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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...
this craig

‘Lochlander’ salmon launched at show

THE Scottish Salmon Company has launched a new product at this year’s Boston seafood show. Aimed at its export market, Lochlander Salmon has been developed exclusively by the company for premium...
Norwegian-flag

UK buyers boost Norwegian cod sales

COD was the star performer in Norway\'s seafood export drive last month, thanks to an increase in frozen sales to the UK. Although salmon exports stuttered during February, sales of both...
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Marine Harvest plans China fast food outlets

MARINE Harvest is planning to open hundreds of fast food salmon restaurants throughout China and Taiwan over the next seven years, the company has confirmed. The world\'s largest salmon producer believes the...

EU parliament demands mislabelling crackdown

THE European Parliament adopted a resolution expressing concern at the reported level of mislabelling of fishery products within EU countries, including Britain. According to a recent Commission study, the figure for...
FUp Briefing

Fish Update Briefing, Friday, March 9

GLOBAL FISHING FLEET ON COMPUTER TRACK COMPUTERS are helping to track the activities of the world\'s fishing fleets, and are showing that more than half of the seas and oceans...
pearse

Alltech pioneer dies aged 73

THE president and founder of global biotech, feed and animal nutrition company Alltech, Dr Pearse Lyons, has died aged 73, the company announced today. He had been suffering from an...