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Expert panel delivers science lesson to Canadian aquaculture ministry

Expert panel delivers science lesson to Canadian aquaculture ministry

A report advising Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on how to best carry out, use and communicate aquaculture science has been published.

FishFarmingExpert - 2018/6

FishFarmingExpert - 2018/6

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Scottish Aquaculture awards to be annual and open to all

Scottish Aquaculture awards to be annual and open to all

The organiser of the biennial Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards has decided to hold the awards annually and throw them open to entrants from overseas.

Gill damage causes 52.8% mortality at Wester Ross site

Gill damage causes 52.8% mortality at Wester Ross site

Salmon farmer Wester Ross Fisheries has released details of a “catastrophic” loss caused by gill damage to fish at its Ardessie farm in Little Loch Broom in August.

NZ King Salmon seeks offshore test sites

NZ King Salmon seeks offshore test sites

New Zealand King Salmon has applied for permission to test two 3,600-hectare ocean sites off Otago to ascertain whether they are suitable for offshore salmon farming.

Competition watchdogs say yes to deal to create Chile's biggest salmon farmer

Competition watchdogs say yes to deal to create Chile's biggest salmon farmer

The free competition authorities in Chile and the United States have left the way open for food group Agrosuper to launch a bid for up to 100% of salmon farmer AquaChile.

Skretting sets sights on boosting African aquaculture

Skretting sets sights on boosting African aquaculture

Aquaculture feed manufacturer Skretting and international non-profit research organisation WorldFish are collaborating to improve fish farming efficiency in Africa.

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Salmon farming’s young workforce in the spotlight

Salmon farming’s young workforce in the spotlight

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has today published a report showing that more than 700 young people between the ages of 17 and 30 are employed in the salmon farming sector. The majority work in Highlands and Islands communities and represent about a third of the workforce.

Salmon boost Crown Estate Scotland’s coffers

Salmon boost Crown Estate Scotland’s coffers

Aquaculture contributed more money to Crown Estate Scotland (CES) than any other of its five portfolios, the organisation revealed in its 2017-18 annual report.

Can Pure Salmon change the game for RAS grow-out?

Can Pure Salmon change the game for RAS grow-out?

A recent study for Highlands and Islands Enterprise concluded that on-land salmon farms being built around the world posed no immediate threat to the Scottish industry’s expansion hopes. Pure Salmon’s plans may prompt a re-think.

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Senior Geneticist

Akvaforsk Genetics

Application deadline: 31.12.2018
Location: Sunndalsøra, Norway (other location may be considered under specific circumstances)

Farm Technician (Ardnish)

Marine Harvest Scotland

Application deadline: 07.09.2018
Location: Ardnish

Farm Technician

Marine Harvest Scotland

Application deadline: 07.09.2018
Location: Kilchoan

The hard shell: Loch Fyne mussels in on Waitrose

The hard shell: Loch Fyne mussels in on Waitrose

Shellfish farmer Loch Fyne Oysters has begun supplying 60 stores run by upmarket food retailer Waitrose with both oysters and mussels grown on the west coast of Scotland.

Insect-fed trout go on sale in 52 French stores

Insect-fed trout go on sale in 52 French stores

Supermarket chain Auchan has begun selling its own-label insect-fed trout in 52 stores in northern France and aims to have the fish in all 641 retail sites in the country by the end of 2019, Feed Navigator reports.

Russians invest €25 million in RAS salmon farm

Russians invest €25 million in RAS salmon farm

On-land fish farm expert AquaMaof has signed a deal to build a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in the Vologda region of Russia. It will have a production capacity of 2,500 tonnes of market-size Atlantic salmon a year.

December 2018

Financial calendar for Marine Harvest ASA 2018 Quarterly Report - Q4

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Wellboat saturation approaching?

Wellboat saturation approaching?

Benchmark backs Scots shellfish

Benchmark backs Scots shellfish

Canada looks for a sea change in salmon farming

Canada looks for a sea change in salmon farming

Canada’s federal government has announced measures to “change the way aquaculture is done” in the country by establishing a more holistic approach to the management of aquaculture, creating more jobs and protecting the environment.

Chilean MPs to vote on salmon farm sediment law

Chilean MPs to vote on salmon farm sediment law

Chilean politicians will vote this week on legislation that would require salmon farmers to remove sediment from farms.

Ewing highlights Brexit deal ‘damage’ to salmon farming

Ewing highlights Brexit deal ‘damage’ to salmon farming

Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has written to the UK Government to highlight the potential damage to Scotland’s aquaculture interests in the current European Union withdrawal agreement.

Spilled salmon block tunnel after lorry hits wall

Spilled salmon block tunnel after lorry hits wall

Gael Force nets £457,000 to develop huge offshore cages

Gael Force nets £457,000 to develop huge offshore cages

Cermaq finds the ‘perfect speed’ for smolts

Cermaq finds the ‘perfect speed’ for smolts

Aquamonk floats to the top in Cork accelerator project

Aquamonk floats to the top in Cork accelerator project

Fish health specialist earns PhD and promotion

Fish health specialist earns PhD and promotion

Former Cermaq Canada fish health technical manager Kathleen Frisch is to return to north America as the company’s fish health director after transferring to Cermaq’s R&D department in Norway in 2015 to complete an industrial PhD from the University of Bergen.

Scottish salmon exports down by 20.1%

Scottish salmon exports down by 20.1%

Exports of Scottish salmon fell by 20.1% in the first nine months of 2018, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said today.

Aller Aqua joins Danish insect production project

Aller Aqua joins Danish insect production project

Fish feed manufacturer Aller Aqua has joined a partnership to establish Denmark’s first industrial insect production. The goal is to produce 30 tons of insects per day four years from now.

Aquaculture drop-in events ‘invaluable’ says SEPA

Aquaculture drop-in events ‘invaluable’ says SEPA

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) will today hold the last of its nine community drop-in events intended to give people in salmon farming areas an opportunity to speak with its staff about its proposals to tighten fish farming regulations.

Five ways aquaculture is innovating its way to sustainable growth

Five ways aquaculture is innovating its way to sustainable growth

Last week’s report on salmon farming by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity committee demanded change to solve industry problems. Here Heather Jones, chief executive of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre, outlines some of the work already being done.

AKVA offers one-stop shop for on-land aquaculture

AKVA offers one-stop shop for on-land aquaculture

Aquaculture supplier AKVA group has brought its various on-land farming operations together under a new banner, AKVA group Land Based.