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Tagging bid to solve mystery of wild salmon routes

Tagging bid to solve mystery of wild salmon routes

Hundreds of Atlantic salmon will be tagged and released back into the water as part of a new study aimed at increasing the understanding of the routes they take and the conservation measures needed to protect them, the Scottish Government reports.

Aquaculture laboratory plans scaled down

Aquaculture laboratory plans scaled down

Plans to create a full-service aquaculture and fisheries research and development centre at a former AstraZeneca laboratory in Devon should be scaled down, authors of a feasibility study have concluded.

Chile commits £7.5m a year to gene war on lice

Chile commits £7.5m a year to gene war on lice

Chile is committing £7.54 million a year to sequencing the genome of the sea louse Caligus rogercresseyi.

Evonik and DSM plan $200m omega-3 factory

Evonik and DSM plan $200m omega-3 factory

Specialist chemical company Evonik and science-based conglomerate Royal DSM have revealed plans to build a $200 million commercial-scale facility for producing omega-3 fatty acids from natural marine algae for animal nutrition.

Baked salmon just as healthy as raw

Baked salmon just as healthy as raw

Like fish, but not so keen on sushi? New research indicates baked salmon has the same healthy properties as the raw variety.

Spring Bay boost for Scots mussel hatchery project

Spring Bay boost for Scots mussel hatchery project

An innovative project to get Scottish mussels to spawn in a hatchery environment has received an international boost with a visit from Tasmanian partners Spring Bay Seafoods – operators of one of the world’s few commercial-scale mussel hatcheries.

New Irish research cluster announced

New Irish research cluster announced

Ireland’s Marine Institute has announced a marine research cluster is to be formed in Connemara.

Genetic breakthrough in Pancreas Disease

Genetic breakthrough in Pancreas Disease

Scientists have confirmed the inheritable genetic component of Pancreas Disease in Atlantic salmon, which could make it possible to breed fish with natural resistance to the viral disease.

Irish on course for ‘own brand’ lumpfish

Ireland's Carna Research Station (CRS, National University of Ireland Galway) has produced and delivered more than 300,000 Irish farmed lumpfish to salmon producers in the country.

Inverlussa picks up latest and greatest workboat

Inverlussa picks up latest and greatest workboat

Mull-based workboat operator Inverlussa Marine Services has taken delivery of its latest and most aquaculture-specific vessel, the Gina Mary, built in what is probably a record time of just five months.

Sea lice threat to wild salmon smolt 'mainly low'

Sea lice threat to wild salmon smolt 'mainly low'

Norwegian researchers have found a low risk of mortality on wild salmon smolt due to sea lice in seven of the country’s coastal production areas, moderate risk in five and high risk in one area.

Merger looms for key aquaculture research institutes

Merger looms for key aquaculture research institutes

The Norwegian government has outlined proposals to merge the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES).

Plan for biggest black soldier fly larvae plant unveiled

Plan for biggest black soldier fly larvae plant unveiled

Intrexon Corporation and Darling Ingredients have announced a joint venture to create the largest commercial-scale facility in the US to produced ingredients for fish feed from black soldier fly larvae.

World’s biggest wellboat ordered

World’s biggest wellboat ordered

The world’s largest wellboat is to be constructed by Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard for use in Tasmania.

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