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Fish-death report ‘without context’ dismissed

Fish-death report ‘without context’ dismissed

Salmon industry spokesman Scott Landsburgh has rebutted a claim that RSPCA Assured status awarded to farms is little more than a “fig leaf” that hides high levels on fish mortalities.

Flushed chemicals 'turning river fish transgender'

Flushed chemicals 'turning river fish transgender'

A fifth of male fish tested in English rivers are now ‘trans-gender’ or ‘intersex’, with both female and male characteristics, due to chemicals flushed from UK households, according to researchers.

Gene breakthrough leads to SRS-resistant salmon

Gene breakthrough leads to SRS-resistant salmon

A collaboration between researchers in Chile and Norway, directed by the AquaGen company Blue Genomics Chile, has resulted in a breakthrough in breeding for SRS resistance in coho salmon, AquaGen states.

Fury over SEPA changes to Slice treatment rules

Fury over SEPA changes to Slice treatment rules

Scott Landsburgh, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, has hit out at the ‘chaos’ caused by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s move to slash the use of in-feed sea lice medicine Slice.

Chicken feather-oil 'can improve fish survival'

Chicken feather-oil 'can improve fish survival'

University researchers in the United States are using a feather-conditioning oil that comes from a gland on chickens' tails to improve survival at fish farms.

‘New era’ of DNA vaccines for salmon farming

‘New era’ of DNA vaccines for salmon farming

The European Commission’s decision to approve a DNA vaccine for use against a virus that causes pancreas disease has been welcomed by a leading fish veterinarian.

Injectable vaccine for sea bass diseases unveiled

Injectable vaccine for sea bass diseases unveiled

Veterinary pharmaceutical company HIPRA has launched an injectable vaccine against vibriosis and pasteurellosis in sea bass.

Aqualife shuffles roles in expansion bid

Aqualife shuffles roles in expansion bid

Scottish-based fish vaccination company Aqualife has announced a management restructure, with the aim of supporting diversification and global expansion.

ISA suspected at Grieg farm in northern Norway

ISA suspected at Grieg farm in northern Norway

Suspicions of the presence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) have been discovered at a Grieg Seafood site in northern Norway.

Vaccine expert joins HIPRA’s push into aquaculture

Vaccine expert joins HIPRA’s push into aquaculture

Veterinary pharma firm HIPRA is strengthening its presence in aquaculture and the salmon market by recruiting Bjarte Lygren as Regional Technical & Marketing Manager Aqua.

Tests show lumpsuckers can infect salmon with AGD

Tests show lumpsuckers can infect salmon with AGD

Researchers have demonstrated that lumpsuckers can develop amoebic gill disease (AGD) and transmit the infection to salmon.

Cleaner fish prices rocket

Cleaner fish prices rocket

The price of cleaner fish has leaped by almost 25 per cent in a year, according to new industry figures from Norway.

Scientists shed light on blindness in salmon

Scientists shed light on blindness in salmon

The underlying causes of why farmed fish are more susceptible to cataracts in summer have now been identified.

Trust launches study into decline of wild salmon

Trust launches study into decline of wild salmon

Concern over mortality of juveniles during their long migration at sea before returning to UK rivers

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