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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...
Salmon waste success with new Landia pasteuriserÂ
Scottish farm's pasteurisation process powers national grid With aquaculture production sites widely dispersed throughout remote parts of Scotland’s Highlands and Islands, handling fish waste collection and treatment is always going...
Trevor Gent joins Alumichem in newly created Sales Manager role
Alumichem is a Nordic Company that delivers customised turnkey solutions to treat intake water and effluents from aquaculture systems. Christian Bang-Møller, CCO Technology Alumichem, said: “Our business model merges Chemistry,...
AquaFuture Spain returns for a second year in 2023
The demand for places at AquaFuture Spain this year was so great that organisers have decided to run the show – which was originally conceived as biennial – in March...
Times past
I hope you will allow the intrusion of the personal this month. You see, my dear old Mum finally made it over the threshold into the next world. She died...