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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...
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....
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Twice recognised in Scottish awards
BUCKIE based Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) has been named as a finalist at the North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards 2018 thanks to the strong market performance of one...
Maine site for second land based farm
A SECOND company has unveiled plans to build a huge indoor land based salmon farm in the US east coast state of Maine. The company is Whole Oceans, which has signed an...
Lerøy 2017 results hit new record
THE Lerøy Seafood Group today reported an eight per cent rise in revenues last year to a record high of NOK 18,624 million (£1.7 billion) in what it describes as a...
Subsea salmon farm gets go ahead
A JOINT venture between Norway\'s Akva Group, Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Net has been given approval for one development licence by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. The consortium had applied for six...
