Norway extends permit auction deadline Norway’s fisheries and seafood minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen has extended the deadline for salmonid farmers to register for the auction of extra biomass.
Chilean salmonid export earnings fall 11.5% in H1 The value of Chilean salmonid exports fell by 11.5% to US $2,379 million in the first half of 2020, compared to $2,689m in the same period last year.
Lerøy harvests rise for Q2 and H1 Fish farmer Lerøy harvested 38,900 gutted weight tonnes of salmon and trout in Norway in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 1,800 gwt of the same period last year, it said in a trading update today.
BioMar five-year average FIFO ratio of 1:1 or below High use of trimmings and the use of novel ingredients has enabled feed producer BioMar to achieve a five-year average of 1:1 or below Forage Fish Dependency Ratio (FFDR) for its raw material usage.
Veramaris algal oil wins approval for US fish farming Fish farmers in the United States now have the option of using Veramaris’ algal oil in their feed after the product received GRAS (Generally Recognised As Safe) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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.
