Posts Tagged ‘sea lice’
Reduce your environmental footprint with FiiZK
In 2018 FiiZK received support from the governmental body, Innovation Norway, in order to increase their focus on the environmental effects of their production of tarpaulins for aquaculture. Two years later they now use materials which lead to simpler and cleaner recovery and reuse. The previous challenge was that the materials consisted of various polymers…
Read MoreThey’ve got it covered
Cunningham launch range of inflatable treatment tarpaulins Cunningham, manufacturers of clever protective covers, have recently launched their inflatable treatment tarpaulins. With over 50 years in business, Cunningham are the sought-after people when it comes to the provision of clever, protective and sustainable covers for the aquaculture industry. Their protective solutions are vital to companies…
Read MoreLarger farms mean fewer lice, claims research
THE larger and fewer the number of fish farms, the greater the chance of reducing salmon lice! That is the view of Norway’s Institute of Marine Research and Veterinary Institute after carrying out a joint study on a problem that has been plaguing aquaculture companies for years. It is estimated to cost the industry more…
Read MoreSAIC support selective breeding plan
A Scottish research consortium working in collaboration with the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has unveiled a new plan aimed at developing resistance to sea lice by using selective breeding. The research, which also involves Hendrix Genetics and the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University, is being overseen by Dr. Smaragada Tsaididou and Prof. Ross…
Read MoreGreen light for salmon farm growth in Norway
THE Norwegian government has given the go-ahead for salmon farmers to grow production by between 22,000 and 23,000 tonnes net. Under the country’s much vaunted traffic light system – which divides the coastline into 13 districts – nine zones, predominantly from the centre of Norway to the North Cape area, have been given a green…
Read MoreFewer, bigger farms ‘will address lice problem’
NORWAY’S Institute of Marine Research is proposing a 33 per cent plus reduction (22 per cent in biomass terms) in the number of salmon farming sites in the west of the country, which it says could play a key role in dealing with problems. The targeted areas extend from Karmøy in the district of Rogoland to the middle…
Read MoreBakkafrost reports sea lice fight success
THE Bakkafrost group disclosed today that its policy of using non-medical methods was achieving considerable success in the fight against sea lice. As the Faroese salmon farmer unveiled its second quarter results for 2019, chief executive Regin Jacobsen told investors that there were clear indications that its large smolt strategy, together with the use of…
Read MoreSea lice legislation next year says Ewing
THE Scottish government is to introduce new legislation next year requiring all marine fish farms to report weekly sea lice levels, one week in arrears, it was announced today. Fergus Ewing, Rural Economy and Connectivity Secretary, outlined the first part of a programme of regulatory reform in the industry, following two parliamentary inquiries into the…
Read MoreSalmon farms are the victim of wild claims and myths
PANORAMA used to be the ‘window on the world’, where Richard Dimbleby, the father of current affairs television, established the standards of BBC excellence. What would he have made of Monday night’s ‘expose’ on salmon farming in Scotland, a programme that came up with a title and then set out to prove its premise without…
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