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Grieg Shetland probes blaze that killed 200,000 parr

Grieg Shetland probes blaze that killed 200,000 parr

Grieg Seafood Shetland is investigating the cause of a fire that caused the deaths of 200,000 parr at its Girlsta hatchery earlier this week. The fish had an average weight of 40 grams.

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Loch Duart buys mothballed Dingwall processing plant

Loch Duart buys mothballed Dingwall processing plant

Salmon farmer Loch Duart has bought its own fish processing facility for the first time in its 21-year history, the company said today.

Salmon farmers invited to have their say on fish welfare

Salmon farmers invited to have their say on fish welfare

Scotland’s fish farmers are being asked to give their views on how on-farm salmon welfare assessments might be improved to benefit both the fish and production.

Cermaq names new finance and transformation chiefs

Cermaq names new finance and transformation chiefs

Salmon farmer Cermaq has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Ole Martin Grimsrud, who joins the company from offshore engineering company Aker Solutions.

Kvarøy fastens its fish to the blockchain to beat fraud

Kvarøy fastens its fish to the blockchain to beat fraud

Upmarket Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Arctic has teamed up with information technology giant IBM to enhance the traceability of its salmon and help foster consumer trust across its supply chain.

Inverlussa orders its biggest vessel to date for Mowi Thermolicer contract

Inverlussa orders its biggest vessel to date for Mowi Thermolicer contract

Inverlussa Marine Services have agreed a five-year contract with Mowi Scotland to build and operate a 35m x 14.5m vessel that will house a twin line Thermolicer.

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RAS maker buys up equipment suppliers

RAS maker buys up equipment suppliers

Norwegian recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) provider Nofitech Holding AS has bought two water treatment equipment suppliers, including the maker of HEX drum filters.

Former CEO Aarskog is back on board at Mowi

Former CEO Aarskog is back on board at Mowi

Former Mowi chief executive Alf-Helge Aarskog is once again involved at the highest level of the company after being elected to the board of directors at the annual general meeting yesterday.

Irish aquaculture urges government to shell out

Irish aquaculture urges government to shell out

Irish shellfish growers who have been hit hard by the effects of the Covid-19 crisis are hoping the government will agree a subsidy / compensation scheme to offset some of their lost income.

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Super-sized service boat focused on fish health

Super-sized service boat focused on fish health

A £1.9 million service boat built for Scottish Sea Farms has started operations this week, enhancing the company’s ability to respond to fish health challenges.

Scottish seafood processors given £5.6m in Covid-19 aid

Scottish seafood processors given £5.6m in Covid-19 aid

A total of 128 seafood processing companies have now received support through the Scottish Government’s Seafood Resilience Fund, it was announced today.

New faces share the chair at WiSA

New faces share the chair at WiSA

Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA), the grassroots network aimed at promoting diversity, supporting men and women in their careers, and encouraging new talent into the sector, has announced the appointment of two new co-chairs.

June 2020

WORLD AQUACULTURE 2020

Opinion

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

Vaccine developer names new fish division boss

Vaccine developer names new fish division boss

A former PhD student at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture has been named managing director of Vaxxinova Norway and Vaxxinova Chile, which are focused on producing vaccines targeting the major disease challenges in cold-water species.

A new Vision for Loch Duart

A new Vision for Loch Duart

Sutherland salmon farmer Loch Duart is looking forward to a new era following its takeover by a United States-based investment company that focuses on sustainable businesses.

Scotland to outlaw seal shooting to ensure US access

Scotland to outlaw seal shooting to ensure US access

The Scottish Government intends to outlaw the shooting of seals to ensure salmon farmers can continue to export to the United States, it has been revealed.

Inaugural Scottish aquaculture and animal conference postponed

Inaugural Scottish aquaculture and animal conference postponed

Liver colour offers insight into lumpfish welfare

Liver colour offers insight into lumpfish welfare

OTAQ expands from salmon into shrimp with Minnowtech

OTAQ expands from salmon into shrimp with Minnowtech

Turning the tide towards integrated aquaculture

Turning the tide towards integrated aquaculture

Cooke names new feed mill plant manager

Cooke names new feed mill plant manager

Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary Northeast Nutrition Scotland has announced the appointment of Gavin Ross as plant manager at its Invergordon feed mill.

Mowi dives deep to beat lice problem

Mowi dives deep to beat lice problem

Mowi Scotland and aquaculture supplier AKVA group Scotland have given details of a commercial validation trial of AKVA’s Tubenet that recently began at the salmon farmer’s Port na Cro farm, Argyll and Bute.

Norway earmarks £1.7m for fish feed research

Norway earmarks £1.7m for fish feed research

The Norwegian government has proposed that NOK 20 million (£1.7m) is allocated to research on the development of fish feed based on Norwegian raw material.

England maps out aquaculture growth

England maps out aquaculture growth

Aquaculture and fisheries consultancy Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management has begun work on developing a strategy to grow the aquaculture sector in England over the next 20 years.

Salmon egg earnings are a bright spot for Benchmark

Salmon egg earnings are a bright spot for Benchmark

The salmon ova division of aquaculture health, genetics and advanced nutrition business Benchmark Holdings provided steady income during a difficult six months in which the company made a pre-tax loss of £18.9 million.

World-first ASC certification for Mowi freshwater sites

World-first ASC certification for Mowi freshwater sites

Mowi Scotland has become the first aquaculture company in the world to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for freshwater lochs.