RAS farmers join effort to replace US salmon imports Maine-based on-land salmon farmers Whole Oceans and Nordic Aquafarms are part of a consortium that has been granted $1.2 million to study how to optimally grow Atlantic salmon in land-based aquaculture systems.
£1.2m funding for ecologist turning farm waste to food A marine ecologist from the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has been awarded a £1.2 million fellowship to research using animal waste from agriculture and aquaculture to create protein.
44 Norwegian salmon farmers ditch Brazilian soy The 44 Norwegian salmon farmers who make up the Salmon Group buying cooperative have chosen to remove Brazilian soy from their fish feed with immediate effect.
Symposium shines spotlight on mucosal health Researchers and industry representatives from all over the world have taken part in a symposium to dive into research on fish skin, gut and gill tissues in aquaculture. The idea was to direct more attention to preventive fish health.
BC First Nations to oversee phase-out of up to 17 sites A historic agreement has been reached in British Columbia (BC) between the aquaculture industry, First Nations and government. Under the Indigenous Monitoring and Inspection Plan (IMIP) local First Nations will oversee the closure of fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago.
New European marketing manager for Zinpro Animal nutrition company Zinpro has announced the appointment of Graham Webster as its regional marketing manager for Europe and South Africa.
Canadian farming body slams 'fearmongering' by conservation group The Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers’ Association (ACFFA) is fighting back against comments made by conservation group the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) in regards to the discovery of farmed salmon in a New Brunswick waterway.
Cooke to re-open former Skretting feed mill Canadian-owned salmon farmer Cooke Inc today announced that it had bought the former Skretting fish feed mill in Invergordon, Easter Ross, to supply its Scottish operation, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland.
Smoltification milestone for Atlantic Sapphire Land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire today released its key figures for the first half of 2019. The company indicated that its first 2.5 million fish in the United States have begun to reach the smoltification stage.
Mowi chair: Norway can raise production five-fold Norway can increase its aquaculture output five-fold “without any problems”, Mowi chairperson Ole-Eirik Lerøy has stated.
AquaBounty ‘hopeful’ fishing industry senator won’t block progress again Transgenic-salmon producer AquaBounty has responded to reports that an Alaskan senator is planning a new attempt to prevent sale of the fish in the United States.
Aquaculture agency BIM named UN goals champion Ireland’s seafood development agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has been appointed as a “champion” of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
'Environmentally-harmless' lice drug developed in Chile A Chilean biotechnology consortium has applied to patent a new antiparasitic which it says produces 100% mortality in both larval-stage and adult sea lice in laboratory tests.
Thousands of wild salmon take a helicopter ride after rock slide Canada’s salmon farming community has played a part in helping move thousands of wild salmon that were blocked from swimming up the Fraser River in British Columbia due to a rock slide.
Salmon sector downgraded in wake of price drops Analysts at Nordic financial group Nordea have downgraded the seafood sector following a fall in prices that they did not fully predict.
Edible film made with tea extends salmon shelf-life Researchers in Portugal have created a biodegradable and edible film based on a whey protein concentrate and green tea, which managed to extend the shelf life of salmon for up to 14 days.
Agenda drawn up for Costa Rica aquaculture conference The World Aquaculture Society’s Latin American and Caribbean Chapter has presented its list of sessions and coordinators for LACQUA19 (Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2019) which will be held in San José, Costa Rica from November 20-22.
Nova Austral president increases Benchmark stake Aquaculture veteran Yngve Myhre has spent £135,000 to increase his stake in Benchmark Holdings, of which he is a non-executive director.
Escaped farmed salmon found in New Brunswick waterway The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has raised concerns due to the discovery of farmed salmon that have been found in a New Brunswick (NB) waterway.
Early warning can help fish farming bloom A Scottish consortium is taking a significant step towards the development of an early-warning detection system for potentially dangerous plankton and algae, which could help the global aquaculture industry tackle one of the biggest challenges to fish health and wellbeing.
Study will test if bioactive feed can combat lice A new £300,000 study involving University of Stirling experts and a leading animal feed manufacturer is aiming to explore how certain feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish.
