Salmon farmers in British Columbia who are facing industry-wrecking changes from the Canadian government have pointed to the “remarkable progress” made in innovation by the sector over the last two years.

Skye salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has presented a commemorative poster-sized photo to eight-year-old Staffin Primary School pupil George MacKenzie, who won a competition to name the company’s new workboat. The youngster was also given a £500 cheque for his school.

Developing ever more sophisticated equipment for the aquaculture industry might sometimes be an uphill struggle, but tech guru Chris Hyde has given himself a mountain of a different kind to climb next week.

Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms has won a hat-trick of Investors In People (IIP) accolades for its sustained investment in jobs, training and staff wellbeing.

Transgenic-salmon producer AquaBounty has named Pioneer, a village of around 1,500 people in Ohio, as the site of its planned 10,000-tonne capacity on-land farm.

Satellite-enabled connectivity start-up R3-IoT, which aims to offer communications solutions for remote salmon farms and other customers poorly served by existing networks, is gearing up for international expansion after raising £3.1 million.

The spot price of Norwegian salmon continued to creep upwards last week (week 29), figures from industry statistics provider Akvafakta show.

Mowi Scotland is hoping a border control post can be established at its Kyleakin feed plant on Skye to avoid imported raw materials such as fishmeal and fish oil having to be transported by lorry across Scotland when a Brexit “grace period” exempting them from official inspection ends on December 31.

Rainbow trout that were given a laboratory-made lactic acid bacterium producing interferon gamma (IFNγ) had better survival rates when challenged with the pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Chilean researchers have reported.

The price of Norwegian salmon continued to rise last week, according to figures from industry statistics provider Akvafakta.

Seafood giant Thai Union has put its money where its mouth is by issuing a bond which will cost it more in interest payments if it fails to meet promised sustainability targets.

The board of takeover target Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) tonight recommended that shareholders should not sell their stock for the price being offered by aquaculture, wellboats, shipping and service vessels company NTS ASA.

Singapore start-up Shiok Meats, which grows seafood and meat from cells, has raised more money in a bridge funding round led by Vietnam’s top seafood exporter Vinh Hoan, and two South Korean food giant, Woowa Brothers and CJ CheilJedang.