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Port Quin, Cornwall

Cornwall seaweed farms back on track

Despite enlisting celebrity firepower, campaigners have not (yet) managed to stop plans for the UK’s biggest seaweed farm, as Sandy Neil reports. Plans for two giant “no waste” seaweed farms...
Bakkafrost value-added products

Bakkafrost Q3 numbers hit by lower salmon prices, but Scotland improves

Bakkafrost today unveiled weaker than expected third quarter results. Meanwhile, the company’s Scottish arm continues to make a loss, but the latest figures show its recovery is continuing. CEO Regin...
Processing fish

Latest version of Seafood Processing Standard launched

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the latest version of its Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). Version 6.0 includes a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering...
Atlantic salmon

Bacterial kidney disease suspected at SalMar site

An outbreak of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is suspected at a SalMar site in Norway, it has emerged. According to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, it may have occurred at...
Mackerel helped take Norwegian seafood exports to their highest ever level, in October 2024

New record set for Norwegian seafood exports

The Norwegian seafood sector produced its best ever export results last month – with salmon continuing to dominate and also netting the highest ever value. The October total was NOK...
Norwegian Seafood Council visit to Saudi Arabia

Norway woos Saudi salmon buyers

A large group of Norwegian seafood exporters have just returned from a fact finding tour of Saudi Arabia, a country which is developing into a key market. They were there...
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Abigail Penny, Executive Director, Animal Equality (right) celebrates outside the court with colleagues after permission to appeal the planning decision is granted

See you in court

Hopes for an onshore salmon farm in Grimsby are once more in question in a High Court battle over planning procedure, as Sandy Neil reports. A plan to build the...
Tuna, aka mackerel sturgeon

Smash and grab predators threaten Norwegian farms

Large bluefin tuna breaking into salmon cages have been causing serious disruption at a number of Norwegian fish farms over the past few weeks. While the problem is not on...
Woolworths store, Perth, Australia

Retailer rules out Tasmanian salmon ban – for now

A group of activists in Australia have failed to stop the large Woolworth retail chain in Australia selling Tasmanian salmon. They claim that salmon farming practices in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour...
Marine Directorate Science Laboratory, Torry

MSPs raise concerns over marine science funding

A committee of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament has warned that the scientific work that underpins fisheries policy could be adversely affected by underfunding, especially for the Marine Directorate’s research...
Three men in an office

Laxey signs processing deal with Baader

Icelandic fish farming company Laxey and Baader in Iceland have entered into an agreement for the delivery of processing equipment for Laxey's land-based farmed salmon plant, currently under construction. Laxey...
Old oyster shells in Essex

Return of the natives

Oysters and oyster restoration projects are in the news, says Nicki Holmyard. Wilder Humber, an ambitious five-year conservation programme to restore marine habitats and species throughout the Humber estuary, will...

Grimsby salmon farm plan formally submitted

Aquacultured Seafood, the company behind the UK’s first land-based salmon farm, has this week submitted a formal planning application for its proposed site in Grimsby. The move means the £100m...

Salmon Scotland welcomes HPMAs climb-down

Industry body Salmon Scotland has welcomed the news that the plan to designate a tenth of Scottish waters as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) by 2026 has been shelved. Under...

Breaking news: Scottish Government backs down over HPMAs

Controversial proposals to ban fisheries and aquaculture from a tenth of Scotland’s waters have been dropped in the face of widespread opposition. Mairi McAllan, Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary, announced today...
Scotland at AquaNor

A busy programme for Scotland at Aqua Nor

This August, a Team Scotland partnership comprising Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government will provide a platform...
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Salfjord secures permit for 21,000 tonne farm

Salmon producer Salfjord has been given the green light for a land-based farm in the Nordmøre region in western Norway. The permit, for a maximum 21,000 tonnes of standing biomass,...

DNV buys major fish health business Åkerblå

Independent assurance and risk management provider DNV has entered into an agreement to acquire Norway-based marine and fish health company Åkerblå Group, which also has interests in the UK. DNV says...