Lice prevention cut farmer’s costs by 25p/kg last year The impact that prevention of sea lice infestations has on salmon farming costs has been demonstrated by figures from Norwegian producer SinkabergHansen.
AKVA’s Atlantis pens stocked with 2kg salmon Two submersible pens in which salmon are kept 30 metres below the surface for the duration of their stay have been stocked for the third and final time in Norway.
Third salmon farmer gets OK for automatic lice counting Norway has taken another step towards the widespread adoption of automatic lice counting by granting a third fish farmer permission to dispense with manual counts.
Trial shows salmon happy in submersible pen The latest trials of a submersible salmon farm have produced promising results, in terms of fish growth and welfare, according to reports.
Fish farmer buys five closed cages for ‘green permit’ site Closed cage supplier Fiizk has secured its largest contract to date, for five cages that will comprise a new salmon farm. The order from SinkabergHansen is linked to the Norwegian salmon farmer’s purchase of a “green permit” for an extra 827 tonnes of biomass.
Atlantis increases stocking tenfold The developers of the Atlantis submersible salmon pen have released 100,000 fish into the cage – 10 times as many as a first test batch last year.
49,000 salmon escape from Norwegian farm Norwegian salmon farmer SinkabergHansen has calculated that 49,000 salmon with an average weight of 2.6kg escaped from its farm at Oksbåsen, near Trondheim at the weekend.
