Posts Tagged ‘cleaner fish’
Funding secured for cleaner fish vaccination project
Research into the optimal formulation and delivery of vaccines to safeguard ballan wrasse from bacterial disease has been given a funding boost following a successful first phase. Researchers hope the project could lead to greater use of the cleaner fish to control sea lice on salmon farms. A consortium of UK academics and aquaculture partners…
Read MoreRSPCA standards extended to cover cleaner fish
A new version of the RSPCA Assured standards for farmed Atlantic salmon welfare comes into effect from 19 May this year, with more than 300 new standards and amendments. The standards will apply to the vast majority of salmon production in Scotland. The new standards include a new set of rules covering non-medicinal treatments for…
Read MoreLeading from the front
Frontfish UK provide professional cleaner fish transportation. They specialise in small, regular collections and deliveries which have been found to significantly improve the fishes adjustment period to their new environment, as well as returning a very high survival rate. They have over 30 years experience in live fish transportation covering a wide variety of species.…
Read MoreRopelessly devoted to you
Nordic Cover produces high quality, durable and ropeless kelp systems for cleanerfish. A special lacquered coating means there is minimal cleaning and therefore associated manual labour on sites. Nordic Cover kelp has been left in from October till April with no growth! Nordic can tailor each kelp system for every site’s needs, ensuring that cleanerfish…
Read MoreMove towards mandatory wrasse controls
SALMON farmers in Scotland have welcomed a government consultation on new wrasse fishing measures. The review will consider the introduction of mandatory controls over the harvesting of live wrasse, used as a cleaner fish for the salmon farming industry. The government said in a statement it recognised the important role played by wrasse in controlling…
Read MoreCageEye sees scope for growth in NorseAqua
NORWEGIAN technology company CageEye has acquired farm equipment and cleaner fish firm NorseAqua in a move they say will change the way farmers work. CageEye is an IoT specialist, known in the aquaculture industry for its behavioural analysis and feeding control systems. The company uses hydroacoustics and machine learning to translate fish behaviour into knowledge.…
Read MoreMowi\’s new lumpfish site delivers to Faroes
MOWI Scotland has delivered lumpfish to its sister company in the Faroe Islands for the first, after buying the cleaner fish company Ocean Matters earlier this year. The fish made their five-day journey to the Oyndarfjordur site, it was reported in The Scoop, Mowi’s monthly newsletter, published today. ‘This was the first ‘proof of concept’…
Read MoreMowi\’s new lumpfish site delivers to Faroes
MOWI Scotland has delivered lumpfish to its sister company in the Faroe Islands for the first, after buying the cleaner fish company Ocean Matters earlier this year. The fish made their five-day journey to the Oyndarfjordur site, it was reported in The Scoop, Mowi’s monthly newsletter, published today. ‘This was the first ‘proof of concept’…
Read MoreScottish salmon production drops by 33,682 tonnes
SCOTTISH salmon production fell by 33,682 tonnes, or 17.8 per cent, last year to 156,025 tonnes, with the reduction attributed to fewer fish in the water. But the projected estimate for 2019 suggests an increase to 190,499 tonnes, according to the annual Scottish fish farm production survey, published today. Commenting on the figures, Julie Hesketh-Laird,…
Read MoreRead all about it! June Fish Farmer out now
SALMON boss Craig Anderson agreed to be interviewed for the latest issue of Fish Farmer, which is now available online. The CEO of the Scottish Salmon Company discusses plans for expansion on Arran, recent attacks on the sector, and why he would like to see less of a Norwegian influence on how fish farming is…
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