Dutch yellowtail kingfish farmer The Kingfish Company has received the federal permit required for its planned 8,500-capacity on-land fish farm in Jonesport, Maine, in the United States, it said in a market announcement today.

Scientists looking into peracetic acid as an alternative to hydrogen peroxide for the treatment for amoebic gill disease (AGD) in farmed salmon have said initial results are very promising, but the treatment needs further optimisation before it can be used.

Scotland’s salmon farmers have called for £10 million a year that the industry will soon be paying in increased site rents to be ringfenced to provide affordable housing in rural areas where farms operate.

Tasmanian salmon and prawn producer Tassal Group has rejected an increased A$1.04 billion (£589 million) takeover offer from family-owned Canadian fish farmer Cooke Inc.

The organisation running a long-term wild salmon monitoring project sited hundreds of miles from the nearest salmon farm has reported a decline in returning wild salmon similar to that experienced in Scotland last year.

The future direction of Scotland’s fish farming sector is being discussed today at the first meeting of the Scottish Aquaculture Council, chaired by Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon.

Salmon farmers Mowi and Grieg Seafood have given differing responses to the Canadian government’s decision to renew salmon farm licences in British Columbia for two years, and to use that time to pursue its policy to “transition” the industry from open net pens in the province.

On-land salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon is to appoint former Portuguese agriculture and fisheries minister António Serrano to its board after food retailer Jeronímo Martins took a 10.1% stake in the Norwegian company.

Jerónimo Martins, a Portugal-based international food industry group, has agreed to invest NOK 173.9 million (£14.4m) in Norwegian on-land fish farmer Andfjord Salmon through a directed private placement of new shares.

People living in the Stirling area are being invited to a series of talks and tastings to show that tasty and nutritious seafood doesn’t have to be expensive.

Iceland on-land salmon farmer Landeldi has signed a contract to buy containerised sludge treatment equipment from Norwegian company Blue Ocean Technology.