Angling body reels in River Dee Trust chief as new CEO Edinburgh-based wild fish NGO the Atlantic Salmon Trust (ATS) has announced the appointment of experienced fisheries manager Mark Bilsby as its new chief executive.
Fish are where my art is, says salmon veteran Geoff Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee, Geoff Kidd, has celebrated 40 years with the company and says his love of working with salmon is as strong as ever.
Eating mussels ‘better for planet than being vegan’ Eating farm-grown mussels may be a greener option than becoming a vegan, according to a study by the Ecological Society of America.
New man at the top of IFFO’s food chain IFFO, the marine ingredients organisation, has appointed former Cargill executive Petter Martin Johannessen as its new director general.
Pilot killed in fish farm helicopter crash named Police Scotland have named the pilot who was killed in a helicopter crash yesterday while carrying out work for the Scottish Salmon Company on North Uist.
Exports made plane and simple for Marine Harvest Marine Harvest Scotland is taking advantage of the first direct flight from Scotland to China.
Fish farm helicopter pilot killed in crash Air accident investigators were due to arrive in the Western Isles today to determine the cause of a helicopter crash in which a pilot transporting a load for the Scottish Salmon Company died.
Feed chief: Future depends on innovation licences Knut Nesse, chief executive of feed producer Nutreco, has emphasised the importance of innovation to cope with the growth of salmon farming during a speech at Aquavision 2018 in Stavanger, Norway.
“Climate change is not a future threat, it is here now” The former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, called for the creation of global alliances and movements against climate change to help fulfil the stipulations of the Paris Agreement.
Hopes high as offspring of Cooke-raised wild salmon head to sea A world-first wild salmon recovery programme involving Cooke Aquaculture has reached a significant milestone.
Alltech’s aquafeed ‘cornerstone’ Coppens International re-named Aquafeed producer Coppens International has been re-branded as Alltech Coppens, two years after it was acquired by the Alltech group.
Action needed on risks to aquaculture workers, warns Stirling study for UN Health and safety within the global aquaculture industry is widely overlooked – despite the sector posing a great risk to workers, according to University of Stirling-led research.
Salmonid by-product could be used to repair bones Chinese scientists have discovered that a compound extracted from the bones of rainbow trout and keta salmon stimulates better bone repair, in addition to having better biocompatibility than the synthetic compound used today.
‘Negligible’ worm risk from Europe’s farmed fish A Europe-wide study has revealed negligible risk for human health of zoonotic parasitic worms in farmed fish.
