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Aquascot signs up to Young Person’s Guarantee
Highland salmon and trout processing company Aquascot has become the latest to pledge to support an initiative aimed at welcoming young people to the world of work. The Alness-based Aquascot – which supplies high quality seafood to retailer Waitrose –...
Norway brings in new regulations to stop escapes
Norway is tightening the rules around the escape of farmed fish with important new requirements coming into force next year. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bjørnar Skjæran said: “We have laid down a revised set of regulations that increases protection against fish...
Seafood pays the price
The day after the EU referendum vote in June 2016, a Humber fish merchant, who had campaigned vigorously for Brexit, was spotted outside his factory sporting a long face. The value of sterling on international currency exchanges had slumped to...
Lerøy hires Seafood Norway’s Valland as PR chief
Lerøy Seafood Group has hired Aina Valland as Communications Manager, with a brief to build up a new department for external communications, community and government contacts in the company. She was previously Director of Public Relations at Seafood Norway (Sjømat...
Bakkafrost air freight service gets ready for take-off
Bakkafrost has unveiled the white and blue livery of the Boeing 757-200 which will carry its salmon to the United States and other overseas markets. The company decided 18 months ago to launch its own air service capable of bypassing...
Atlantic Sapphire looks forward to profitable production
Land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire is set to deliver profitability when its phase 1 facility in Florida reaches full production, the company says. The pledge was made as Atlantic Sapphire reported its financial results for the first half of this...
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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...
Jobs
Fish Health and Welfare Manager, Mainland Marine
At Scottish Sea Farms we are committed to supporting local economies in some of the most remote parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands by providing employment and career development...
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,...
Features
A brand new model
Mowi Scotland has been pioneering a new approach to sea lice modelling that suggests regulators may be over-cautious. Mowi Scotland has pioneered new sea lice modelling as part of its...
A model for growth
Anton Immink and Tim Messeder explain Rural Aquaculture Development’s award-winning approach to empowering Ugandan fish farmers. Rural Aquaculture Development (RAD) is a novel, value-chain based approach to developing aquaculture production...
Finding a hook to tell a scientific story
An offshore mussel farm is restoring not just mussels but a whole eco-system – and the discovery of an old map illustrates its success, as Nicki Holmyard reports. We have...
Driving change
The move to net zero requires a rethink for the way marine vessels are powered but, as Sandy Neil reports, there are a number of alternatives to consider. On 14...
Opinion
Sense and sentinels
I have always been sure that it was unnecessary for Scottish Ministers to appoint a regulator to manage sea lice, writes Dr Martin Jaffa. As the weeks go by, I...
A positive spin
By Nick Joy My grandkids came to stay last week and I am currently sitting in a soft play centre in Forfar, having my hearing aids blown up by the...
Fact-free campaigns
The reputation of salmon farming has suffered as a result of criticism that does not have much to back it up, says Martin Jaffa. The reputation of farmed salmon in...
Events
Return visit booked for Team Scotland at Aqua Nor
Scotland’s presence at the world’s biggest aquaculture trade show was confirmed yesterday, when it was announced that Highlands and Islands Enterprise has secured funding for a Scottish Pavilion at Aqua...
New name and brand for ECMA awards
Seawork, the European commercial marine & workboats exhibition, has announced a new brand for its prestigious European Commercial Marine Awards (ECMAs). From next year's event, taking place at Seawork 2025...
Partnership is key for Aquaculture Africa
Collaboration and partnerships are set to take centre stage at the upcoming Aquaculture Africa 2024 Conference in Tunisia, 19-22 November 202. Aquaculture Africa 2024 Conference (AFRAQ24) takes place this November...
Seagriculture USA 2024 explores new frontiers
The Seagriculture USA 2024 conference, the premier event for the seaweed industry, was successfully held in Ketchikan, Alaska from 11-12 September 2024. Under the theme "Exploring New Frontiers," Seagriculture USA...
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