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All Cooke Scotland sites to be seal-proof by end of 2019

All Cooke Scotland sites to be seal-proof by end of 2019

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland plans to install anti-predator netting on all of its sites by the end of the year.

FishFarmingExpert - 2018/6

FishFarmingExpert - 2018/6

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Bakkafrost names new finance chief

Bakkafrost names new finance chief

Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost has announced the appointment of Høgni Dahl Jakobsen as its new chief financial officer. He will take up the position from April 1.

AKVA sees revenue rise but profit fall in Q4

AKVA sees revenue rise but profit fall in Q4

Aquaculture supplier AKVA group increased revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same period the year before and had a record-high order intake of NOK 1 billion.

Long running: SSC backs island athletes for fifth year

Long running: SSC backs island athletes for fifth year

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is to continue sponsoring the Western Isles Island Games Association (WIIGA) for the fifth consecutive year as around 40 athletes prepare to travel to Gibraltar for the 2019 International Island Games.

Minister: We may help BC salmon farms 'transition'

Minister: We may help BC salmon farms 'transition'

The federal government is backing British Columbia (BC) salmon farms during a state of transition due to environmental concerns.

SalMar pays £16m for majority stake in Arnarlax

SalMar pays £16m for majority stake in Arnarlax

Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar has agreed a share purchase that will give it a majority stake in Icelandic fish farmer Arnarlax.

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Inspector: SSC response to Loch Roag lice outbreak 'appropriate and timely'

Inspector: SSC response to Loch Roag lice outbreak 'appropriate and timely'

The Scottish Salmon Company has published an Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) inspection report which concluded SSC took “appropriate and timely” action to combat a rapid, ten-fold increase in lice numbers at a site in Loch Roag, Lewis, last summer.

Scottish Sea Farms earns for more for less in Q4

Scottish Sea Farms earns for more for less in Q4

Scottish Sea Farms earned more money from fewer fish in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, co-owner SalMar reported today.

Scottish salmon exports worth £505m in 2018

Scottish salmon exports worth £505m in 2018

The value of salmon exported from Scotland in 2018 was just under £505 million, around 16% less than the record-breaking year before, new figures from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs show.

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High prices push Mowi Scotland’s profits up in Q4

High prices push Mowi Scotland’s profits up in Q4

The demand for high-quality Scottish salmon has been highlighted in fourth-quarter results from the country’s biggest producer, Mowi.

Grieg earnings up but challenges hold back Shetland

Grieg earnings up but challenges hold back Shetland

Norway, Shetland and Canada salmon farmer Grieg Seafood today reported higher earnings and harvests for the final quarter of 2018 and the year as a whole.

USA funds freshwater aquaculture project in Cambodia

USA funds freshwater aquaculture project in Cambodia

The United States government has funded a $17.1 million dollar project in Cambodia that will help develop the country’s freshwater aquaculture industry.

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Opinion

There's no escaping the benefit of cage standards

Don't make fishmeal the fall-guy for algae

Wellboat saturation approaching?

Wellboat saturation approaching?

Benchmark backs Scots shellfish

Benchmark backs Scots shellfish

Scientists taking feed to ‘another level’ with gene-control supplement

Scientists taking feed to ‘another level’ with gene-control supplement

Researchers in Chile are developing a nutritional supplement for salmon that will cause them to express genes that strengthen their immune systems and help the fish combat challenges such as sea lice, infectious salmon anaemia and SRS.

NRS hits record high despite disease outbreak

NRS hits record high despite disease outbreak

Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) has reported the highest annual and quarterly operating profits in its history, despite biological problems at a site in its southern region.

Cargill and Skretting to share ships in Norway

Cargill and Skretting to share ships in Norway

Salmon feed producers Cargill and Skretting have agreed to collaborate in shipping their products in Norway, saving money and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Icelandic angling rights owners lose second bid to close salmon farms

Icelandic angling rights owners lose second bid to close salmon farms

Salmon Evolution seeks staff after £4.5m funding round

Salmon Evolution seeks staff after £4.5m funding round

Knox hoping for net gains from washer investment

Knox hoping for net gains from washer investment

Pure Salmon promised $20m aid to open RAS plant in US

Pure Salmon promised $20m aid to open RAS plant in US

Salmon farmer buys badge books for Brownies

Salmon farmer buys badge books for Brownies

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has provided Isle of Harris Brownies with funding for new badge books, following its latest round of Community Fund awards.

Atlantic Sapphire share value up 35% since New Year

Atlantic Sapphire share value up 35% since New Year

Land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire has increased in value by more than a third in the last few weeks and is now worth NOK 5.8 billion (£520 million / US$673m).

PRV has minimal threat to wild salmon in Canada

PRV has minimal threat to wild salmon in Canada

A review has revealed that Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV) transmitted from Atlantic salmon poses little risk to wild salmon stocks in British Columbia, Canada.

Hemp could be the next new ingredient in fish feed

Hemp could be the next new ingredient in fish feed

A United States pro-hemp group has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for support to explore the use of hemp in fish and other animal feeds.

Salmon-skin crisps sell out after Dragons’ Den pitch

Salmon-skin crisps sell out after Dragons’ Den pitch

An entrepreneur who makes crisps from salmon skin has struck gold on the BBC programme Dragons’ Den, despite walking out of the Den empty-handed.

Portuguese fly farmer eyes Scottish salmon opportunity

Portuguese fly farmer eyes Scottish salmon opportunity

One of the founders of a Portuguese fly-farming start-up will be in Edinburgh today to attend an insect farming workshop run by Zero Waste Scotland.