Campaigners defend Loch Long planning decision
An environmental campaign group has hit back at suggestions that the decision to block a new salmon farm on Loch Long was based on “fear and lack of knowledge and […] Continue Reading
Second time lucky?
Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm could find a home in Loch Linnhe, after a plan to site it on Loch Long was rejected by a national park. If built, it […] Continue Reading
Måsøval shelves semi submersible project
Fish farming company Måsøval has decided to postpone the start of its high profile Aqua Semi project due to the government’s proposed ground rent tax on aquaculture. The announcement came […] Continue Reading
Loch Long farm proposal blocked by National Park Authority
Planning permission for an innovative semi-closed salmon farm at Loch Long, on Scotland’s west coast, has been refused. At a hearing last night the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National […] Continue Reading
Grieg deploys semi-closed cages in British Columbia
Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood is to install semi-closed cages at all three of its farms in Esperanza Inlet, off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia (BC). The […] Continue Reading
SEPA grants licence for Loch Long Salmon’s semi-closed farm
The plan for Scotland’s first semi-closed containment marine finfish farm has taken a step closer to reality, following the granting of an environmental permit to Loch Long Salmon for a […] Continue Reading
FiiZK, Ecomerden announce merger
Two leading producers of semi-closed fish farming cages, FiiZK and Ecomerden, have merged. In a joint statement, FiiZK and Ecomerden said: “The integration of the companies has already begun to […] Continue Reading
Gimme shelter
In October, Loch Long Salmon (LLS), the business looking to create Scotland’s first semi-closed salmon farm, submitted the planning application for its proposed farm site at Loch Long near Beinn […] Continue Reading
Hiddenfjord orders a fourth Certus cage from FiiZK
Aquaculture supplier FiiZK has won a contract to deliver to deliver a further Certus 15000 cage to Faroes-based salmon farmer Hiddenfjord. Hiddenfjord has already taken delivery of three semi-closed S-CCS […] Continue Reading