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Bakkafrost funds primary school facilities
A local primary school is the latest beneficiary of community grant funding from salmon farmer Bakkafrost Scotland. Kirn Primary School, in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland, received a donation towards outdoor facilities through Bakkafrost’s latest round...
Simply Blue aims to combine wind farms and seaweed
Ireland’s Simply Blue Group and Norway-based Arctic Seaweed have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see them exploring solutions for co-locating seaweed farms among offshore wind farms. The aim is to develop prototype seaweed farms, as a precursor to exploring larger...
Innovasea names Turpin as CFO
Aquaculture technology group Innovasea has appointed Jean Turpin as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. The US-based company said Turpin has a strong track record in international business finance, including experience in strategic consulting, competitive analysis, business analytics, business transformation, due...
Seafish sets out five-year plan for UK industry
UK industry body Seafish has launched its new five-year corporate plan for the sector. It includes making overseas trade easier, ensuring a safer and better trained workforce and responding to climate change emergency. Seafish, which is publicly owned, says it...
Speakers anounced for AE2023 Vienna
The line-up of speakers for Aquaculture Europe 2023, to be held in Vienna on 18-21 September, includes voices from academia, the world of finance and the aquaculture industry. AE2023 is the annual conference of the European Aquaculture Society. This year’s...
Salmon prices start to nosedive
Norwegian salmon prices dropped sharply last week, according to the country’s statistics department. A correction had been expected, but the drop seems to have been far steeper than most analysts were predicting. Statistics Norway reports that fresh salmon prices in...
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Heritage Global Partners: online auction
Auction, liquidation and asset advisory firm Heritage Global Partners is holding an online auction featuring vessels & intangible property from an innovative and patented aquaculture net washing company, Brunswick Jetters....
AlphaGeo promotes Chasing’s versatile ROVs
Marine services business AlphaGeo UK will be at Aquaculture UK this May, promoting the versatile range of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from China’s Chasing Innovation Tech Company, including the Chasing...
Tenacibaculosis – an alternative approach
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada has launched a tenacibaculosis model to assist farms in combating growing disease challenges In 2023, the Norwegian salmon industry experienced the loss of 62.7...
Revolutionising aquaculture safety
OTAQ introduces LPAS to combat harmful algae blooms: a game-changer in aquaculture monitoring Within the aquaculture industry there are increasingly frequent reports of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) being responsible for...
Jobs
Marine Engineering Technician, Bakkafrost
At Bakkafrost Scotland we see things from a FRESH perspective. And you can join us. The Marine Engineering Technician will work as directed by the Engineering Manager, across our Marine...
Features
An uphill task
The shellfish world is one full of contrasts, Nicki Holmyard finds As we gained plaudits, column inches and airtime in March for the wonderful benefits to the environment, biodiversity, ecosystem...
California dreaming
Kelp farming in America’s Golden State requires patience, as Julia Hollister reports Getting a licence to become a kelp farmer in California seems like a great idea. But before you...
Brokering a better Brexit deal
Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott says the coming general election is an opportunity to reset the UK’s relationship with the EU and smooth the vital flow of trade The...
Crystal clear
The Prairies, renowned as Canada’s breadbasket, is not the first place you would expect to find a fish farm – let alone one of the largest of its kind in...
Opinion
The speed of reaction
Opinion piece by Nick Joy I admit that my mind might not be quite on the job at the moment. Coming back from Sicily by car has been quite an...
Southern exposure
Scotland was well-represented at the Aquasur trade show in Chile, as Mairi Gougeon reports I have recently returned from an official visit to Chile, promoting Scotland’s aquaculture sector and exceptional...
Why we need exports
By Nick Joy Travelling to Europe is a wonderful thing for widening the mind but also reminding me how much we continue to depend on the good taste of our...
Building up an appetite
How to persuade UK consumers to eat more seafood was a key issue at the Norway-UK Seafood Summit, reports Dr Martin Jaffa At the end of February, Norway came to...
Events
Speakers confirmed for SAGB Conference
The British shellfish sector will be returning in force to London this month for the 54th Annual Conference of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain. This year’s conference is being...
Heritage Global Partners: online auction
Auction, liquidation and asset advisory firm Heritage Global Partners is holding an online auction featuring vessels & intangible property from an innovative and patented aquaculture net washing company, Brunswick Jetters....
First in-person Seagriculture Asia-Pacific conference set for next year
The first in-person event of Seagriculture Asia-Pacific will be premiering in Adelaide over 18-20 March 2025. This marks a pivotal moment for the Seagriculture Conferences, expanding their borders and venturing...
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