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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...
Fish farm (photo: Vladislav Gajic)

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...
AKVA fish tanks

AKVA order book strong despite Land Based disappointment

AKVA Group, one of the world’s leading aquaculture technology and service businesses, today announced a 10% reduction in first quarter revenues, with slow progress in its land based sector. The...
Dr Iain Berrill, Head of Technical, Salmon Scotland

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...
Mussels growing on a rope

Speakers confirmed for SAGB Conference

The British shellfish sector will be returning in force to London this month for the 54th Annual Conference of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain. This year’s conference is being...
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Mair named as Sanford CEO

New Zealand seafood group Sanford has appointed David Mair as its CEO, with immediate effect. Mair was previously CEO of New Zealand-based engineering firm Skellerup Holdings, a post he stepped...
Fish Farmer April 2024 cover

The April 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online

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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...
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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...
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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...
man holds large salmon

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...
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Heritage Global Partners: online auction

Auction, liquidation and asset advisory firm Heritage Global Partners is holding an online auction featuring vessels & intangible property from an innovative and patented aquaculture net washing company, Brunswick Jetters....
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Canada facing ‘alarming’ drop in salmon output

Canada is facing an alarming decline in salmon farming production, the industry’s main body has warned. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) says the decline is the equivalent of 390...
New dates are being considered for the Brussels seafood expo

June date mooted for Brussels show

THE Brussels seafood expo, postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, could be rescheduled as early as June, according to reports. Show organiser Diversified Communications has proposed possible dates to exhibitors,...
The municipality of Sotenas in Sweden could become a major centre of salmon production

Swedes look to land based salmon farming

SWEDEN has decided to try to cash in on the potential land based salmon farming gold rush, according to a report by Intrafish. The government has thrown its weight behind...
Salmon companies in Norway have been given temporary exemptions from strict processing rules

Salmon farmers battle Covid-19 together

SCOTLAND’S salmon farmers may share processing facilities as part of contingency measures as coronavirus disruption escalates. Processing plants are operating as near to normal as possible at the moment, with...
Grieg CEO Andreas Kvame

Farming ‘normal’ for now, says Grieg

BERGEN based Grieg Seafood said yesterday that its salmon farming operations were ‘running as normal’ during the coronavirus outbreak. The salmon was being harvested according to plan, said the company,...
Scottish seafood companies are waiting to hear when the Brussels expo will be rescheduled

Scottish Pavilion offers Brussels refund

SCOTTISH seafood companies that had booked exhibition space at the now postponed Brussels expo are to be refunded by the Scottish government. Any firms that booked space within the Scottish...
The Scottish pavilion at the Brussels seafood show last year - demand has been hit by the Covid-19 outbreak

Coronavirus impact on seafood sector ‘massive’

THE coronavirus outbreak has had a ‘massive’ impact on the Scottish seafood industry for all species, but the domestic market for salmon remains strong. With the travel bans to the...