Green light for 24,000-tonne on-land salmon farm A land-based salmon farm planned for the town of Farsund in southern Norway has been granted a permit.
Grieg dips a toe into on-land salmon farming Grieg Seafood has become the first global salmon farmer to invest in land-based farming all the way to harvest by entering a joint venture in southern Norway.
Mowi Scotland plans floating tanks for post-smolts Mowi Scotland is exploring the potential use of solid-walled floating “Neptune” tanks to grow post-smolts from 120 to 800 grams.
Study finds ‘optimal’ current speed for RAS post-smolts The optimum velocity of water in recirculating aquaculture systems used for post-smolt salmon should be slightly above one fish body length per second, researchers in Norway have concluded.
Searching for the right light for RAS salmon Scientists at Norwegian research institute Nofima have studied the effect of LED light on salmon performance in closed-containment recirculated aquaculture systems (RAS).
Huon reports 99.9% survival of first salmon from nursery Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has reported a first-week post-transfer survival rate of more than 99.9% for post-smolts on-grown at its Aus$43.7 million (£24.4m) Whale Point facility, Australia’s first onshore salmon nursery.
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.
