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Aquaculture technology and biosecurity
Advanced aquaculture technology is enhancing biosecurity and fish welfare, writes Iain Brown, Industry Sales Engineer, Xylem UK and Ireland Leading aquaculture experts from Xylem will deliver a keynote address at Aquaculture UK, taking place at Aviemore, Scotland, 14-15 May 2024. The presentation “Optimised energy consumption in land-based aquaculture – sustainability put to life!”, will be…
Read MoreEuropean Parliament changes smoked salmon rules despite protests
THE European Parliament has decided to press ahead with a potentially controversial change to the regulations around smoked salmon processing. Objections had been raised by the processing sector but they were rejected by the Strasbourg based parliament last week. The new regulations centre around part of the production system known as the “stiffening process” The…
Read MoreLerøy loses 490,000 young salmon to ‘water quality’ issues
The Lerøy Seafood group has been affected by another biological incident which has led to the death of almost half a million young salmon in Norway. The deaths were reported at the Lerøy Sjøtroll facility at Kjærelva in Fitjar municipality in Sunnhordland. They are thought to be due to poor water quality. Lerøy Sjøtroll said…
Read MoreISA suspected at Lerøy site
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a Lerøy Seafood site at Frøya in Norway’s Trondelag region. Lerøy Midt AS informed the Norwegian Food Safety Authority of its concerns last week, based on the results of PCR analysis carried out after samples were taken at the site. The operation there had already been closed due to bacterial…
Read MoreEuropean funding announced for aquaculture initiatives
A sustainable approach to tackling sea lice, a plan to raise tuna in land-based farms and an IT platform aimed at encouraging the sharing of aquaculture skills are among the projects being funded by an initiative of the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT). EIT Food is one of the eight “innovation communities” set…
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