Astronauts could be dining on fresh seabass
Fish farming on the Moon is a possibility within decades, according a team of French scientists. Future astronauts could take with them live fish eggs and, using water which is […] Continue Reading
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BioMar 2020 earnings solid thanks to salmon
Danish-based aquafeed business BioMar Group has reported revenue and earnings slightly up for 2020, thanks to strong performance in its salmon division. Revenue for 2020 was up 4.2% to DKK […] Continue Reading
Skretting plans shrimp feed research centre in Ecuador
Multinational feed group Skretting is investing $6.1m (£4.3m) in a new shrimp research facility in Ecuador to complement the Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) network. The Skretting ARC Guayas Research […] Continue Reading
‘At least 3,000’ salmon from Carradale escape made it to rivers, report says
Fisheries Management Scotland believes at least 3,000 farmed salmon may have found their way into Scottish and some northern English rivers when Storm Ellen struck the Mowi fish farm at […] Continue Reading
Smolt ‘grow more rapidly’ on a krill diet
Salmon smolt given feed that includes hydrolysed krill grow faster and are more likely to survive their introduction to the sea, according to researchers at Nofima, the Norwegian Institute of […] Continue Reading
French feed producers consolidate
Brittany-based aquafeed business Le Gouessant Co-operative Group has announced the acquisition of competitor Aqualia. The move reinforces Le Gouessant’s position as France’s largest producer for fish farming nutrition. Aqualia, founded […] Continue Reading
Supermarket chain reels in Falfish
The Wm Morrison supermarket chain has snapped up the Cornish seafood firm Falfish, which supplies more than 50 different varieties of farmed and wild caught seafood. This highly unusual move […] Continue Reading
BioMar takes majority stake in shrimp feed business
International aquafeed group BioMar has taken a controlling share of a leading Vietnamese shrimp feed business. The move gives BioMar increased access to one of the big shrimp producing economies. […] Continue Reading
Norway’s salmon exports see volumes recovering, prices still depressed
Norwegian salmon exports grew strongly last month, but low prices meant the country’s fish farmers were receiving less revenue than normal, the latest figures show. They totalled 95,600 tonnes during […] Continue Reading
SalMar says Ocean Farm has been a success
Strong growth from SalMar’s first offshore giant, Ocean Farm 1, has been the main driver for further expansion using this method of salmon farming, one of the company’s leading executives […] Continue Reading
Latest international BAP standard issued
A revised version of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Farm Standard includes new requirements on the use of antibiotics, worker safety and land-based farms, among other changes. The BAP standard […] Continue Reading
SSPO says ‘harmful’ seal deterrents have been dropped
Scotland’s salmon farmers have stopped using acoustic seal deterrents that have been shown to disturb protected marine mammals. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation said that only acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) […] Continue Reading
Machinery from well-known crustacean and mollusc processor goes to auction
On behalf of Prins and Dingemanse in Yerseke (NL), Industrial Auctions is organising an online auction with a large amount of processing machinery for their well-known products such as: crustaceans, […] Continue Reading
Selstad acquires net supplier W&J Knox
Selstad, the Norwegian aquaculture equipment and services supplier, has acquired a majority share in W&J Knox of Scotland, its competitor. Both companies said in an announcement this afternoon they aimed […] Continue Reading
Cooke appoints North Isles Manager
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has promoted Stewart Rendall to the newly created post of North Isles Manager. The move is in response to the “continued growth” of Cooke’s Orkney operations, the […] Continue Reading