to be seriously ill with paralysis and other major problems in a Chinese jail, where she is serving...