Lumpfish with personality
Lumpfish are deployed into salmon farms to help control outbreaks of sea lice, but just how effective these cleaner fish are in preventing parasites from infecting salmon is a matter […] Continue Reading
SEPA moots ‘protection zones’ for wild salmon
The new regime for regulating fish farming in Scotland will include wild salmon protection zones in which applications for new or expanded farm sites could be turned down if the […] Continue Reading
Biological issues in Scotland hit Q3 profits at Bakkafrost
Bakkafrost today unveiled a sharp drop in third quarter operating profits, blaming the situation on various problems in Scotland and the Faroe Islands. The group’s operating EBIT was 70.5 million […] Continue Reading
Campaigners bring fresh abuse claims
Animal welfare campaigners have lodged a welfare complaint against salmon and steelhead trout farmers in Scotland, following the publication of more secretly filmed video footage. The farm operators concerned have […] Continue Reading
CleanTreat is awarded ASC’s highest rating
Benchmark’s CleanTreat delicing system has been awarded the highest level of certification for sustainability by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. CleanTreat is a new system only just being rolled out by […] Continue Reading
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