UK-Scotland forum 'still needed to solve Brexit mess' Salmon farmers have backed Scottish government calls for a continuing UK-Scotland government forum to sort out the “shambles of Brexit”.
Samherji plugs into power station for £263m eco-friendly salmon plant A 40,000 tonnes-per-year on-land salmon farm is to be built in Iceland next to a geothermal power plant that will provide it with both warm water and electricity.
Phage product launched to tackle winter ulcers Fish health company STIM has launched a bacteriophage product and the option of a tailor-made vaccine to combat Moritella viscosa, a cause of winter ulcers in farmed salmon.
Earnings rise for wellboat operator Intership Wellboat company Intership – which operates in Scotland, Canada, Chile and Iceland as well as its home country of Norway – increased both sales and operating profit last year.
Collaboration is key to farmed wrasse progress The number of farmed ballan wrasse used in aquaculture to support integrated sea lice management could overtake wild-caught wrasse as soon as 2022 as a result of increased and more effective breeding and deployment programmes, according to aquaculture experts.
Aquaculture link to algal blooms discussed after huge study A public webinar will be held today at noon (BST) to discuss the results of an unprecedented analysis of thousands of harmful algal bloom (HAB) events worldwide over the past 33 years.
Study sheds sunlight on mystery of transparent lice Transparent salmon lice might not have evolved to be invisible to cleaner fish – they might simply not have had a chance to get a suntan.
New sustainability standard launched for feed producers The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) today launched a Feed Standard to tackle the issue of unsustainable and irresponsible practices undoing the positive impact of fish farming.
Offshore salmon farm plan backed by industrial group A pilot version of an offshore salmon farm design is to be built following a deal between the concept’s developers and the newly formed aquaculture business unit of Moreld, a Norwegian industrial group.
BioMar to cut feed carbon footprint by a third by 2030 Aquafeed manufacturer BioMar has targeted reducing the carbon footprint per tonne of feed by one-third by 2030.
GAA aquaculture innovation award deadline extended The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has extended the application deadline for its ninth annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award to June 30.
Pure Salmon buys Krüger Kaldnes RAS division Pure Salmon owner 8F Asset Management has bought the Norwegian recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) division of Krüger Kaldnes from international water and waste giant Veolia and formed a new company – Pure Salmon Kalnes RAS.
Capacity cut for Norway farms after failure to meet tough lice limits The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has decided to withdraw a 5% capacity increase for 35 fish production licences after operators were unable to meet demanding sea lice control rules attached to the extra biomass allowance.
Proximar laying firm foundations in Japan The construction of an on-land salmon farm for Norwegian company Proximar Seafood is well under way in Japan. The chief executive says the next big milestone will be to get the ova put in next year.
