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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...
Seafood chief urges caution over export boom
Global upheavals caused by the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic mean the Norwegian seafood industry now has additional responsibilities, Børge Grønbech, the acting CEO of the Norwegian Seafood...
Måsøval company picks up cod processing contract
Norwegian cod farmer Statt Torsk ASA has entered into a long-term agreement for the harvesting and processing of up to 3,500 tonnes of cod per year, with the seafood processor...
Cooke raises the stakes in Tassal bid
Canada’s Cooke Aquaculture seems determined to continue its pursuit of the Australian salmon farmer Tassal. The Australian Securities Exchange has reported that Cooke has increased its interest in the Tasmania-based...
Wester Ross Fisheries is sold to Mowi
Wester Ross Fisheries, one of the last independent salmon farmers in Scotland, appears to have been snapped up by the sector’s biggest fish – Mowi. A document posted on the...