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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 Evolution gears up for North America
The land-based fish farmer Salmon Evolution said today it hopes to begin construction on a new North American site within two or three years. The company has recently successfully completed...
The February 2023 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The February issue of Fish Farmer is out now online and you can read it here. In this issue we feature a tiny organism that has created big problems for...
AKVA group lands second China contract worth £36m
AKVA Group, the Norwegian aquaculture and technology company, has won a contract worth NOK 442 million (£36m) for the second phase of Nordic Aqua Partners' RAS plant in China. The...
Green light for Nordic Halibut land farm
Nordic Halibut has won local authority approval for its first land-based halibut farm. Tingvoll municipal council, located about 40 miles south of Trondheim, has approved the regulatory plan for the...