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Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms has been awarded its first certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. The ASC accreditation is for SSF’s Summer Isles farms, but the company aims to […] Continue Reading
Land-based fish farming company Salmon Evolution has said it expects to complete its first harvest towards the end of this year. Salmon Evolution announced the key target as it unveiled […] Continue Reading
Norway Royal Salmon has announced a higher than forecast operating profit for the first quarter of this year. Ten days ago the company issued a profits warning after it revealed […] Continue Reading
Two heavy hitters from the seafood sector have been appointed to the board of Norwegian cod farmer Norcod, as the company prepares to move on to the main list of […] Continue Reading
Icelandic salmon farming company Laxar Fiskeldi has been hit by an ISA outbreak for the second time in five weeks. Laxar is currently finalising plans to merge with its sister […] Continue Reading
The Chinese company Qingdao Guoxin Development Group has taken delivery of a giant 100,000 tonne vessel which has been designed as a mobile fish farm. Guoxin 1 has been described […] Continue Reading
Salmon producer Swiss Alpine Fish has signed a contract with Benchmark Genetics to secure its supply of ova for the next five years. The company is Switzerland’s first commercial salmon […] Continue Reading
Fish farmer Nordic Halibut has reported a big increase in sales during the first three months of this year, proving it is not just salmon companies which are enjoying a […] Continue Reading
The Icelandic fishing and aquaculture group Samherji is paying its employees to leave their cars at home. The company is offering both full- and part-time workers a regular monthly wage […] Continue Reading
Barramundi Group has announced plans for a major expansion of its operations in Australia. The 10-year project, focused on the West Kimberley Coast in the state of Western Australia, is […] Continue Reading
At the New Year I wrote about the possibility of Ukraine being invaded. How much I wish the sources I had been reading were wrong! That such a proud and […] Continue Reading
Earlier this year two members of the Senedd, the devolved legislative assembly for Wales, visited Scotland to find out more about its aquaculture sector. Here, they report on their impressions. […] Continue Reading
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has partnered with tech business Envisible to collaborate on a sourcing and traceability solution for the industry worldwide. The platform will allow data from different […] Continue Reading
The city of Saint John, New Brunswick on Canada’s Atlantic coast will play host to the GOAL Responsible Seafood Conference in 2023, it was announced yesterday. GOAL, the largest international […] Continue Reading
New technology is being used to count sea lice on salmon more accurately, leading to a greater understanding of how to breed resistance to the parasite. Benchmark Genetics Norway has […] Continue Reading