Mowi completes ASC certification for all BC farms All 28 of Mowi’s salmon farms in British Columbia, Canada are now certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, the company has announced.
SalMar harvests 41,000 tonnes in Q2 Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar harvested nearly 41,000 tonnes (gutted weight) in the second quarter this year, the company reported in a trading update.
Norway Royal Salmon suspects ISA outbreak Millions of salmon could be at risk of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) at the farms of leading Norwegian producer Norway Royal Salmon (NRS).
Kvalheim’s move to Asia is ‘dream job’ Seafood veteran Johan Kvalheim is leaving his post as general manager of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) to return to the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Weak krone drives Norwegian exports to new record Norwegian seafood exports reached a record high in value for the first six months of this year despite the challenges of the coronavirus.
Hybrid ship offers greener feed deliveries from BioMar Fish feed manufacturer BioMar Norway and ship owner Bio Feeder are collaborating on a hybrid conversion of a vessel to deliver feed to salmon farmers in a greener way.
Aller Flow ‘helps RAS fish grow’ A new salmon feed developed for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) offers improved feed conversion ratios, claims its manufacturer.
Wild salmon body hires aquaculture go-between The wild fish body Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS) has appointed Polly Burns in the newly created role of aquaculture interactions manager, to liaise with the salmon farming industry.
Summer interns offered insights into industry online The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has taken on four new interns to work alongside its team this summer – but they are likely to be the first online cohort hired by the Stirling based centre.
Mowi soy pledge to preserve rain forests Mowi, the world’s biggest salmon farmer, has pledged to buy soy only from deforestation-free suppliers from next year.
SuperSmolt wins double patent victory Pharma and nutrition company STIM (formerly Europharma) has won a double victory in its fight to protect its patented SuperSmolt technology.
Mowi hosts online careers fair More than 60 young people took part in a virtual career fair, hosted last month by Mowi Scotland with DYW (Developing the Young Workforce) West Highland and the Lochaber Chamber of Commerce.
Scottish Salmon Company sees steady Q2 growth The Scottish Salmon Company, acquired by Bakkafrost last year, saw growth increase eight per cent to 7,900 tonnes in the second quarter of this year compared to Q1.
‘Laxigar Lass’ winner in SSF name game The workboat being built for Scottish Sea Farms’ new site at Hunda in Orkney will be named ‘Laxigar Lass’ following a competition among the local community.
BioMar invests £12m in RAS feed line Danish feed giant BioMar has scaled up its RAS feed production with the opening of a new line at its Brande plant in Denmark.
Benchmark launch paves way for CleanTreat in Chile Benchmark, the UK based aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition company, today announced the launch of its new business in Chile.
Mowi partnership delivers free salmon to frontline staff Mowi Scotland has joined forces with a Skye businessman to provide smoked salmon to NHS staff and care home residents on the island.
Cermaq to trial closed containment in BC waters Cermaq Canada is to trial a semi-closed containment system at its British Columbia operations, the first such technology to be deployed outside of Norway.
Kvaroy’s land-based venture goes with the flow Norwegian salmon producer Kvaroy Arctic is diversifying into land-based farming to complement its traditional net pen operations.
Stunning research aims for better fish welfare Norway has given the go ahead to two new research projects examining different methods of anesthetising salmon before slaughter.
Mass escape in Chile as storm wrecks farm Chilean salmon farmer Blumar lost nearly 900,000 fish during a storm over the weekend, it has been confirmed.
