Double bid to improve gill health Two projects have been launched to understand the factors that cause gill problems in salmon farming and to provide concrete recommendations for preventive measures that can reduce the problems.
Atlantic salmon to be farmed in northern Spain A Spanish company is spending €30 million on a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) to grow Atlantic salmon in the northern province of Cantabria.
Farmers splash out on data buoys The Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association (ACFFA) has begun accepting proposals from contractors who are interested in building two new buoys with sensor technology.
We’d struggle without EU workers, warns Grieg Shetland chief Grieg Seafood Shetland managing director Grant Cumming has reiterated Scottish salmon farming’s concerns about the effects of Brexit, warning that “we would really struggle without our EU workers”.
Newfoundland government stumps up £17.5m to help Grieg salmon project Grieg NL has received an equity investment of CAD30 million (£17.5m) in repayable financial assistance from the Newfoundland and Labrador government for its project to grow 30,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon per year in Placentia Bay.
Cermaq Canada orders state-of-the-art Hydrolicer Liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions will supply its PG-HydroFlow fish pumping solution to a salmon delousing barge that Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine will build for Cermaq Canada.
Management milestone for Cooke employee John McCulloch from Unst has become the first person in Britain to complete a ground-breaking professional development programme in Aquaculture Management developed by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI.
Salmon chief slams BC ‘municipal virtue signalling’ A Canadian salmon farming executive has accused delegates from British Columbia’s local councils of ‘municipal virtue signalling’ after they passed a resolution urging the provincial government to shift the industry to on-land closed systems.
Minister seeks to keep Norway-UK trade door open Norwegian fisheries minister Harald T Nesvik has held talks with his Westminster counterpart, George Eustice, as he seeks to ensure continued UK market access after Brexit.
Aquaculture firms honoured by Excellence Awards Salmon farmers already have plenty of reason to be grateful to cleaner fish for helping battle sea lice, but Scottish Sea Farms can now also thank them for winning an award.
Solution found for emptying of re-floated Seikongen Removal of liquid and solid waste from the salvaged Chilean wellboat Seikongen should begin today or tomorrow, authorities have said.
Hello Mate! 'Sophisticated' feed barge delivered to Scottish Salmon Company The Scottish Salmon Company has taken delivery of a 400-tonne SeaMate feed barge for its site at Portree, Skye.
Chilean salmon mortality down to 13% in 2017 The level of farmed Atlantic salmon mortality in Chile decreased from 28% in 2016 to 13% last year, according to industry analyst Aquabench.
Biotech firm announces salmon feed trial success Alternative proteins producer KnipBio has announced the successful completion of a feed efficacy trial on Atlantic salmon using KBM500, its astaxanthin-rich premium protein.
