Nordic Aquafarms, which plans to develop a 33,000-tonne on-land salmon farm in the US town of Belfast, Maine will hold a public meeting next week to talk about its permit applications for the recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility.

Scotland and United States smoked salmon producer St James Smokehouse has won the Best New Retail Product award at Seafood Expo North America in Boston.

Japanese-owned salmon farmer Cermaq is attempting to differentiate its Norwegian product in the market by giving it a new brand name, “True Arctic Salmon”.

Around 120 jobs will be created at the former Pinneys of Scotland plant in Annan in south-west Scotland after it was bought by a Russia-based Indian businessman, Keshav Bhagat, 66.

Piscine Orthoreovirus(PRV) has been a hot topic in British Columbia(B.C.) and two new studies suggest that the strain of PRV in coastal waters might not be the reason for the declining salmon populations. 

Shetland company Ocean Farm Services has contracted the Norwegian firm MPI (Multi Pump Innovation) to supply net washing equipment for the newly created joint venture’s first service boat.

Salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture Scotland is upgrading its existing Hydrolicer, enabling it to treat bigger fish. New pumps mean delousing will also be gentler on the salmon.

Scotland’s finfish and shellfish farmers are awaiting today’s next chapter in the UK’s long-running Brexit saga following the House of Commons’ rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the European Union.

A legal battle has been boiling in Canadian waters about the testing policy for Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV).  The office of the Minster of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard has finally released a statement.  

Fish farming far from shore in the open ocean can play a key role in growing the market for fish and seafood in the United States, according to a newly released study.

Salmon farmer Bakkafrost has announced that 86% of all salmon harvested in 2019 will be Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified.

Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost expects to double the size of the smolts it puts to sea this year to 400 grams.

Three new landing craft ordered by Mowi Scotland will be hugely important to the salmon farmer’s operations, Don Macleod, Mowi Scotland’s delicing systems and fleet development manager has told Fish Farming Expert.