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Hydrolysed krill doubled smolt growth in first six weeks in sea

Hydrolysed krill doubled smolt growth in first six weeks in sea

Experiments conducted at Norwegian aquaculture research institute Nofima show that salmon smolts that eat feed containing hydrolysed krill will eat considerably more and their weight will increase during their first days in the sea.

Fishfarmingexpert - 2020/4

Fishfarmingexpert - 2020/4

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Aquaculture supplier gives £8,000 to charities

Aquaculture supplier gives £8,000 to charities

Aquaculture technology supplier Ace Aquatec’s staff have chosen three national and international charities to support in 2021.

Carradale escape: At least 3,000 Mowi fish reached rivers, says report

Carradale escape: At least 3,000 Mowi fish reached rivers, says report

Almost 300 salmon caught by anglers following the escape of 48,834 fish from Mowi Scotland’s Carradale North farm in October were identified as farmed fish after examination of their scales.

Salmon farmer installs 5.6km power supply to feed barge

Salmon farmer installs 5.6km power supply to feed barge

Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost has had a 5.6-kilometre sea cable installed to bring power to one of its fish farms as part of its drive to provide more sustainable power consumption.

Salmon price lifts by NOK 6.21 per kilo

Salmon price lifts by NOK 6.21 per kilo

The spot price of Norwegian farmed salmon rose by NOK 6.21 per kilo last week (week 8) to NOK 54.20 (£4.58), the highest weekly average since week 27 last year.

Fish farmers join Irish seafood sector’s Brexit task force

Fish farmers join Irish seafood sector’s Brexit task force

The aquaculture branch of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA Aquaculture) has welcomed the establishment of a Seafood Sector Task Force and has accepted an invitation to participate.

Is farmed salmon more sustainable than meat?

Is farmed salmon more sustainable than meat?

Faazi Adam is research and engagement manager at FAIRR, an investor network looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in the global food sector. Here she takes a look at salmon farming’s sustainability, coinciding with the publication today of Coller FAIRR’s ESG Risks and Opportunities in Aquaculture Special Report, available here.

Covid rules flexibility ‘used sparingly’ by salmon farmers

Covid rules flexibility ‘used sparingly’ by salmon farmers

Scottish salmon farmers made limited use of leeway allowed by regulators last year to help the sector cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

Farmed salmon now second most valuable fish in Iceland

Farmed salmon now second most valuable fish in Iceland

Iceland’s export earnings from farmed salmon surpassed all caught fish except cod in January of this year, according to the Icelandic fisheries and fish farming statistics provider, Radarinn.is.

Construction contract signed for RAS salmon farm in Japan

Construction contract signed for RAS salmon farm in Japan

On-land salmon farm developer Proximar Seafood AS has signed a construction contract with Daiwa House Industry for its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Japan, it said in a Norwegian stock market announcement today.

World-first for barramundi farmer Australis Aquaculture

World-first for barramundi farmer Australis Aquaculture

Barramundi farmer Australis Aquaculture, LLC has become the world’s first producer to achieve certification against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Tropical Marine Finfish (TMFF) Standard.

SSPO chief leads work to unblock Brexit bottlenecks

SSPO chief leads work to unblock Brexit bottlenecks

A group led by Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) chief executive Tavish Scott has begun work to identify measures that can ease seafood export problems cause by Brexit.

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Scotland shouldn’t waste emerging aquaculture opportunity

Scotland shouldn’t waste emerging aquaculture opportunity

A trip to remember: visiting a fish farm for the first time

A trip to remember: visiting a fish farm for the first time

How salmon farming can scale sustainably in Scotland

How salmon farming can scale sustainably in Scotland

There's no escaping the benefit of cage standards

Salmon farmers ditch ‘disturbing’ seal deterrents

Salmon farmers ditch ‘disturbing’ seal deterrents

Scotland’s salmon farmers are no longer using acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) that may have been considered to cause disturbance to European Protected Species, the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) said today.

Selstad buys salmon farming net supplier W & J Knox

Selstad buys salmon farming net supplier W & J Knox

Scottish salmon farming net supplier W & J Knox has sold a majority stake to Norwegian company Selstad AS, the companies announced today.

Cleaner fish key to better salmon health in Scottish farms, says Mowi

Cleaner fish key to better salmon health in Scottish farms, says Mowi

A significant increase in cleaner fish from Mowi’s hatcheries on Anglesey in Wales played a pivotal role in improving salmon health and tackling disease at its Scottish salmon farms in the latter part of 2020, the company told Fish Farming Expert.

Cooke strengthens Orkney leadership team

Cooke strengthens Orkney leadership team

New delousing vessel starts work for Cermaq Canada

New delousing vessel starts work for Cermaq Canada

Brexit costs Scottish salmon farmers £11m in two months

Brexit costs Scottish salmon farmers £11m in two months

Salmon Evolution and Dongwon to build 20,000t fish farm in South Korea

Salmon Evolution and Dongwon to build 20,000t fish farm in South Korea

Huon launches strategic review after corporate offers

Huon launches strategic review after corporate offers

Cash-strapped Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture is considering a sale after receiving approaches from potential strategic partners and investors.

Salmon farmer buys 1m-smolt floating closed cage

Salmon farmer buys 1m-smolt floating closed cage

Norwegian salmon farmer Eide Fjordbruk has agreed to buy a floating semi-closed cage with a capacity for one million 1kg smolts.

Camanchaca confident of recovery after $8.8m Q4 operating loss

Camanchaca confident of recovery after $8.8m Q4 operating loss

Chilean fish farmer Salmones Camanchaca believes a change in consumers’ eating habits will help it make a quick recovery after reporting an operating loss of US $8.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Loch Duart had record harvest in 2019/20

Loch Duart had record harvest in 2019/20

Sutherland and Uists salmon farmer Loch Duart made an increased profit of almost £1.335 million in its 2020 financial year ending March 31 last year after harvesting a record tonnage, it revealed in its annual report. Loch Duart, which produces around 6,000 tonnes of salmon a year, didn’t specify the exact amount.

Scottish Sea Farms' profit fell 38% to £21.1m last year

Scottish Sea Farms' profit fell 38% to £21.1m last year

Scottish Sea Farms made a pre-tax profit of NOK 143 million (£21.1m) last year, a drop of almost 38% on the NOK 229m made by the Norwegian-owned salmon producer in 2019.

Ova contract signed for 100,000-tonne salmon farm in disused mine

Ova contract signed for 100,000-tonne salmon farm in disused mine

World Heritage Salmon (WHS), which plans to produce Atlantic salmon in discontinued olivine mines in Sunnylvsfjorden, Norway, has entered into a five-year contractual agreement with Benchmark Genetics for salmon eggs adapted to land-based farming.