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Norway bans tarpaulin bath treatments near shrimp

Norway bans tarpaulin bath treatments near shrimp

Norway has banned the use of tarpaulin bath treatments on salmon farms within 500 metres of shrimp or spawning grounds.

Cermaq Canada plans smolt-to-harvest closed cage trial

Cermaq Canada plans smolt-to-harvest closed cage trial

Salmon farmer Cermaq hopes to begin a trial with closed containment cages in Canada by next year.

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Study: Live feed better for lumpfish survival and growth

Study: Live feed better for lumpfish survival and growth

New experiments in Norway show that it is almost 40% more profitable to use copepods as a starting feed for lumpfish production.

Surprising conclusion about effects of omega-3

Surprising conclusion about effects of omega-3

Omega-3 fatty acids may not have the preventive effect against myocardial infarction (heart attack) previously thought. Fish Farming Expert’s Norwegian sister site, Kyst.no, has talked to a programme leader at Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) about the surprising findings.

Norway seafood spokesman calls for end to VAT on fish

Norway seafood spokesman calls for end to VAT on fish

The chief executive of Norway’s Sjømatbedriftenes seafood industry body has urged the government in Oslo to scrap VAT on all fish to boost home consumption.

Helping salmon survive the switch to sea

Helping salmon survive the switch to sea

More knowledge about barrier functions, including skin, in post-smolt salmon can improve fish health and save the industry millions, according to Norwegian scientists.

Bank expert: Industry must improve on ‘profitable problems’ in 2019

Bank expert: Industry must improve on ‘profitable problems’ in 2019

A seafood industry expert at Norway’s DNB Bank says 2018 has been a year of good salmon prices, but believes the industry has several challenges that should be improved next year.

Spilled salmon block tunnel after lorry hits wall

Spilled salmon block tunnel after lorry hits wall

Between three to four tonnes of salmon ended up scattered over the road after an articulated lorry carrying the fish hit a tunnel in Norway, ripping open the side and roof of the trailer.

AKVA offers one-stop shop for on-land aquaculture

AKVA offers one-stop shop for on-land aquaculture

Aquaculture supplier AKVA group has brought its various on-land farming operations together under a new banner, AKVA group Land Based.

Concrete-caged smolts growing well after slow start

Concrete-caged smolts growing well after slow start

Fish placed in an experimental closed concrete cage in a Norwegian fjord are growing better than expected and mortality is low.

Salmon farming chief is named Norway’s Entrepreneur of the Year

Salmon farming chief is named Norway’s Entrepreneur of the Year

Per Grieg Jr, the chief executive of salmon farmer Grieg Seafood ASA, has been named Norway’s Entrepreneur of the Year in awards run by accountancy firm EY (formerly Ernst and Young).

iFarm project ‘impossible to complete’ with four licences

iFarm project ‘impossible to complete’ with four licences

Global salmon farmer Cermaq has expressed disappointment that it has been granted only four development licences for its iFarm project in Norway.

Cermaq Canada antibiotic use up, survival down

Cermaq Canada antibiotic use up, survival down

Salmon farmer Cermaq Canada used more antibiotics and in-feed sea lice treatment in the third quarter of 2018 than in the same period the year before.

Norway welcomes world’s largest slaughter boat

Norway welcomes world’s largest slaughter boat

Norwegian Gannet is the first and largest slaughter boat which will take fish directly from the fish farm, slaughter it on board, and transport it to the market.

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