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Opened oysters

Double ASC certification for shellfish brands

Morecambe Bay Oysters and Loch Fyne Oysters, two key brands in the Associated Seafoods group, have been recognised for their good practices by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. To achieve certification...
Note: this was mislabelled on Mowi's site. Andy Martin is NOT based in Canada

Mowi reports record harvest for Q3

Salmon giant Mowi produced an all-time high third quarter harvest of 161,000 tonnes with profitability in Scotland continuing to improve. The figure is 26,000 tonnes higher than a year ago....
starfish on rocks on the seabed

DNA modelling promises a breakthrough for seabed sampling

Seabed sampling to assess the impact of fish farms could be speeded up significantly through the use of environmental DNA technology, a research project has concluded. The “MeioMetBar” study took...
O’Toole Truck, loaded for France

Our main strength is the quality of our people

A leading Irish food transport specialist is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Scottish operation. Award-winning food-logistics and transport company, O’Toole Transport, is a family business, established in Galway, Ireland...
Beautiful reflection of the parliament house Althing of Reykjavik in lake Tjornin

Iceland calls snap general election

The Icelandic Government has collapsed and a snap general election has been set for 30 November. The result could make a difference for Iceland’s growing aquaculture sector, with rival parties...
Wellboat "Ronja Ode"

Cod farming industry welcomes first wellboat

Norway’s rapidly growing cod farming industry has received its first dedicated wellboat in what has been seen as an historic event. Watched by several hundred people, leading cod farming company...
Fish Farmer October 2024 - COVER

The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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Barramundi Group farm, Singapore

Barramundi Group seeks six-month breathing space

Singapore-based Barramundi Group has applied for a form of insolvency protection while the company attempts to carry out financial reconstruction. On 11 October the fish farming group made an application...
The Stingray E230 is rugged and reliable

Fouling solution

Lindgren-Pitman’s innovative net cleaner Stingray E230 Series ROV removes all fouling, minimises fish stress and reduces CO2 emissions by eliminating 90% of conventional fuel consumption. Through more than a decade...
Mount Cook Alpine Salmon farm

Innovation under the sea

Fish Farmer rounds up the latest news on subsea technology Two underwater technology companies have made the shortlist for the Responsible Fisheries Innovation Awards, with the winner to be announced...
Device in fish farm pen shooting a laser beam

Novo Holdings buys into lice laser company

Life sciences company Novo Holdings is to take a majority stake in aquaculture technology company Stingray Marine Solutions. Based in Oslo, Stingray specialises in intelligent aquaculture technology serving the salmon...
Many fish swimming in water

Arctic char farm wins government support

A fish farm looks set to be built in the heart of Canada – with official help and approval. The Manitoba provincial government has promised support for the Sapphire Springs...
Lena Quinn completing sea trials on the R. Foyle

Boats built for work

A Donegal-based business is now Ireland’s leading boatbuilder for aquaculture vessels. Seabound Engineering Ltd, located on the harbour in Greencastle, Co. Donegal is a vastly growing boatbuilding company, with a...
loch fyne

Green light for Scottish caviar farm

SCOTLAND’S first caviar farm has been given the go-ahead, despite opposition from animal rights activists. Fynest Caviar will build its closed containment recirculation facility at Ardkinglas Sawmill in Cairndow, Loch...
rees-mogg

Rees-Mogg no ‘Captain Haddock’

ARCH Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he is no Captain Haddock. The Tory MP for North East Somerset was reported this week to be ready to throw fish into the...
seafish

Fishing safety scheme extended

THE deadline for English and Scottish fishermen to sign up to free safety training has been extended, with a call to crews to take advantage of the extra time. The...
per-sandberg

Norway fisheries minister moved to justice

NORWAY’S fisheries minister, Per Sandberg, has been appointed acting justice minister amid a growing political crisis in Oslo. He replaces Sylvi Listhaug, a controversial figure in the ruling centre right coalition, whose...
hammond

UK ‘could be open to quota trade-offs’

BRITAIN could be open to trading off some of its fishing rights after Brexit by allowing European trawlers into its waters, the chancellor, Philip Hammond, has suggested. Asked during an...
NFFO

CFP -tactical concession or capitulation?

A TACTICAL concession or capitulation? That was the provocative question posed last night by the National Federation of Fishermen\'s Organisations (NFFO) following the news that the UK will remain in the Common Fisheries...