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Glasgow SEC and Hydro with the Finnieston Crane

Aquaculture UK set for new venue in 2026

The next edition of leading trade show Aquaculture UK is moving to Glasgow, it has been announced. The organisers, Diversified Communications, said the show, which has been held in the...
The
Kingfish Company
yellowtail farm,
Zeeland

Kingfish Company sees revenue – and losses – up in Q3

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has continued to ramp up its production, with volume up and revenue up year-on-year and the capacity of its plant revised upwards from 3,500...
Rainbow trout

Upbeat outlook

Trout producers in the UK and around the world are confident that they have a great story to tell. Oliver Robinson, Chief Executive at the British Trout Association (BTA), is...
Mowi farm, Loch Hourn

Mowi Scotland Q3 profits up by almost 40%

Mowi Scotland enjoyed one of its best periods for at least two years, with profits jumping by almost 40% between July and September this year. The division, which has been...
Mowi corporate logo on phone

Record Q3 revenues for salmon giant

Mowi generated record-high operating revenues of €1.44bn (£1.2bn) between July and September this year, the group’s Q3 results reveal today. This outstanding performance was translated into an operational profit or...
Port Quin, Cornwall

Cornwall seaweed farms back on track

Despite enlisting celebrity firepower, campaigners have not (yet) managed to stop plans for the UK’s biggest seaweed farm, as Sandy Neil reports. Plans for two giant “no waste” seaweed farms...
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Bakkafrost value-added products

Bakkafrost Q3 numbers hit by lower salmon prices, but Scotland improves

Bakkafrost today unveiled weaker than expected third quarter results. Meanwhile, the company’s Scottish arm continues to make a loss, but the latest figures show its recovery is continuing. CEO Regin...
Processing fish

Latest version of Seafood Processing Standard launched

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the latest version of its Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). Version 6.0 includes a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering...
Atlantic salmon

Bacterial kidney disease suspected at SalMar site

An outbreak of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is suspected at a SalMar site in Norway, it has emerged. According to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, it may have occurred at...
Mackerel helped take Norwegian seafood exports to their highest ever level, in October 2024

New record set for Norwegian seafood exports

The Norwegian seafood sector produced its best ever export results last month – with salmon continuing to dominate and also netting the highest ever value. The October total was NOK...
Norwegian Seafood Council visit to Saudi Arabia

Norway woos Saudi salmon buyers

A large group of Norwegian seafood exporters have just returned from a fact finding tour of Saudi Arabia, a country which is developing into a key market. They were there...
Abigail Penny, Executive Director, Animal Equality (right) celebrates outside the court with colleagues after permission to appeal the planning decision is granted

See you in court

Hopes for an onshore salmon farm in Grimsby are once more in question in a High Court battle over planning procedure, as Sandy Neil reports. A plan to build the...
Biofish CEO

Biofish lands second major smolt deal

BioFish says it has entered into an agreement with a recognised industry player for the delivery of approximately 170,000 –180,000 post-smolt of 250-300 grams. The contract has been secured under...
Fish farm, Canada

Canadian government facing new BC salmon legal threat

AT least two First Nations groups are taking legal action against the Canadian government over its decision to allow open net salmon farming in British Columbia for the next five...
(l – r) Craig Yeoman, Tom Murdoch, Matt Nicoll

High value contracts boost Brimmond turnover by 74%

North-east Scotland based engineering specialist Brimmond has today announced a 74% increase in turnover for the 2023-2024 financial year. The company saw revenues hit £11.4 million, far exceeding its target...
Salmones Camanchaca

Chilean salmon giant ramped up output in Q2

Salmones Camanchaca, one of Chile’s largest salmon farming companies, slaughtered 11,643 tonnes of Atlantic salmon in the second quarter of this year – almost double the figure for the same...
Gael Force feed barge

Mowi takes delivery of refurbished feed barge

The first of five fully refurbished Sea-Cap barges (pictured) has been delivered to Mowi Scotland at Loch Etive. The move is part of a project to reduce the number of...
Cooke Aquaculture trout farm, Washington State

Water fight looming in US Senate

As Julia Hollister reports, bipartisan support for expanding US aquaculture does not mean it will get an easy ride. There is a storm brewing across the USA. But don’t board...