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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...
FISA invests in new technology for UHMWPE netting
In order to meet growing demand from the Mediterranean and Chilean aquaculture markets, FISA has invested in the newest-generation Karl Mayer knotless Raschel technology, with the plan to increase its...
Tax row sees 851 jobs lost at SalMar
Norwegian salmon giant SalMar is to lay off 851 people at its processing plants on Frøya and Senja, laying most of the blame on the government’s salmon tax proposal. The...
Go-ahead for New Zealand’s first open ocean salmon farm
New Zealand King Salmon has been given the green light to begin farming the first open ocean finfish site in New Zealand. Following a hearing in Blenheim last year, commissioners...
Norcod delivers upbeat Q3 report
Cod farming company Norcod has delivered an optimistic third quarter assessment on its future operations. The Norwegian business has announced considerably reduced losses from NOK 16.5m (£1.4m) for the same...