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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...
Cadman snaps up Canada’s Quoddy Savour Seafood
Alternative asset investment firm Cadman Capital Group has acquired Quoddy Savour Seafood, a Canadian land-based seafood farming and processing business. The Quoddy site has the capacity to raise and hold...
Now even Norway’s consumers see high salmon prices
The export price of fresh salmon in Norway fell by 5.5% last week, but it is still way above what it was 12 months ago. And the fall hasn’t stopped...
AquaGen reports large profit rise
Aquaculture broodstock group AquaGen saw its pre-tax profits almost double over the past year, the company has reported. AquaGen is based in Norway, but has overseas offices in Stirling, Scotland...
Canadian government blamed for salmon price hikes
Consumers in Canada and the US are paying more for their salmon thanks to the Ottawa government’s hard line on fish farming. So says the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA),...