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Omega-3 pioneer prepares to scale up
A Scottish-based biotech company looking to develop a new source of natural omega-3 is planning to expand after raising £14m in funding. MiAlgae uses nutrient-rich by-products from the whisky industry to grow microalgae which are a source of omega-3, a...
Under fire
From highway robbery to lawsuits from indigenous communities, as Vince McDonagh reports, the Chilean salmon industry is facing challenges on a number of fronts. Of all the major fish farming producing nations, Chile is the one facing some of the...
Proximar secures one billion yen in loan capital
Proximar Seafood has secured two loan agreements worth a total of one billion Japanese yen for its Mount Fuji RAS salmon farm project. The figure, broadly equivalent to £5.3m or NOK 75 million, will be used for working capital and...
Norwegian salmon price slowly moving up again
The fresh salmon market is back on an upward trend in Norway again, for the first time in several weeks. But the increase is small, at just 1.4% according to the national monitoring organisation, Statistics Norway. The average week 37...
Valencia is the venue for Aquaculture Europe 2025
The historic Spanish town of Valencia will host Aquaculture Europe 2025, the annual conference of the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), in September next year. Taking place over 22-25 September, this highly anticipated event will bring together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers,...
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How to secure your access to EU Markets
On 1st January 2021, new regulatory constraints to EU exports came into force. They are here to stay, but they are not insurmountable. Here are the main steps you need to...
Sensor Rental Now Available from RS Aqua
RS Aqua are pleased to now offer their Innovasea real time environmental monitoring technology as a rental service. The move follows strong demand for a rental option from the major...
TURKEY GETS FALCON FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
The rapid detection of hazardous substances in Turkey’s offshore waters has been made possible with a Saab Seaeye Falcon, operated by MOST Maritime and Environmental Services. MOST Maritime’s emergency response...
Live demonstrations, made to measure
STEEN has equipped itself with a state-of-the-art demonstration area. Due to Covid-19 and worldwide regulations, STEEN still makes it possible for the customer to see its machines in action. A...
Exporting success
Since the Brexit deadline, O’Toole Transport’s food export hub in Bellshill has been successfully working with Food Standards Scotland to ensure our clients’ products make it to EU markets with...
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Features
Under fire
From highway robbery to lawsuits from indigenous communities, as Vince McDonagh reports, the Chilean salmon industry is facing challenges on a number of fronts. Of all the major fish farming...
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...
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
Valencia is the venue for Aquaculture Europe 2025
The historic Spanish town of Valencia will host Aquaculture Europe 2025, the annual conference of the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), in September next year. Taking place over 22-25 September, this...
Digital solutions on the agenda at A3 Scotland
Key players in Scotland’s animal health, agritech and aquaculture sectors will be meeting this week in Inverness at A3 Scotland, to find out more about how technology can help their...
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...
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