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Leading climate change scientist to open Australian Seagriculture
Professor Tim Flannery, one of Australia’s leading writers on climate change, has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for the Australian Seagriculture Conference in March next year. The conference...
There’s nothing new in the world
By Nick Joy Luckily, age has not dimmed my memory yet, so I can remember the first discussions about serious commercial RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) farming of salmon. I thought...
Imitation salmon project receives €2m funding boost
The quest to find an acceptable non fish version of salmon has been given a €2m-plus boost from the European Union. The Austrian food-tech company Revo Foods is working with...
Jellyfish attacks leave a harmful legacy, study finds
Jellyfish can still kill and cause problems for fish even after they have left an area, new research suggests. An article published recently in the scientific journal Aquaculture Environment Interactions...
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Cooke buys South American fishmeal and fish oil giant
The Cooke group has entered into a deal to buy the giant Peru-based fishmeal and fish oil company Pesquera Inca SAC (Copeinca), it has been announced. The purchase target is...
Milestone for Stirling’s new aquaculture Hub
A steel signing event today has marked the beginning of the final phase construction for a new sustainable aquaculture research facility at the University of Stirling. The National Aquaculture Technology...
AKVA reports strong financial performance
Positive momentum in the Nordic markets has helped aquaculture technology services group AKVA deliver a bullish set of financial results for the third quarter of this year. The company said...
Grieg pioneer dies aged 91
Per Grieg (pictured), the former head of the Grieg Group, which includes the Grieg fish farming business, has died just short of his 92nd birthday. He was not only one...
Norcod lands big Chinese distribution deal
Cod farmer Norcod has signed a major deal with a Chinese distribution company to supply a minimum of 800 tonnes of fish. The figure represents around 10% of the company’s...
Researching complex gill disease in Atlantic salmon
Moredun is helping to find ways to improve salmon gill health Moredun Scientific’s scientists are developing experimental models of gill diseases in Atlantic salmon (pictured). The gills of Atlantic salmon...
Still no sign of end to Chilean salmon farmer agony
Shareholders in the troubled Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral are still waiting to hear what is going to happen to the company. After several postponements since the summer, a decision...