PG Flow wins delousing pump contract
Pump specialist PG Flow solutions has been selected to provide two fish pumps for the refit of BB Orca, a delousing vessel operated by Norwegian shipowner Buksér og Berging. The […] Continue Reading
The truth about lice
If you had to urgently find a person who would help save your life and knew nothing about them, then what you might do is to go out into the […] Continue Reading
Benchmark’s CleanTreat passes another milestone
Aquaculture biotechnology business Benchmark could be deploying its new lice solution CleanTreat within weeks, after the Norwegian Medicines Agency granted Marketing Authorisation for its use. The CleanTreat system, used in […] Continue Reading
MEPs condemn new lice treatment: who’s right?
Last night, the European Parliament passed a motion condemning use of the chemical agent on which Benchmark’s CleanTreat® delousing treatment is based. So, is CleanTreat a threat to the marine […] Continue Reading
Chicken feed
Maybe it’s time to revisit a bright idea from the 1990s? Industry critics regularly refer to comments, made by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee in 2018, […] Continue Reading
Fish farmer invites sea lice audit observers
Scottish-based salmon farmer Loch Duart has invited independent observers from a fisheries conservation organisation to monitor its regular sea lice checks. Biologists from the West Sutherland Fisheries Trust (WSFT) will […] Continue Reading
Benchmark signs up first customers for CleanTreat
Animal health and breeding group Benchmark has signed up the first customers for its ground-breaking CleanTreat water purification system. CleanTreat will be used in combination with the company’s new sea […] Continue Reading
Benchmark’s CleanTreat set for launch in Q2
Biotech group Benchmark Holdings is looking to roll out its novel sea lice treatment, CleanTreat, in the second quarter of this year. The announcement came as the group also reported […] Continue Reading
Sea lice numbers falling again
Sea lice averages for the Scottish farmed salmon sector declined slightly in 2020, figures published by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation show. The annual average fell to 0.52 adult female […] Continue Reading