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Water quality remains a problem at Mt Fuji salmon farm
Proximar Seafood, the Norwegian owned company with a large new salmon farm near Mount Fuji in Japan, has said it is still taking action to counter turbidity in its growth...
Cooke Scotland reports revenue up but profits under pressure
Cooke Scotland saw its sales rise by 17% last year, but any hope of improved profits from that were cancelled out by higher production costs. These included increased material and...
Stirling awarded grant for Vietnam vaccine project
Scientists at the University of Stirling have been awarded more than £770,000 to support the roll out of a new vaccine that could deliver major benefits to the aquaculture industry...
ASC Feed certification for BioMar Ecuador
The Ecuador site of aquafeed group BioMar has achieved certification under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s new international Feed Standard. The ASC said: “This is another significant milestone in the journey...
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The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online, and you can read or download it here. This month's magazine covers a broad spectrum of the aquaculture sector,...
Return visit booked for Team Scotland at Aqua Nor
Scotland’s presence at the world’s biggest aquaculture trade show was confirmed yesterday, when it was announced that Highlands and Islands Enterprise has secured funding for a Scottish Pavilion at Aqua...
Funding secured for eDNA lab in Scotland
A project is under way in Argyll to create Scotland’s first commercial laboratory for the detailed analysis of marine environmental DNA (eDNA). Underwater ecological survey company Ocean Ecology is developing...
School students find out about salmon opportunities
More than 650 pupils from Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands attended an event showcasing the wide range of local jobs in the salmon sector, helping ensure the industry can develop...
Fishupdate briefing Friday February 23rd
ENERGY WORLD FIRST FOR NEW WELLBOAT THE Norwegian company Nordlaks is building the world\'s first wellboat powered by Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion and a battery pack. It says...
NZ seafood 'facing best future yet’
THE New Zealand seafood industry - both farmed and wild caught - is facing its brightest prospects for many years, a government report has said. The report, released by the Ministry for Primary Industries,...
Fishing concern over new Co2 tax
NORWAY\'s fishing fleet is facing the prospect of higher taxes on carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions which the owners say will place an unfair burden on the industry. Environment minister Ola...
Grieg loses 21,700 fish from Skye site
GRIEG Seafood lost about 21,700 salmon in an escape from its Loch Snizort site, near Skye, the company said. The fish, weighing an average 2kg, escaped through a hole in...
