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Genetics experts gather for aquaculture symposium

Genetics experts gather for aquaculture symposium

Experts from New Zealand, Norway, Spain and UK will give talks at a one-day symposium on aquaculture genetics at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute on Monday.

Fishfarmingexpert - 2019/2

Fishfarmingexpert - 2019/2

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In-feed salmon probiotic to be trialled in Chile

In-feed salmon probiotic to be trialled in Chile

A start-up company that has created a farmed salmon probiotic aimed at preventing diseases including salmon rickettsial syndrome (SRS) is planning trials across Chile.

Chile: Biggest seizure of stolen salmon in 10 years

Chile: Biggest seizure of stolen salmon in 10 years

Fifteen people have been arrested and bailed in Chile after 17.2 tonnes of stolen salmon was found on a boat boarded by the Navy near Chile’s ‘salmon capital’ of Puerto Montt.

Mowi moors without metal in British Columbia

Mowi moors without metal in British Columbia

Mowi Canada West has taken delivery of two FlexiLink mooring systems from Norwegian-owned Mørenot Aquaculture.

Faroese feed barge maker targets Scotland and Norway

Faroese feed barge maker targets Scotland and Norway

A company known for converting bulk carriers into huge feed barges that can cope with the rough seas of the Faroe Islands is to begin making smaller barges from scratch to gain a share of the market in Scotland and Norway.

Access row won’t stop Aqua Nor, pledges organiser

Access row won’t stop Aqua Nor, pledges organiser

The organiser of the world’s biggest salmon farming equipment and technology trade fair, AquaNor, has issued a statement reassuring exhibitors and visitors that the event will go ahead as planned in Trondheim in August.

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SAMS turns tide in favour of seaweed biosecurity

SAMS turns tide in favour of seaweed biosecurity

Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding $5 billion-per-year global seaweed industry after advice from researchers at the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) prompted a change of direction by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

F3 Challenge doubles prize after fund donation

F3 Challenge doubles prize after fund donation

The F3 Fish Oil Challenge, a competition to accelerate the commercial-scale use of “fish-free” oil in aquafeed, has doubled its prize pay-out to US$200,000.

Mowi hits back over Irish farm licence revocation

Mowi hits back over Irish farm licence revocation

Mowi Ireland has lodged a robust appeal against a decision by Ireland’s agriculture and marine minister, Michael Creed, to revoke its licence for a salmon farm in County Kerry.

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PhD position in “Salmon lice biology and ecology”

NTNU

Application deadline: 20.05.2019
Location: Trondheim

Grieg harvest and earnings up but Shetland struggles

Grieg harvest and earnings up but Shetland struggles

Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has reported positive results for the first quarter of 2019, with a harvest volume of 14,800 tonnes – up 30% compared to the same period last year – and operating profit (EBIT) of NOK267 million (£23.6m), up from NOK162m in Q1 2018.

Fish farm shuttle maker targets Scotland

Fish farm shuttle maker targets Scotland

A new model of fish farm personnel shuttle designed to cope with the rough waters of northern Norway is being offered for sale to Scottish salmon farmers.

Gael Force Fusion plans jobs boost in move to new site

Gael Force Fusion plans jobs boost in move to new site

Salmon pen manufacturer Gael Force Fusion hopes to create eight new jobs after successfully bidding for the former Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary premises at Barcaldine near Oban.

May 2019

SEAFOOD EXPO GLOBAL 2019

Belgium, Brussels

Financial calendar for Marine Harvest ASA Quarterly Report - Q1

Austevoll Seafood ASA - presentasjon av resultat for 1. kvartal 2019

Hotel Continental, Teatersalen 1, Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo

ATLANTIC FAIR 2019

Faroe Islands, Klaksvík

SalMar - Invitation to presentation of the first quarter 2019 results

Norway, Oslo, Strandpromenaden 11 at Tjuvholmen

Financial calendar for Marine Harvest ASA 2019 Annual General Meeting

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There's no escaping the benefit of cage standards

Don't make fishmeal the fall-guy for algae

Wellboat saturation approaching?

Wellboat saturation approaching?

Benchmark backs Scots shellfish

Benchmark backs Scots shellfish

Lower harvest hits Lerøy profits

Lower harvest hits Lerøy profits

Norwegian salmon and trout farmer Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) – which owns half of Scottish Sea Farms - has reported a lower harvest volume and operating profit for the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year.

Three-day hatching for Benchmark’s flagship salmon egg facility

Three-day hatching for Benchmark’s flagship salmon egg facility

Benchmark Genetics will officially open its new salmon egg production facility, SalmoBreed Salten, with three days of events next week.

Five-year trials into GM-crop alternative for salmon feed

Five-year trials into GM-crop alternative for salmon feed

UK agriculture science centre Rothamsted Research has been given permission to run a five-year series of trials using genetically modified camelina plants that could provide an alternative to marine ingredients in salmon feed.

Grants worth almost €1.5m go to Irish salmon industry

Grants worth almost €1.5m go to Irish salmon industry

Salmon farmer settles feed case out of court

Salmon farmer settles feed case out of court

Strong US demand boosts Scottish salmon exports

Strong US demand boosts Scottish salmon exports

Faroese fish farmer buys huge feed barge for ‘the most-exposed site’

Faroese fish farmer buys huge feed barge for ‘the most-exposed site’

Norway: CMS is a wider problem than thought before

Norway: CMS is a wider problem than thought before

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in farmed salmon is more widespread than previously believed, a report from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute shows.

Loch Duart is named Exporter of the Year

Loch Duart is named Exporter of the Year

Salmon farmer Loch Duart has been named Exporter of the Year in the 2019 Made in Scotland Awards.

AKVA nets record orders in first three months of year

AKVA nets record orders in first three months of year

Aquaculture industry supplier AKVA had a record-high order intake of NOK1.1 billion (£96.8 million) in the first quarter of 2019, it said in a Q1 report today.

Stingray creator shortlisted for European Inventor Award

Stingray creator shortlisted for European Inventor Award

The inventor of sea lice-killing laser system Stingray has been named as a finalist in the European Inventor Award 2019, run by the European Patent Office (EPO).

Salmon export certification ‘digital by July’

Salmon export certification ‘digital by July’

Export health certification for Scottish salmon is likely to become a digital process by July, saving time and money for producers and easing some of the administrative burden associated with Brexit.

Ex-Elanco executive appointed to drive CleanTreat sales

Ex-Elanco executive appointed to drive CleanTreat sales

Aquaculture biology and technology innovator Benchmark has appointed a new head of its CleanTreat section, which ensures that no chemicals used in lice treatments are discharged into the sea.