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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...
Salmon farmers sue over coral reef ban
Three companies have begun court proceedings against the Norwegian government over its refusal to allow fish farming near an important coral reef. The trio, Troland Lakseoppdrett, Langøylaks and Austevoll Melaks, operate...
Mowi cools on China restaurant plan
Reports from Norway suggest that Mowi may have cooled on plans to open hundreds of salmon restaurants across mainland China. The company has so far declined to comment on the...
Young’s Seafood returns to profitability
Young’s Seafood has returned to strong profitability under its new ownership, figures for its most recent financial period show. The UK’s largest seafood supplier and a major buyer of farmed...
Kingfish Company sales more than doubled in 2021
The Kingfish Company doubled its sales last year on the back of fast growing demand for Dutch yellowtail in both Europe and the United States, it announced today. Revenues totalled...