Fish Health - FishFarmingExpert.com

Skip to main content

FishFarmingExpert

Customer Service

Categories

Subscribe

Close main menu

Beyond the pale

Beyond the pale

Scientists at Nofima have found that low levels of omega-3s in feeds and high levels of stress both have a negative impact on the colour of farmed salmon fillets.

SRS vaccine breakthrough

SRS vaccine breakthrough

The approval of Pharmaq's vaccine Alpha Ject LiVac SRS by the Chilean authorities should mark an important step in the battle to control Salmon Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS) syndrome, one of the biggest problems facing the Chilean aquaculture industry.

Roe imports hit record low

Roe imports hit record low

No Atlantic salmon eggs have entered Chile after the embargo imposed on roe imports from Iceland in October, while the number of trout eggs imported by Chilean companies so far this year has also been drastically reduced.

Grieg to battle algal Armageddon

Grieg to battle algal Armageddon

Talk of “restructuring” prompted by a poor end to 2015 for Grieg Seafood Shetland (GSS) may have resulted in the loss of 25 jobs, but the parent company remains committed to its operations in the archipelago.

Stirling’s nutrition addition

Stirling’s nutrition addition

Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture has recently been strengthened by the arrival of Brett Glencross, a former Technical Manager at the Aqua-Feed Division of Ridley, as its new Professor of Nutrition.

Countdown commences for new louse treatment

Countdown commences for new louse treatment

A request for the authorisation of a new louse treatment product, based on Iufenuron, has now been submitted to the Norwegian authorities by Elanco.

Hatchery gene concerns

Hatchery gene concerns

A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon shows that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level, and that they can become different with surprising speed.

Speculation over Grieg’s future in Shetland

Speculation over Grieg’s future in Shetland

Algae, sea lice and the strength of the pound have all been blamed for a poor final quarter of 2015 by Grieg Seafood Shetland (GSS), and the performance means that the Scottish subsidiary faces a “a strategic review” by the Group’s board - with one industry commentator appearing to suggest that Grieg may even be considering the sale of its Shetland operations.

Boosting fish health research by a third

Boosting fish health research by a third

Cargill’s major investment in a new fish health centre in Chile – a project which was started by EWOS – will increase the company’s fish health research capacity by 30%, according to Einar Wathne, president of Cargill Aqua Nutrition.

Scotland’s costly fourth quarter

Scotland’s costly fourth quarter

The final quarter of 2015 proved to be a tough one for Marine Harvest Scotland, not least because of “incident-based mortality losses due to AGD, lice treatment and algal blooms”, which amounted to losses of NOK 67 million (£5.45m), including write down of biomass.

Prices hide problems in south Norway

Prices hide problems in south Norway

Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) has reported a mixed final quarter of 2015, with their northern sites faring considerably better than their more southerly counterparts – due to fewer biological challenges in the former. However, thanks to the highest Q4 spot prices for 20 years, both operations managed to achieve a positive EBIT.

Torode to a healthy heart

Torode to a healthy heart

Masterchef judge John Torode is fronting a new campaign that aims to highlight the significant health benefits of seafoods – such as salmon, mackerel and mussels – that are rich in omega-3.

MH Norway to double cleanerfish production

MH Norway to double cleanerfish production

Despite experiencing a challenging year for cleanerfish production, Marine Harvest Norway seeks to at least double its output in 2016.

Recognition for wrasse collaboration

Recognition for wrasse collaboration

A wrasse research project whose commercial partners include Biomar, Marine Harvest and Scottish Sea Farms won the Innovative Collaboration prize at last night’s Scottish Enterprise Life Science Awards.

Previous
1
11
12
13 (current)
14
15
17
Next