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Bakkafrost consults on Hunterston RAS site
Bakkafrost Scotland has said it intends to submit a planning application for a RAS facility at the Hunterston Port site in Ayrshire. The RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) plant would be the second in Scotland for the Faroes-owned salmon producer which...
Gigante Salmon’s land-based farm set to start production in September
The land based fish farmer Gigante Salmon has revealed that it will be ready to start production by September this year. The company was in upbeat mood as it presented its 2022 fourth quarter results to the Oslo Stock Exchange,...
Mowi Q4 revenues hit record levels
Mowi today unveiled record-high quarterly revenues of €1,362m (£1,208m) for the final three months of 2022. Operational profit or EBIT was €239m (£212m) against €146m (£130m) 12 months earlier. The situation is also looking brighter for Mowi Scotland, with a steady but...
Next head of Benchmark Genetics named
Geir Olav Melingen has been named as the next head of Benchmark Genetics. He is set to take up the post on 1 June when the current incumbent, Jan-Emil Johannessen, retires. Benchmark Genetics is the genetics and breeding division of...
Putting salmon on the government menu
Our sector is fortunate to have strong support from those in power at Holyrood and Westminster, but there is more that government can do to support us, argues Tavish Scott in the February issue of Fish Farmer, in the first...
Plan unveiled for 5,000 tonne salmon farm in Grimsby
Grimsby, once home to the world’s largest fishing fleet, could be about to go into the salmon farming business. A London-based company, Aquacultured Seafood, has submitted a screening application to the local authority as the first stage in seeking permission...
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Powering the future of aquaculture: why electric boats are leading the way
Evoy’s electric motor systems are the strategic choice for sustainable and cost-effective aquaculture The commercial marine sector is evolving. It’s not just the cruise ship industries which recognise the economic...
Ready to go
The electric Fluggaboat is available now Unst Inshore Services Ltd were exhibiting the 100% electric Fluggaboat at Aquaculture UK 2024. We also had a representative from Evoy, who make the...
FIAP’s Alu series is light but strong
FIAP GmbH from Bavaria, Germany, has for many years offered a range of light but sturdy aluminium landing nets for fish farmers to facilitate their work. The FIAP profinet Alu...
Alumichem enables salmon producer to meet strict effluent standards
A Norwegian salmon producer faced stricter effluent discharge limits and increasing sludge amounts. Alumichem collaborated with the fish farmer and RAS supplier to customise a solution that dewaters sludge and...
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Ocean Ecology – Principal and Senior Health Consultants – Oban, Scotland
WHY OCEAN ECOLOGY? We are a leading marine environmental consultancy specialising in providing survey, technical and advisory services to organisations delivering and governing the global blue economy. Together with Åkerblå,...
Digital Feeding Consultant – AKVA Group
AKVA group is the world's largest supplier of solutions and services to global aquaculture. Driven by passion, commitment and a deep understanding of the complexity in our industry, we can...
Features
Scotland strengthens ties with Japan
Adam Wing reports from a key trade show in Tokyo, where the Scottish seafood industry was well represented. In August, a team from Seafood Scotland co-hosted a delegation of eight...
Recruitment and diversity
This month our Careers feature focuses on the Aqua Agenda webinar, which addressed recruitment and diversity in aquaculture. THE PANELLISTS Liz Barron-Majerik Liz Barron-Majerik is Scotland...
Salmon tax starts to bite
The so-called “ground rent tax” on Norway’s fish farmers is taking its toll, Vince McDonagh finds. The great thinker Albert Einstein once said he found tax was the hardest thing...
Wind, waves and sun
As Sandy Neil reports, moves are afoot to find greener energy sources for fish farming operations. The fish farming industry relies heavily on diesel generators which, of course, cause CO2...
Opinion
Where has the time gone?
By Nick Joy This month, I hope you will forgive a subject a little closer to home, as an important milestone has just passed for me. Twenty-five years will have...
What price differentiation?
By Nick Joy The climate for fish sales and prices globally is generally set fair, with the odd bump. This is in stark contrast to the outlook for production globally,...
Activism and its effects
By Nick Joy So here I am trying to concentrate whilst looking after my extremely active granddaughter. My thoughts are punctuated with “Granddad, granddad can you come and…” To a...
Events
Scotland strengthens ties with Japan
Adam Wing reports from a key trade show in Tokyo, where the Scottish seafood industry was well represented. In August, a team from Seafood Scotland co-hosted a delegation of eight...
Shellfish Growers conference set for return to Oban
The key players in shellfish aquaculture in Scotland will be returning to Oban this autumn for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) Conference 2024, on 29-30 October. The theme...
Qingdao to host World Aquaculture 2025
The World Aquaculture 2025 event (WA2025) is set to take place in Qingdao city, China. The conference and trade show will be held at the Qingdao International Convention Centre, from...
Hearts and minds at TriNations 2024
The TriNations initiative brings together industry and academic experts to share the latest updates on farmed fish health. Chris Mitchell reports on latest TriNations event, held earlier this year in...
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