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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...
Scottish salmon exports soar to record £600m
SCOTTISH farmed salmon exports reached a record high of £600 million last year, 35 per cent up on the previous year’s total. New figures released by HMRC yesterday also showed...
Open approach to closed containment
THE focus of salmon farming has shifted from building markets to building new technologies and placating public opinion, an audience in Copenhagen was told this week. Trond Davidsen, president of...
Insects 'no replacement for marine diet'
AN article published in the National Geographic magazine this week, stating that insects are a more environmentally friendly diet for salmon than fish, is ‘out of date and incorrect’, according...
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, February 9
ANTI-FREEZE SECRET TO CODÂ SURVIVAL CODÂ carry a type of anti-freeze in the form of proteins in their blood which allows them to survive ultra-low temperatures and avoid sea lice, researchers at...
