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Kingfish Company saw sales jump by a third for Q4
Land-based aquaculture group The Kingfish Company has reported its highest ever sales figures. Its report for the final quarter of 2022 shows that revenue reached €50m (£44m), up by 34% on Q4 2021. In 2022, the company produced a record...
Rainbow trout market ‘set to reach $7bn in 2033’
The global market for rainbow trout is anticipated to grow at 5.2% annually over the next 10 years, according to market analyst Fact.MR. A report from the firm, Rainbow Trout Market, estimates the current value of the sector at US$...
Bremnes warns tax burden may halt new factory plan
Norwegian salmon company Bremnes Seashore has warned that it may be forced to shelve plans for a new processing facility because of the Oslo government’s increasing tax burden on the industry. The NOK 400 million (£35m) factory and cold store...
Cadman Capital takes stake in urchin business
Cadman Capital Group has taken a strategic equity stake in Urchinomics, a pioneering aquaculture venture that turns ecologically destructive sea urchins into valuable seafood as well as restoring and establishing the world’s dwindling kelp forests. Thriving kelp forests are important...
Rebrand for Global Seafood Alliance’s international summit
The Global Seafood Alliance has rebranded its flagship conference, previously known as the Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) as The Responsible Seafood Summit. The first event taking place under the new name will be held between 2 and 5...
BC farmers set out principles for state’s ‘transition’
British Columbia’s salmon farmers have produced a report setting out their vision for the transition from the existing open net-pen system of aquaculture. The BC Salmon Farmers Association report, BC Salmon Aquaculture Transition: Then & Now, stresses that the interests...
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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...
BIO-UV and Pinnacle in partnership for ozone treatments
BIO-UV Group has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with US-headquartered Pinnacle Ozone Solutions to leverage the company’s QUADBLOCK Ozone water treatment products in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. ...
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Features
Spike in demand
Sea cucumbers may not look too appetising to the Western consumer, but their potential in the export market is huge, Robert Outram finds In a series of man-made lagoons in...
Taking back control
Physical checks on plant and animal products imported from the EU into the UK will start from 30 April. Will the UK’s seafood exporters feel that they have a level...
Stark numbers
The latest report from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute indicates that the industry is still failing to get a grip on salmon and trout mortalities. Vince McDonagh reports The figures are...
Can you fillet?
Norway’s ban on the export of ‘inferior’ quality salmon is being challenged by the countries who want to process it, reports Vince McDonagh Is Norway heading for a potentially damaging...
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
Nothing beats getting together in person
Aquaculture industry companies and suppliers are looking forward to the sector’s biggest trade show in the UK As the UK’s leading trade show for the fish farming industry, Aquaculture UK...
Packed programme for Aquaculture UK’s new Innovation Theatre
Aquaculture UK has unveiled the programme for its first ever Innovation Theatre, with presentations running in parallel with existing Keynote Theatre. The trade show and conference will be held over...
Data will drive the fish farm of the future
As technological advancements continue and costs become more accessible, how are traditional and modern fisheries adopting data-driven approaches and intelligent systems into their production processes? This will be one of...
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