Mowi Chile probes cause of feed barge blaze Mowi is investigating the cause of a fire on board a feed barge at the Isolte Abel salmon farm in the Hualaihué commune in Los Lagos, Chile on Friday.
Scaling up IoT in aquaculture could be key to sector success The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing an increasing role in many areas, including fish farming. In this article, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre’s chief executive Heather Jones and knowledge exchange officer Sam Houston explain why aquaculture must continue to embrace technology.
Cermaq finance chief resigns Global salmon farmer Cermaq has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, Thomas Palm.
Rough reception for Cermaq's expansion plans Fishers in St Mary’s Bay in Digby County, Nova Scotia have given a hostile reception to the possibility of Cermaq Canada expanding its Atlantic salmon farming operations into the province.
Green bond first for Mowi Salmon farmer Mowi has raised €200 million with a five-year, senior unsecured inaugural green bond issue, the first green bond ever issued by a seafood company, it said in a market statement today.
Aquaculture talent hunt can fire imaginations, says minister A new campaign aimed at making young people aware of the varied and rewarding career choices in aquaculture can “light a fire” in their imaginations, Scotland’s rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing believes.
Trees might help reduce harmful algal blooms A new study from Australia indicates that trees might help prevent or reduce harmful algae blooms (HABs).
Up to 3,000 expected at Newfoundland conference Aquaculture Canada and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) North America 2020 conference and tradeshow will be kicking off in St John’s, Newfoundland on August 30.
BC net-pens won’t be gone by 2025 says minister Salmon farmers in British Columbia may feel some legislative weight has been lifted from their shoulders after Canadian fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan denied she had been tasked with transitioning the industry away from open net-pen farming within five years.
Room in jumbo's trunk: AquaChile charters 747 exclusively for salmon Chile’s largest salmon producer, AquaChile, this week chartered a jumbo jet to fly salmon to the United States – the first time that such a large aircraft has been used solely for that purpose.
AquaBounty paints bright future as it seeks more cash Transgenic-salmon grower AquaBounty has outlined ambitious expansion plans as it seeks to raise a further $9.2 million from investors.
AquaBounty welcomes stock market investors AquaBounty is offering $10 million worth of shares of its common stock to investors who want to get a taste of the genetically modified (GM) salmon business.
Mowi harvests more salmon but makes less money in Q4 Mowi harvested more fish but made less operating profit per kilo in most regions in the last quarter of 2019 compared to the same period the previous year, it said in an update today.
Coral discovery kills off salmon farm Norway’s Environment Directorate has ruled that a salmon farm must be removed at the end of its production cycle following the discovery of cauliflower coral in the area.
