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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...
Kvarøy Arctic names scholarship winners
Two young aquaculturalists, from Greece and Ghana, have been named as the recipients of Kvarøy Arctic’s Women in Aquaculture Scholarship for 2022. Abigail Ebachi Tarchie from Ghana and Eliza Syropoulou...
Norway-Russia feed row hots up
An intense argument is taking place in Norway and wider Scandinavia over the continued export of feed and smolts to Russia. The row came to a head yesterday when Carlos...
Witzoe family withdraws millions to cut tax bill
The Witzøe family says its decision to take NOK 1.25 billion (£107m) in dividends last year was driven by the Norwegian government’s new tax regime. Gustav Witzøe, who stepped down...
New commercial products to enhance juvenile quality and improve bottlenecks in larvae production
Pacific Trading Aquaculture, PTAqua, have from the early days been focusing on supplying specialized diets for the marine hatchery industry. With the introduction of fresh liquid chlorella from Japan to...