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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...
Another Grimsby seafood processor in trouble
Another Grimsby seafood processor has hit the buffers following a steep rise in fish prices over the past year. Cook & Lucas has closed its doors and gone into administration...
Big changes to salmon tax on way, says senior politician
There will be important changes to Norway’s controversial salmon tax proposal, a senior member of the Labour-Centre coalition has said. Geir Pollestad from the Centre Party and a member of...
Government report says ‘farms not to blame’ for sea lice spread
Salmon farms are not responsible for spreading sea lice among the wild fish population, according to a new report from the Canadian government’s scientific advisors, and British Columbia’s farmers have...
Bank report bullish on salmon prices
Hard times are hitting consumer demand for farmed shrimp, but demand for salmon is set to remain resilient in the first half of this year. That’s the prediction from Netherlands-based...