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£2m investment opens door to expansion at marine park

£2m investment opens door to expansion at marine park

Four companies with links to aquaculture are expanding into new workspace at the European Marine Science Park (EMPS) at Dunstaffnage near Oban following a £2 million fit-out of the ground floor of the park’s Malin House by developer, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

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Will Scotland’s roads be paved with salmon gold?

Will Scotland’s roads be paved with salmon gold?

Dick Whittington famously set off for London believing the streets were paved with gold. In Austevoll, they’re being paved with what could be described as salmon gold: money the Norwegian municipality is receiving from the country’s Aquaculture Fund.

Hydrolicer maker Smir joins SalmonChile

Hydrolicer maker Smir joins SalmonChile

Norwegian company Smir, which makes the Hydrolicer mechanical salmon delousing system, has become a new partner in industry organisation SalmonChile.

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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).

The Secret’s out for Salmones Austral in the US

The Secret’s out for Salmones Austral in the US

Chilean salmon farmer Salmones Austral has launched a new home delivery company and brand, Secret Island, in the United States.

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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

Salmon farmer disappointed by biomass allocation for ‘Giant’ farm concept

Salmon farmer disappointed by biomass allocation for ‘Giant’ farm concept

Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries has given a commitment for seven development permits for salmon farmer Eidsfjord Sjøfarm’s concept “Eidsfjord Giant” after the company appealed a rejection of the concept. The company says the company has great faith in the project but is disappointed with the number of permits granted.

American Aquafarms signs energy-from-sludge agreement

American Aquafarms signs energy-from-sludge agreement

American Aquafarms, which plans to grow 30,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon in floating closed pens in Maine has signed an agreement with Norwegian company Hyperthermics AS for the design of a plant to create energy and fertiliser from sludge collected from the enclosures.

Scottish Sea Farms prepares for first ‘future-proof’ salmon

Scottish Sea Farms prepares for first ‘future-proof’ salmon

The first ova bred from salmon grown at Scottish Sea Farms’ own sites will be delivered to the company early next year as part of efforts to “future-proof” fish against problems caused by warming seas.

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Competition watchdog examines SSF’s Grieg Shetland acquisition

Competition watchdog examines SSF’s Grieg Shetland acquisition

The UK Government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today launched an inquiry into Scottish Sea Farms’ proposed £164 million purchase of Grieg Seafood’s Shetland and Skye salmon farming operation, Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK Ltd.

Thai Union appoints new sustainability boss

Thai Union appoints new sustainability boss

Seafood giant Thai Union Group has appointed Adam Brennan as group sustainability director following the departure of former sustainability boss Darian McBain.

Making fish farm impact modelling more accurate

Making fish farm impact modelling more accurate

A consortium of organisations in Scotland is developing a more accurate way of predicting how salmon farms interact with their surrounding environment.

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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

Kingfish Company signs France retail deal

Kingfish Company signs France retail deal

Dutch on-land yellowtail producer The Kingfish Company today announced a partnership with retailer Auchan in France. The deal follows hard on the heels of an agreement to supply Italian store chain Conad yesterday.

Lower profit but higher margin for Scottish Sea Farms in 2020

Lower profit but higher margin for Scottish Sea Farms in 2020

Scottish Sea Farms managed to increase its profit margin from 15% to 16% in 2020 despite turnover dropping by almost £22.6 million to £139m during the Covid-affected year.

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.

Aquaculture supplier that bought W&J Knox predicts doubled turnover

Aquaculture supplier that bought W&J Knox predicts doubled turnover

Kingfish Co strikes Italy store chain deal

Kingfish Co strikes Italy store chain deal

BioMar lures Hendrix marketing chief Huijsmans

BioMar lures Hendrix marketing chief Huijsmans

Hydroniq clinches order for biggest-ever wellboat

Hydroniq clinches order for biggest-ever wellboat

€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.

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.

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.