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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...
Aker Biomarine issues profit warning
Shares in the biotech innovator and krill harvester Aker Biomarine dropped by more than 8% after the company issued a profits warning. The company, which went public last year, said...
Lobster fleet protests against Maine salmon farm plan
A US-based aquaculture company is fighting to persuade a local community that its development plans will be good for the area. American Aquafarms wants to build a salmon farm near...
Calysta’s feed-from-gas venture raises $39m
Energy giant BP is backing an alternative feed producer that hopes it can replace fishmeal with aquafeed grown using natural methane gas. The high tech capital arm of BP, bp...
Polls say Norway is heading for a change of government
Labour looks set to emerge as the main winner in the Norwegian general election on Monday, raising the spectre of challenges ahead for the country’s salmon farming industry. The centre-left...