Trout handbook follows in wake of salmon guide A new handbook on welfare indicators for farmed rainbow trout has been released this week. It is a sister publication to the FISHWELL handbook on welfare indicators for farmed Atlantic salmon that was released in 2018.
Seafood marketing chief praises sector’s adaptability The head of industry marketing body Seafood Scotland has paid tribute to the “unyielding determination” of the seafood sector to maintain supply during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Norway: Process workers test positive for coronavirus Norwegian salmon and trout farmer Lerøy has announced that two workers at its Lerøy Fossen trout processing facility on the island of Osterøy have tested positive for Covid-19.
Feed producer reports ‘remarkable’ trial results Feed producer Aller Aqua and marine ingredients supplier TripleNine have reported “remarkable results” from a feeding trial of newly hatched rainbow trout.
Rules relaxed for fish farmers due to Covid-19 Scotland’s salmon farmers have welcomed a temporary relaxation of regulations that will allow them to exceed biomass limits if they are forced to delay harvests because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
50,000 trout escape from Cermaq Chile farm Salmonid farmer Cermaq has reported an escape of up to 50,000 fish from a trout farm in the Magallanes region of Chile.
Cooke’s US trout farm plan suffers court setback A plan by Cooke Aquaculture to farm rainbow trout and sablefish in partnership with a Native American tribe in Washington state has suffered a setback in court.
Aller Aqua claims feed can 'outcompete' pathogens Feed producer Aller Aqua has launched a new feed concept based on a blend of functional ingredients that it says promote growth and survival in fish as well as disease resistance and prevention.
Trout fry feed ‘better for fish and water’ Feed producer Alltech Coppens has introduced a new starter feed for trout fry which it claims provides key nutrients and improves water quality.
Which salmon farmers will get green light in Norway? Norway’s new fisheries and seafood minister, Geir-Inge Sivertsen, will tomorrow announce which “traffic light” colours the country’s 13 fish farming production zones will receive.
Scottish net washer supplier expands into Norway Stirling-based net washer supplier Trimara Services has extended its reach to Norway with the appointment of Arctic Havservice as its agent there.
Trout find omega-3-rich feed tastier, study shows Rainbow trout prefer feeds containing higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and can discriminate between diets containing different levels of the acids, research in France has shown.
Peat bog fish farm does the spadework for sustainability A project investigating the possibility of growing trout and perch in ponds in former peat extraction land in Ireland is seeing good results halfway through a two-year experiment.
University shuts down trout facility after fish deaths Vancouver Island University (VIU) has temporarily stopped using its trout facility after almost 400 fish died due to human and mechanical error.
