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Bakkafrost engages suppliers in sustainability drive
Faroese and Scottish fish farmer Bakkafrost is engaging with its suppliers in a new sustainability drive, with the aim of reducing its overall carbon footprint. Bakkafrost hosted a Supplier Day last week in which it spelled out an ambitious programme....
Scottish government announces £13m in seafood grants
Seafood processors, salmon and shellfish farmers and fishing businesses are among the recipients of the latest round of funding from the Marine Fund Scotland. The Scottish government-backed fund is distributing a total of more than £13m to 60 projects in...
Mowi’s former CEO joins Eide Fjordbruk
Former Mowi CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog has taken on a new role in aquaculture – as business developer at the Norwegian salmon company Eide Fjordbruk. Aarskog starts in his new post on 1 January. He has been taken on to continue...
Paris gets a taste of Scottish salmon
Salmon was at the centre of an early St Andrew's Day celebration in Paris yesterday. Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon was joined by acclaimed chef Hirose Abe and Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of industry body Salmon Scotland at the...
Seagriculture goes East
The Conference Program for Seagriculture Asia-Pacific is ready! Seagriculture Asia-Pacific 2023 will take place online on 8 and 9 February 2023. The conference will feature more than 20 speakers in six sessions, including a panel discussion about the seaweed state...
Lerøy cancels top level meeting after email mix-up
Lerøy Seafood CEO Henning Beltestad has cancelled a second meeting with Norway’s Finance Minister Trygve Vedum on the salmon ground rent tax controversy. It now appears that an e-mail address mix-up rather than an outright refusal is at the centre...
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Marine Cranes Ltd launches services and partners with Iron Fist to expand crane distribution for the UK and Ireland
Newly formed Marine Cranes provides servicing, overhaul and sales to the marine industry across the UK and Ireland. It has recently acquired an exclusive dealership with IRON FIST to supply...
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...
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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