Posts Tagged ‘Sea Farming’
Bakkafrost Scotland recovery continues into 2024
Bakkafrost says its Scottish arm is on a steady but positive road to recovery, despite the latest trading update which shows a year-on-year fall in production for this year’s first quarter. The Scotland division has reported a harvest of 7,300 tonnes for the January to March period. This compares to 8,100 tonnes a year earlier,…
Read MoreFilm star DiCaprio joins anti-farm campaign, faces backlash
A-list Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has become the latest celebrity to come out against open net pen fish farming in British Columbia – but his stance has sparked a backlash from indigenous groups who want to save the industry. The star of many hit movies including Titanic and The Great Gatsby (pictured, photo by Siebbi)…
Read MoreAqua energy company seeks partner
Norwegian aquaculture-related energy company Fjord Maritime is looking for a “strategic partner” to expand both at home and on the international stage. Fjord Maritime, which is a supplier of sustainable energy solutions to the industry, said it is conducting a capital expansion to strengthen its position nationally and internationally. The current owners and shareholders have…
Read MoreNorway set to tax foreign aquaculture workers and businesses
Norway is preparing to impose a production tax on foreign-owned aquaculture businesses, it emerged at the weekend. The tax, which will also affect employees, will apply to those companies which farm offshore in Norwegian waters, on the continental shelf. Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (pictured) has submitted his proposals for public and parliamentary consultation. Vedum…
Read MoreSafety first
A report from Norway finds the aquaculture sector is still reporting a high level of industrial injuries. Vince McDonagh reports A growing number of Norwegian aquaculture staff are worried that their work is damaging their health. It is not so much a fear of being killed or serious injury – although that danger exists –…
Read MoreUnderwater Contracting adds more Falcons to its fleet
Scottish-based marine support services business Underwater Contracting (UCO), already owner of the world’s largest fleet of Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs, has added to its pool through the purchase of five new machines. The deal gives UCO a total of 38 Falcon systems. The company, based in Aberdeen in northeast Scotland, is a leading provider of…
Read MoreGrant helps novel sea lice vaccine research to next step
Hopes for an effective vaccine against sea lice have been boosted with the news of a grant that is helping research into a further stage. Partners from the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture, AQUATRECK Animal Health SL and Moredun Scientific have been awarded almost £50,000 from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), after the…
Read MoreNow Norwegians changing minds on fish farming
Norwegians are becoming increasingly negative about salmon farming, according to new polling. The survey was carried out by Norwegian broadcaster NRK public radio and follows a series of reports about large salmon death numbers from various biological issues. But the industry organisation Seafood Norway believes that views would be different if there were more positive…
Read MoreFeed from Scotland helped Cooke produce Chile’s first organic farmed salmon
Cooke Aquaculture’s feed mill in Scotland is playing a key role in helping to produce the company’s first organic salmon in Chile. The organic salmon now being harvested by Cooke Chile is that country’s first organic farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Organic salmon will initially be equivalent to 25% of Cooke’s total salmon production in Chile. It…
Read MoreNorway slams the brakes on cod farming growth
Norwegian regulators have called a temporary halt to further cod farming applications, particularly those at new locations. The sector has been growing so fast that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) wants time for everyone to draw breath and examine any biological or related implications. Whether growth resumes will depend on an assessment of the…
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