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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...
Ace Aquatec hires Vik as Norway sales manager
Aquaculture technology business Ace Aquatec has appointed Unn Eilen Vik as Sales Manager, Norway. Vik has previously held senior positions as the global sales and marketing director at IntraFish and ...
Salmar makes offer for Norway Royal Salmon
Fish farming giant SalMar has today stepped in with a dramatic late bid for Norway Royal Salmon. It has offered to buy all outstanding shares in NRS for NOK 270...
Unintended consequences
When all of this palaver started about coronavirus, writes Nick Joy, I was one of the people who consistently mispredicted what the outcomes would be. I simply could not believe...
Cooke Aquaculture confirms interest in Huon
Cooke Aquaculture has signalled that it is interested in acquiring the Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon. The company president and CEO Glenn Cooke told the Tasmanian newspaper, The Mercury, that Tasmania...