Scotland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr Sheila Voas, is to take charge of a refreshed approach to Scottish farmed fish health which will focus on mortality, climate change and ocean acidification and treatments.

Giant kelp spores planted on ropes adjacent to salmon pens in Tasmania have grown much faster than spores planted elsewhere.

Leading Norwegian fish farming consultancy and data provider Kontali Analyse has been acquired by hydro-power producer and green-tech investment company Arendals Fossekompani (AFK).

Jon Handley, the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) regional sales manager for trout egg producer Troutlodge, has resigned from the role but will continue as its UK distributor, the company said yesterday.

AquaBounty Technologies has announced that it has identified Mayfield, Kentucky as the potential location for its planned large-scale farm for its AquAdvantage transgenic salmon, which grow more quickly than conventional Atlantic salmon.

The average weight of salmon harvested in Chile during September was a record 5.92 kilos (gutted weight equivalent), industry statistics provider Aquabench has revealed.

German processing machinery supplier Baader is to acquire a majority shareholding in Icelandic rival Skaginn 3X next year, the companies announced today.

Entries have opened for next year’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills) run by Scottish government-backed rural training organisation Lantra Scotland.

An eco-friendly housing development built to accommodate salmon farm workers on a remote Scottish island has been shortlisted for a national award.

Salmon farming giant AquaChile has carried out its first harvest of salmon from the Magallanes region, in the extreme south of southern Patagonia.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is this week holding a series of webinars presenting pre-finalised reviews of aquaculture in different global regions.

Almost all the male lice seen on salmon during the course of a 15-day study moved or fell off the fish, but the females stayed put, the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway has reported.

The organisers of the world’s biggest aquaculture trade show, Aqua Nor, have insisted the biennial event will take place next year, although they are now planning for it to be a “hybrid” physical and online event.