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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...
SalMar bids NOK 15bn for the NTS Group
SalMar this afternoon formally joined the battle for the NTS aquaculture group, offering NOK 120 (£10) a share - a total of NOK 15.1 bn (£1.25bn). The salmon giant’s entry,...
Your eye under the water
Carrying out detailed surveys on existing large tanks or ponds can be a costly and frustrating exercise. This can often require draining the system down and means potential downtime for...
AquaFuture Spain exhibitor bookings hit capacity
The organisers of Spain’s first major aquaculture event for more than a decade say all available spaces for exhibitors have now been sold. AquaFuture Spain ’22 will take place from...
Cod farmer gears up for large year end harvest
Norwegian cod farmer Statt Torsk is preparing for a 3,000 tonne harvest of high quality fish towards the end of the year. Reporting its final quarter results for 2021 ,...