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Marine Cranes Ltd launches services and partners with Iron Fist to expand crane distribution for the UK and Ireland
Newly formed Marine Cranes provides servicing, overhaul and sales to the marine industry across the UK and Ireland. It has recently acquired an exclusive dealership with IRON FIST to supply...
European Commission in call to cut admin burden on aquaculture
The European Commission has published guidance aimed at helping member states promote sustainable aquaculture. The move, in the form of two working documents, comes in response to producer calls to...
Royal College honour for Dr Iain Berrill
Dr Iain Berrill, Head of Technical at industry body Scottish Salmon, is one of three leading professionals to be made an Honorary Associate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons...
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Row over fjord salmon licences erupts in Iceland
A political row has broken out in Iceland over the granting of new fjord farming licences to the country’s salmon companies. The government has been accused of giving away the...
An uphill task
The shellfish world is one full of contrasts, Nicki Holmyard finds As we gained plaudits, column inches and airtime in March for the wonderful benefits to the environment, biodiversity, ecosystem...
ISA suspected at two Norwegian sites
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) looks to have returned to Norway following an absence of several weeks. Two suspected cases have been identified in recent days, with salmon giant SalMar one...
Cermaq to trial algal oil as sustainable alternative
Cermaq Canada has announced that it is to carry out trials on the use of algal oil in its salmon feed. The company hopes that the experiment will reduce the...
Salmon tax could raise four times original estimate
The Norwegian government’s planned salmon tax plan could raise at least four times the figure when the proposal was first announced last September, according to the latest estimate. In a...
Bakkafrost Scotland turns loss into big profit for Q1
Bakkafrost announced today that its Scotland business showed significant improvement during the first three months of this year, turning a loss into profit. The SCT (Scotland) farming segment produced an...
Loch Duart on the Downing Street Coronation menu
Independent producer Loch Duart’s salmon was on the menu at the Coronation Big Lunch at 10 Downing Street yesterday. The smoked Loch Duart salmon is from Valley Smokehouse, known for...
Mowi launches new UK ready-to-cook range
Mowi has announced the launch of a new product range to add to its UK ready-to-cook retail category. A range of four recipe products ready to go into the oven...