Cooke apprentice shortlisted for prestigious award A farm technician with Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has been named as a finalist in the British Education Awards (BEA), which identify and celebrate individuals who have excelled within the British education system.
A sound investment by salmon farmer Members of the 1st Stornoway Girls Brigade will have no problem making themselves heard during drama productions and presentations thanks to a donation from the Scottish Salmon Company towards the cost of new sound equipment.
Mowi Chile probes cause of feed barge blaze Mowi is investigating the cause of a fire on board a feed barge at the Isolte Abel salmon farm in the Hualaihué commune in Los Lagos, Chile on Friday.
Scaling up IoT in aquaculture could be key to sector success The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing an increasing role in many areas, including fish farming. In this article, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre’s chief executive Heather Jones and knowledge exchange officer Sam Houston explain why aquaculture must continue to embrace technology.
Sivertsen takes reins at Norway fisheries ministry Norway’s fish farmers have a new man in charge of the sector following today’s official appointment of Geir-Inge Sivertsen as seafood and fisheries minister.
Overseas eyes on the prize at Aquaculture Awards Overseas entrants have been quicker out of the blocks than UK firms in the contest for this year’s Aquaculture Awards, which will be presented at Aquaculture UK in Aviemore in May.
Cermaq finance chief resigns Global salmon farmer Cermaq has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, Thomas Palm.
Rough reception for Cermaq's expansion plans Fishers in St Mary’s Bay in Digby County, Nova Scotia have given a hostile reception to the possibility of Cermaq Canada expanding its Atlantic salmon farming operations into the province.
Sivertsen to become Norway’s new fisheries minister Norway’s new fisheries minister is to be the Conservative politician Geir-Inge Sivertsen, it has been reported in the Norwegian press.
Pure Salmon Poland achieves ASC approval On-land fish farm Pure Salmon Poland has become one of the first land-based salmon farms to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification.
Green bond first for Mowi Salmon farmer Mowi has raised €200 million with a five-year, senior unsecured inaugural green bond issue, the first green bond ever issued by a seafood company, it said in a market statement today.
Cooke wins green light to grow trout in Washington Canadian salmon farmer Cooke has been given permission to grow all-female sterile (triploid) rainbow trout at four farms in Puget Sound in Washington state in the western United States.
Chilean salmon region counts $90m cost of unrest Salmon export earnings from the Los Lagos region of Chile fell by almost 20% in November due to the interruption of the logistics chain caused by social unrest.
Aquaculture talent hunt can fire imaginations, says minister A new campaign aimed at making young people aware of the varied and rewarding career choices in aquaculture can “light a fire” in their imaginations, Scotland’s rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing believes.
Up to 3,000 expected at Newfoundland conference Aquaculture Canada and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) North America 2020 conference and tradeshow will be kicking off in St John’s, Newfoundland on August 30.
Turkey’s aquaculture exports top $1 billion Revenue from farmed fish exported from Turkey to 80 foreign markets exceeded US $1 billion last year, it has been reported.
73,600 fish escape from Mowi site after storm damages cage Mowi Scotland has reported the escape of 73,600 salmon with an average weight of 1.9 kilograms following damage to a pen at the company’s Colonsay farm during storm Brendan last week.
BC net-pens won’t be gone by 2025 says minister Salmon farmers in British Columbia may feel some legislative weight has been lifted from their shoulders after Canadian fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan denied she had been tasked with transitioning the industry away from open net-pen farming within five years.
Nesvik out of office but perhaps not aquaculture Norway’s salmon farmers will soon be dealing with a new fisheries and seafood minister following the decision of the Progress Party (FrP) to leave the country’s coalition government.
Chile: Electric delouser shows positive results in tests A system that uses a low-power electric current to remove lice from salmon was more than 65% effective in field tests, without causing damage to the fish or descaling.
Pure Salmon picks France for site of European RAS On-land fish farmer Pure Salmon has chosen Boulogne-Sur-Mer in France as the site of a 10,000-tonne-per-annum salmon production and processing facility.
