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In-feed salmon probiotic to be trialled in Chile

In-feed salmon probiotic to be trialled in Chile

A start-up company that has created a farmed salmon probiotic aimed at preventing diseases including salmon rickettsial syndrome (SRS) is planning trials across Chile.

Faroese feed barge maker targets Scotland and Norway

Faroese feed barge maker targets Scotland and Norway

A company known for converting bulk carriers into huge feed barges that can cope with the rough seas of the Faroe Islands is to begin making smaller barges from scratch to gain a share of the market in Scotland and Norway.

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Grieg harvest and earnings up but Shetland struggles

Grieg harvest and earnings up but Shetland struggles

Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has reported positive results for the first quarter of 2019, with a harvest volume of 14,800 tonnes – up 30% compared to the same period last year – and operating profit (EBIT) of NOK267 million (£23.6m), up from NOK162m in Q1 2018.

Lower harvest hits Lerøy profits

Lower harvest hits Lerøy profits

Norwegian salmon and trout farmer Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) – which owns half of Scottish Sea Farms - has reported a lower harvest volume and operating profit for the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year.

Three-day hatching for Benchmark’s flagship salmon egg facility

Three-day hatching for Benchmark’s flagship salmon egg facility

Benchmark Genetics will officially open its new salmon egg production facility, SalmoBreed Salten, with three days of events next week.

Norway: CMS is a wider problem than thought before

Norway: CMS is a wider problem than thought before

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in farmed salmon is more widespread than previously believed, a report from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute shows.

Loch Duart is named Exporter of the Year

Loch Duart is named Exporter of the Year

Salmon farmer Loch Duart has been named Exporter of the Year in the 2019 Made in Scotland Awards.

Stingray creator shortlisted for European Inventor Award

Stingray creator shortlisted for European Inventor Award

The inventor of sea lice-killing laser system Stingray has been named as a finalist in the European Inventor Award 2019, run by the European Patent Office (EPO).

Salmon export certification ‘digital by July’

Salmon export certification ‘digital by July’

Export health certification for Scottish salmon is likely to become a digital process by July, saving time and money for producers and easing some of the administrative burden associated with Brexit.

Bigger harvest compensates Bakkafrost for lower prices

Bigger harvest compensates Bakkafrost for lower prices

The Faroes’ biggest salmon farmer, Bakkafrost, made an operational EBIT of DKK 268 million (£30.7m) in the first quarter of this year – exactly the same as in Q1 2018.

Warm water and jellyfish wipe millions off Huon’s 2019 earnings

Warm water and jellyfish wipe millions off Huon’s 2019 earnings

Biological problems have caused Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon to slash its earnings forecast from between Australian $64 million and $68m to between $50m and $55m for its 2019 financial year.

AquaBounty says adios to Panama

AquaBounty says adios to Panama

Transgenic-salmon producer AquaBounty has said it no longer requires its farm in Panama after getting the green light to grow fish in the United States.

Chile draws up a road map for offshore salmon farming

Chile draws up a road map for offshore salmon farming

Chile will dip a toe into the deep water of ocean salmon farming in June when a high-energy site will be stocked with 50,000 fish.

New lumpfish feed ‘eliminates diet-related cataracts’, says BioMar

New lumpfish feed ‘eliminates diet-related cataracts’, says BioMar

BioMar has produced a new feed which it says eliminates the problem of diet-related cataracts in lumpfish, which are used in fish farms to eat lice off salmon.

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