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Lettuce begin: Columbi recruits aquaponics guru

Lettuce begin: Columbi recruits aquaponics guru

Columbi Salmon, which plans to produce 15,000-20,000 tonnes of salmon annually at a land-based aquaponic fish farm in Ostend, Belgium has appointed a chief operating officer for its salad growing subsidiary, Columbi Farms.

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Aquaculture supplier that bought W&J Knox predicts doubled turnover

Aquaculture supplier that bought W&J Knox predicts doubled turnover

Net maker and aquaculture equipment supplier Selstad AS has forecast a substantially increased turnover of NOK 1.1 billion (£95.3 million) in 2021, partly due to its acquisition of a majority stake in Ayrshire net and equipment company W&J Knox earlier this year.

Kingfish Co strikes Italy store chain deal

Kingfish Co strikes Italy store chain deal

Dutch on-land fish farmer The Kingfish Company has announced a partnership with European retailer Conad, which has more than 3,300 outlets, primarily in Italy.

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Microbubble barriers scientifically proved to be effective for control of algal and microorganism blooms

Content marketing: Microbubble barriers scientifically proved to be effective for control of algal and microorganism blooms

Trials conducted by Plancton Andino revealed that microbubble barriers developed by the PSP group are highly effective in controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs).

BioMar lures Hendrix marketing chief Huijsmans

BioMar lures Hendrix marketing chief Huijsmans

Feed producer BioMar today announced the appointment of former Hendrix Genetics communications and marketing director Marcel Huijsmans to a newly created role of salmon division marketing director.

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MPI changes name to Mainstay and expands net cleaner product portfolio

Content marketing: MPI changes name to Mainstay and expands net cleaner product portfolio

Hydroniq clinches order for biggest-ever wellboat

Hydroniq clinches order for biggest-ever wellboat

Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has awarded Norwegian company Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver the marine cooling system to two wellboats the yard is building, including what will be the world’s largest live fish carrier.

€60m Brexit relief fund for Irish aquaculture ‘must be new money’

€60m Brexit relief fund for Irish aquaculture ‘must be new money’

The aquaculture branch of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has welcomed a proposed €60 million (£50.6m) fund to help the sector cope with the negative effects of Brexit.

Full-year results will be better than market expects, says Benchmark

Full-year results will be better than market expects, says Benchmark

Aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition company Benchmark Holdings today said it expected full-year results to be significantly ahead of the current market consensus of £15.9 million.

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Blue Ocean Technology AS

Application deadline: 30.10.2021
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Global Head of Quality and HSE

Pure Salmon Kaldnes AS

Application deadline: 20.10.2021
Location: Sandefjord, Norway

Mowi Q3 profit rises 64% despite €11m hit in Canada

Mowi Q3 profit rises 64% despite €11m hit in Canada

The world’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, made an operating profit of €131 million (£110.5m) on a harvest of 117,000 gutted weight tonnes in the third quarter of this year.

Pump breakdown blamed for early end of semi-closed cage trial in Canada

Pump breakdown blamed for early end of semi-closed cage trial in Canada

A technical fault that resulted in salmon farmer Cermaq’s decision to call an early halt to a growth trial in a floating semi-closed containment system (SCCS) in British Columbia, Canada was related to the breakdown of a pump, the company has told Fish Farming Expert.

Grieg harvested 20,500 tonnes in Norway and BC

Grieg harvested 20,500 tonnes in Norway and BC

Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood harvested 16,200 gutted weight tonnes of fish in Norway and 4,300 gwt in British Columbia, Canada in the third quarter of this year, it said in a market update today. The total harvest of 20,500 gwt is close to the 20,700 gwt that Grieg had guided for the report in its Q2 report.

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Opinion

Turning the tide on plastic waste in aquaculture

Turning the tide on plastic waste in aquaculture

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

Wider role for Norway’s new fisheries minister

Wider role for Norway’s new fisheries minister

The Norwegian Labour Party’s deputy leader, Bjørnar Skjæran, was today confirmed as the country’s new fisheries minister, although he gets a slightly different title to outgoing fisheries and seafood minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen.

Salmon processor helping scientists make nylon from fish waste

Salmon processor helping scientists make nylon from fish waste

A team of Scottish researchers and Duns fish processor Farne Salmon are exploring a new bio-based process that could see fish processing waste used to create one of the key components in the production of nylon.

Cermaq ends SCCS trial early but will try again

Cermaq ends SCCS trial early but will try again

Salmon farmer Cermaq Canada has called an early halt to a trial to grow fish to various sizes in a semi-closed containment system (SCCS) at its Millar site in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

'Invisible patterns’ data analyst Ecto raises $7m

'Invisible patterns’ data analyst Ecto raises $7m

How a diver netted a second fish farming career

How a diver netted a second fish farming career

AquaBounty commits to ESG reporting

AquaBounty commits to ESG reporting

Ace Aquatec hires finance chief after doubling in size

Ace Aquatec hires finance chief after doubling in size

Farmer tipped to be Norway’s new aquaculture minister

Farmer tipped to be Norway’s new aquaculture minister

Labour Party (AP) deputy leader Bjørnar Skjæran will be Norway’s new fisheries and seafood minister, the country’s three largest newspapers reported today.

Cargill invests £3.7m in on-land salmon farmer

Cargill invests £3.7m in on-land salmon farmer

Aqua and animal feed giant Cargill is to invest $5 million (£3.7m / NOK 42.7m) in Norwegian on-land fish farmer Salmon Evolution as part of a strategic partnership agreement with the company.

Happy fish and temperature tracking: how Hiddenfjord switched to sea transport

Happy fish and temperature tracking: how Hiddenfjord switched to sea transport

Faroese salmon farmer Hiddenfjord has reduced the amount of carbon dioxide created in transporting its salmon overseas by around 40,000 tonnes a year (94%) by switching from air to sea freight.

Planning bid made for Scotland’s first semi-closed salmon farm

Planning bid made for Scotland’s first semi-closed salmon farm

Loch Long Salmon (LLS) has submitted a planning application to develop Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm at Loch Long near Beinn Reithe in Argyll.

Seafood People nets former investment bank partner

Seafood People nets former investment bank partner

Norway-based Seafood People, which provides a variety of services to the seafood industry, has recruited finance expert Petter Dragesund into its Global Executive Advisor Network (GEAN).

Arctic Fish closes in on an extra 4,000 tonnes

Arctic Fish closes in on an extra 4,000 tonnes

A proposal to grant an extra 4,000 tonnes of maximum allowed biomass to Iceland salmon farmer Arctic Sea Farm has today been advertised by MAST (Iceland Food and Veterinary Authority) and Umhverfisstofnun (The Environment Agency of Iceland).