SalMar applies for open sea site for 19,000t fish farm Salmon farmer SalMar has applied for permission to site its planned Smart Fish Farm (SFF) in an area of open sea between 30 and 70 miles off the Norwegian coast.
£2.2m for aquaculture research in Scotland The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) today announced funding for eight new innovation projects that will support the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector in Scotland and beyond.
Sludge treatment specialist targets Scotland Norwegian aquaculture sludge treatment specialist Blue Ocean Technology AS is to renew plans for a sales drive in Scotland after receiving interest from fish farmers in the country.
PatoGen plans laboratory in Scotland Fish health and diagnostics company PatoGen Ltd is establishing a laboratory in Oban to expand its services to the Scottish aquaculture industry.
Second new workboat for Cooke in Orkney Cooke aquaculture Scotland has taken delivery of its newest workboat, the Ella May, which will support its organic seawater site at Cava in Scapa Flow.
Stricter lice limits 'make no difference for wild fish' Stricter lice limits for Norwegian salmon farms do not appear to have reduced the infection pressure on wild salmon in several production areas, according to research.
Scotland: Weekly lice reporting to be mandatory The weekly reporting of sea lice numbers at Scottish salmon farms will become mandatory from March next year.
Belgian billionaire family becomes Mowi’s second-largest private shareholder A Belgian billionaire family has become the second largest private shareholder in Mowi after its most recent purchase of 774 shares.
Salmon demand prompts investment in box factory The new owner of a polystyrene box factory in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, is investing around £250,000 in new machinery and training to meet increased demand from the salmon farming industry.
More revenue but less profit for Cooke Scotland in 2019 Salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture Scotland made a post-tax profit of £32.67 million last year on a turnover of £169.3m, newly published accounts show.
Salmon antibiotic use up but still among lowest in farming Salmon and trout farmers remained among the lowest users of antibiotics in the UK animal protein industry last year, new figures from the UK government’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) show, although salmon farmers used more of the medicines than in 2018.
Chile budgets for enhanced salmon inspection regime Chile’s government aquaculture agency, Sernapesca, has been given an increased budget of almost 33.2 billion pesos (£32.8 million) for 2021, enabling it to enhance salmon farm inspections.
Canada moves forward with BC transition from net pens The Canadian government has reiterated its support for the transition of salmon farming in British Columbia from open-net pens and will consider an interim report on the move next spring.
BC salmon farmers put facts at the public’s fingertips The British Columbia Salmon Farmers’ Association (BCSFA) has launched an online tool that provides easy to access information on the environmental, economic, and social performance of the industry.
