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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...
Norway reports “fantastic” six months for salmon
Norway’s seafood exports passed the NOK 70bn mark (£5.9bn) during the first six months of this year – higher than for the whole of 2015. The half year figures from...
Salmon Evolution says smolts developing well
Land-based fish farmer Salmon Evolution says the strong biological performance for its first batch of smolts, reported in the company’s Q1 2022 presentation has continued for the remainder of the...
Former soldier to head Norwegian Seafood Council
Christian Chramer, a former soldier and communications expert, is to be the new Chief Executive of the Norwegian Seafood Council. He is returning to the organisation where he once worked...
NZ seafood sector set to gain from EU deal
New Zealand’s aquaculture and fisheries sector looks set to receive a multi-million pound boost following the successful conclusion of a trade deal with the European Union. The agreement ends years...
Monica Galetti takes on seafood ambassador role
Acclaimed chef Monica Galetti has been named as an ambassador for Scottish seafood, in the first appointment of its kind in the industry. As a leading chef and restaurateur, Monica...
Lysophospholipid-based AQUALYSO® as strategy to relieve cost pressure from vegetable oil and lecithin prices in aquafeed
Oil prices have roughly doubled in these last two years. These trends hurt aquafeed producers who rely heavily on lecithin and vegetable plant oils in all types of aquafeeds. AQUALYSO®...