Analysts: Norway algae crisis will push up Q4 salmon price The deaths of 8.2 million farmed salmon killed by algal blooms in northern Norway earlier this summer is likely to nudge year-on-year prices up in the fourth quarter of 2019, market analysts in Norway believe.
Offshore fish farming is the way forward say scientists A study of a fish farming operation eight miles off the coast of Panama has concluded that offshore farming has the potential to produce a relatively small pollution footprint.
Pure Salmon to build on-land farm in southern Africa Pure Salmon has announced a new 20,000-tonne RAS facility in the African kingdom of Lesotho, an enclaved independent country completely surrounded by the territory of South Africa.
Salmon packaging 'will extend shelf-life by 40%' A biodegradable packaging material that can extend the shelf-life of salmon by 40% should be available in about a year to 18 months, its Scottish-based developers have said.
Trimara nets Loch Duart as first Scottish AutoBoss buyer Stirling-based aquaculture solutions provider Trimara has sold a total of four AutoBoss net-washing robots to salmon farmer Loch Duart, it announced today.
Cooke to help build trout brand for First Nation Atlantic Canada-based salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture has reached a deal to market and sell steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) grown by the We’koqma’q First Nation of Nova Scotia.
Try, try again: Spidercage turns the tide after rejection Norway’s Fisheries Directorate has changed its mind about a fish farm concept designed to open up new areas for aquaculture.
Seaborne bacteria blamed for ‘sudden and powerful’ disease outbreak Scientists have highlighted the threat of the seawater bacterium Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi to post-smolts after it was described as the cause of a salmon disease outbreak in Norway for the first time.
Mowi Scotland earns most per kilo in second quarter Mowi Scotland harvested 16,000 tonnes of salmon in the second quarter of this year and made the highest earnings per kilo out of all of the Norwegian farmer’s operations.
Cooke turns to trout to keep Washington farms working Canadian-owned salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture is pinning its hopes on trout to continue farming in Washington state in the north west of the United States.
Chile salmonid production up 8.5% in first third of year Atlantic salmon production in Chile totalled 233,700 tonnes in the first third of 2019, a 5.1% increase on the same period last year, due largely to bigger harvests in the Aysén region.
49,000 salmon escape from Norwegian farm Norwegian salmon farmer SinkabergHansen has calculated that 49,000 salmon with an average weight of 2.6kg escaped from its farm at Oksbåsen, near Trondheim at the weekend.
Algal oil producer Veramaris in early-stage UK talks Algal oil producer Veramaris has begun talking to UK retailers and some Scottish fish farmers about including the product in salmon feed, chief executive Karim Kurmaly has said.
Work harder to protect exports, SSPO urges Gove The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation has warned that more work must be done to protect seafood exports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
ASC bans logo use by Nova Austral as boss exits Fish farm certification organisation the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has suspended permission for Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral to use the ASC logo on its products.
Chilean farmer facing legal action over mortality figures Chilean aquaculture regulator Sernapesca is filing lawsuits against salmon farmer Nova Austral before a civil court, the Superintendency of the Environment and the Public Prosecutor’s Office for “serious irregularities” linked to mortality figures.
Mowi Scotland de-louser on track for August start Workboat supplier DESS Aquaculture Shipping has taken delivery of a new vessel destined for de-lousing work with Mowi in Scotland.
Feed system makers share data to speed salmon farming progress Four suppliers of fish feeding systems to Norwegian salmon farming are making feeding data available to other technical suppliers in the industry, opening up more advances in technology.
Chilean salmon farmer names ex-Stirling student as sustainability boss A former PhD student at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture has been appointed as the technical and sustainability manager with Salmones Camanchaca in Chile.
Chile may face ASC review if Nova Austral is guilty The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) may review certification of salmon farms throughout Chile if claims against Nova Austral are found to be true.
Cooke Scotland profit steady despite smaller harvest Cooke Aquaculture Scotland increased post-tax profit slightly from £38.9 million in 2017 to £39.4m last year, its annual report shows.
