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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...
Lau to take up CEO role at DESMI
Humphrey Lau has been named as the Chief Executive of pump technology business DESMI, following the decision by long-serving CEO Henrik Sørensen to step down. Sørensen has been CEO at...
Atlantic Sapphire reports good biological performance
Miami-based salmon farming company Atlantic Sapphire has reported an improved performance for the third quarter period this year. The land-based producer delivered a harvest volume of around 1,095 tonnes with...
Cooke hits back at Washington State’s licence decision
Cooke Aquaculture says the decision by the Washington Department of Natural Resources not to renew the company’s steelhead trout farming licences is out of line with both science and judicial...
Salmon Evolution starts first harvest
Land-based fish farmer Salmon Evolution says the harvest of its first commercially produced batch is going well, with 30,000 fish harvested at an average weight of around 4.7kg. Harvesting for...