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AQUA 2024 brought together different stakeholders in aquaculture to share the latest knowledge and insights. Robert Outram reports. Watch our video from the show here: https://youtu.be/dFCYnrAQ1ho Scandinavia is famous for...
Kingfish CEO confirmed for Aqua Agenda webinar
The Chief Executive of an innovative land-based fish farming business is the latest panellist to be confirmed for Fish Farmer’s webinar – taking place on 16 October – on land-based...
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Lice numbers in northern Norway ‘at worrying levels’
Fish farms in northern Norway are being hit by extraordinarily high salmon lice levels, say the authorities. The situation is being caused by exceptional summer temperatures which have been up...
Fact-free campaigns
The reputation of salmon farming has suffered as a result of criticism that does not have much to back it up, says Martin Jaffa. The reputation of farmed salmon in...
Salmon companies face nervous wait following ‘cartel’ hearing
Some of Norway’s largest salmon companies are in for an anxious time as they await the European Commission’s next move over alleged price-fixing. A three-day hearing in Brussels with the...
Omega-3 pioneer prepares to scale up
A Scottish-based biotech company looking to develop a new source of natural omega-3 is planning to expand after raising £14m in funding. MiAlgae uses nutrient-rich by-products from the whisky industry...
Salmon protection zones to include sea trout
New measures to protect wild salmon in Scotland will be extended to include sea trout, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), which has today outlined a revised plan...
No place like home
Noemi Lorenzo-Vidaña began work as a seawater health manager and veterinarian at Mowi Scotland earlier this year. She says: “When I started my new job in aquaculture, I was very...
Loch Duart renews partnership with HEART UK
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart has teamed up for another year with HEART UK, a charity dedicated to improving cholesterol levels and heart health. The partners will focus on how...
Benchmark reports continued growth for Q3
Aquaculture biotechnology group Benchmark Holdings has seen a fifth consecutive quarter of growth in revenue and earnings, thanks partly to the successful roll-out of its CleanTreat sea lice solution. Benchmark...