Hundreds of urban jobs at risk from BC farm closures British Columbia’s salmon industry today turned the spotlight on to urban workers to highlight the impact of a federal government decision to close 19 salmon farms in the Discovery Islands region off Vancouver Island’s west coast.
Ex-fish farm trainee to head Sensor Globe hub Canadian seafood tech company Sedna Technologies has appointed former fish farm trainee Mia Guttorm Moseng as general manager of its European subsidiary Sedna Technologies Norway AS in Stavanger.
Norway salmon exports to UK worth 30% less in Q1 The value of salmon exports from Norway to the UK dropped by 30% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2020, the deputy chief executive of Seafood Norway has said.
Bakkafrost sets 2024 date for new hatcheries in Scotland Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost is hoping to have all three of the large recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) hatcheries it plans for Scotland to be up and running by 2024.
Back industry or face new Clearances, says Gael Force boss after job cuts Gael Force boss Stewart Graham has called for an end to an “anti-development” attitude in Scotland after being forced to make more than 20 people redundant as the result of a planning decision to block a salmon farm.
Bid to block sale of BioMar’s Intro Tuning rejected Fish health products provider STIM has suffered a second defeat in its fight to ban the sale of feed producer BioMar’s Intro Tuning product, which it says violates a new European patent it has for its SuperSmolt system which improves the consistency of smoltification under constant light.
Tank cleaners overcome by fumes at Atlantic Sapphire Three people were yesterday reported to be in a serious condition in hospital after being overcome by fumes in a large fish tank at on-land salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire’s “Bluehouse” recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Miami, Florida, US.
SalMar's oversubscribed bond issue raises £299m Scottish Sea Farms co-owner SalMar has successfully completed a new senior unsecured green bond issue of NOK 3.5 billion (£299 million) with maturity 22 January 2027.
On board the Eemslift Hendrika The Norwegian Maritime Directorate has released photos taken on the rescued cargo vessel Eemslift Hendrika, which got into difficulties last week when cargo in its hold shifted in heavy seas.
Pure Salmon chooses Benchmark Genetics to supply ova Salmon ova producer Benchmark Genetics has signed a multi-year contract to supply on-land salmon farmer Pure Salmon in what Benchmark says could be its largest ever deal.
Former Mowi IT expert joins ocean forecaster Scoot Science A software engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in aquaculture-specific IT has joined California-based Scoot Science, a leader in ocean analytics and forecasting for fish farmers.
Solar lights ‘improve fish growth and feed conversion’ Dutch lighting giant Signify has launched new solar-powered fish-pond lights that it says increase growth and improve feed conversion ratio (FCR) in many different species, including tilapia.
Lerøy increases Q1 harvest by 2,800 tonnes Scottish Sea Farms co-owner Lerøy harvested 42,100 gutted weight tonnes of salmon and trout in its three Norwegian regions in the first quarter of this year, 2,800 gwt more than in Q1 2020.
1,800 tonnes of mortalities made into fish meal and oil More than 1,800 tonnes of farmed salmon killed by harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chile have been converted into fish meal and fish oil by a rendering company in Los Lagos region.
Camanchaca harvested 9,163 tonnes in Q1 Chilean salmon farmer Salmones Camanchaca harvested 9,163 tonnes (whole fish equivalent) of Atlantic salmon with an average weight of 4.7 kg wfe, it said in a stock market update today.
5.4m fish moved out of harm's way in Chile Nearly 5.4 million farmed salmonids have been transferred to different sites to safeguard them from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have now killed 4,244 tonnes of fish spread across 18 farm sites in Chile.
Salmon sites cleared of alleged welfare breaches Five Scottish salmon farms have had their RSPCA Assured certification reinstated after inspections found no evidence to support claims made by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and anti-fish farm activists about poor welfare.
Salvaged service boat in ‘surprisingly good’ condition A new fish farming service vessel that survived being thrown off a freighter in a storm is looking “surprisingly good” but won’t be put to work for a little while yet.
Cermaq and Mowi get state technology handouts Salmon farmers Cermaq Canada and Mowi Canada West have been granted more than Can $1 million between them under a scheme to fund clean technology projects for fisheries and aquaculture in British Columbia.
Salvaged service boat is battered but unbowed The Norwegian fish farm service boat AQS Tor, which was washed off the deck of a stricken cargo ship in a storm, was safe in harbour today after being rescued by the tugboat Stadt Sløvåg.
Ramping up: landing craft for organic salmon farmer Scotland’s newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest (OSH), has taken delivery of a UK-built landing craft utility vessel from Netherlands-based international shipbuilder Damen.
