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Lerøy beats expectations with Q1 numbers

Despite a series of challenges this winter, the Lerøy Seafood Group has announced better than expected 2024 first quarter results. Lerøy, which also owns one of Norway’s largest white fish...
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Grieg Q1 profits hit by biological problems

Norwegian and Canadian salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has reported a near £7m drop in operating profits for 2023. They were pushed down in large part by serious biological problems in...
Aqua Awards 2024 winners

Former Wester Ross MD, Bakkafrost and Mowi among the winners in Aviemore

Gilpin Bradley, the former Wester Ross Fisheries Managing Director, has been honoured at the Aquaculture Awards 2024 for his outstanding contribution to the industry. The Outstanding Contribution award was sponsored...
Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Employment and Investment

Leading politicians back aquaculture’s future

Politicians from two parties have voiced their support for Scotland’s salmon sector at the Aquaculture UK trade show this week. Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar and the SNP’s Employment and...
Cabinet Minister Mairi Gougeon addresses the WiSA meeting at Aquaculture UK

WiSA in search for new supporter

A ground-breaking Scottish organisation set up to encourage and develop women in the aquaculture sector is looking for a lifeline after its founding body has had to step back. Women...
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The May 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

The May 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out online now, and you can read or download it here. All too often it’s easy to focus on obstacles and setbacks....
Fish Farmer May 2024 cover

The May 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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SAIC secures £1.5 million funding package from the Scottish Government

Research organisation the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured new funding to continue its support of fish health research and development. Last year the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), which...
Pedro Courard (photo: Cermaq Chile)

Former Cermaq Chile chief to head Atlantic Sapphire

The former head of Cermaq Chile, Pedro Courard, has been named as the next chief executive at land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire. He will succeed the company’s founder, Johan Andreassen,...
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Jellyfish and hard winter hits SalMar Q1 profits

Norwegian salmon giant SalMar continued to be troubled by tough winter conditions and jellyfish attacks during the start of this year, the group’s first quarter results show. These problems, along...
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Huge improvement in Q1 performance for Scottish Sea Farms

Scottish Sea Farms achieved a tremendous turnaround in its fortunes during the first three months of this year, according to figures today from SalMar, one of its co-owners. The business...
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Seagriculture 2024 set to ‘bridge continents’

The Seagriculture EU 2024 conference, the leading conference for the seaweed industry, will be taking place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands from 18 - 20 June 2024. Under the theme, Bridging...
Nova Austral crew, Chile

Big rise in losses for troubled Chilean salmon company

The struggling Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral saw its losses almost treble last year despite an increase in revenues. The company was only saved from administration In January after creditors...
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Europe urged to embrace aquaculture

AQUACULTURE in the European Union is finally showing signs of recovery, the EU Fisheries and Maritime Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, has declared. Speaking at a ‘Farmed in the EU Regions’ conference...
The SSPO's David Sandison who has represented the Shetland industry for more than 20 years

Scotland promises farm by farm sea lice data

SCOTTISH salmon farmers are to publish all data associated with sea lice counts on a farm by farm basis, the SSPO (Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation) confirmed yesterday. The SSPO’s general...
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Best January yet for cod prices

COD, especially the fresh variety, was the main driver behind Norway\'s strong export showing in January, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. The country sold 5,700 tonnes of fresh...
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Hull remembers worst fishing disaster

HULL is this week remembering the 50th anniversary of the port\'s worst fishing loss of life since the end of the war. Half a century ago 58 trawlermen from the...
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Monkfish world first for Iceland

ICELAND is celebrating becoming the first country in the world to have its monkfish stocks officially certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The popular high-end restaurant species - better...
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Oslo approves major salmon growth plans

A TOTAL of 47 fish farming companies, including many of the big names in the business, have been given permits to increase production using the environmentally friendly ‘traffic light’ scheme,...