Through the wind and the rain

Optimising fish performance in severe conditions using nutrition By Gijs Rutjes, Alltech Coppens. Over the last few years, temperature swings and long drought periods were followed by brief periods of heavy rain. When subjected to these rapid changes in farming conditions, fish suffer severe stress. Facing challenging conditions, like low water supply or water temperatures…

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Meal is the real deal

RedMeal is a whole Haematococcus pluvialis meal rich in Astaxanthin and is a great source of energy, proteins, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, vitamins, nucleotides, and minerals. It provides pigmentation plus a wide range of science-backed benefits such as improving egg quality, increasing reproduction and growth rates, enhancing the immune system and overall health due to…

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Fingertip Feeding

Today’s fish farmer appreciates proven quality when selecting a feeding system for their farm. Arvo-Tec has comprehensive solutions for all stages of feeding, with a focus on giving you the necessary level of control that is required, especially if you want to be truly successful with RAS. To improve accessibility each one of our solutions…

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EMA thumbs up for Clynav vaccine

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the granting of a variation to the terms of the marketing authorization for Clynav, Elanco´s first in class DNA vaccine, expanding the duration of its immunity from 3 months to 12 months after vaccination.[1] Fish vaccinated with Clynav…

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FISA passes the test

Last year FISA, together with UK representative Boris Net, introduced the product to Loch Duart. FISA’s SUPRA (Premium HDPE) anti predator solution is ideal for the Scottish salmon market as it is an integrated containment and anti-predator allowing customers to contain the fish and protect from predators in one unit. Following the successful test, FISA…

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Bespoke Brailers

W&J Knox has been producing a variety of bespoke heavy-duty brailer nets for use from hatchery to wellboat. Inherent strength comes from the tubular marine grade stainless steel, fabricated in-house. Release mechanisms can be manual with a drawstring or mechanical with the addition of a brailer block. The brailer pictured was produced using HDPE netting…

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Keeping things moving 24/7

Ferguson Transport and Shipping’s work vessels are available for private hire seven days a week, 365 days a year for short-term, long-term and ad-hoc contracts. We work the length and breadth of the West coast of Scotland, providing road and sea logistic solutions. Services include general cargo movements, specialised cargo, ADR transport, fish feed, waste…

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HavExpo audience doubles online

A KEY aquaculture conference called off three months ago because of Coronavirus is attracting more than double its normal audience through a digital version of the event. HavExpo 2020 was due to have been held in the Norwegian city of Bergen at the end of March before it fell victim to the pandemic. The bi-annual…

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Mayors mutiny over salmon tax

THE mayors of at least 70 local municipalities along the Norwegian coast are demanding a \’fair share\’ of any new salmon tax imposed on the country’s aquaculture industry. The government has announced proposals for a tax of NOK O.40 (40 øre or cents) per kilogramme on salmon, trout and rainbow trout which is expected to…

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Norwegian exports down again

NORWEGIAN Seafood exports in value during May for the second month in succession – with salmon again taking a hit. Covid-19 is continuing to disrupt sales due mainly to the loss of the restaurant trade, although given the global scale of the pandemic the reduction is perhaps not as large as it could be. Overall…

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