Aquaculture 2-10 – Page 87
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NewsBioMar expands Ecuadorian shrimp business
Danish aquaculture feed company, BioMar Group, is expanding its Ecuador factory with a new line for extruded shrimp feed.
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NewsCarrying capacity protocols developed
Representatives from MIMECCA, a Spanish-led project focused on estimating the carrying capacity of marine aquaculture sites, has convened industry experts to report their findings.
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NewsPlans for profitable Kenyan aquaculture
Farm Africa’s Kenya market-led aquaculture programme has mapped out how the Kenyan government can build a sustainable and inclusive aquaculture sector.
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NewsCflow and PG Flow Solutions team up
Norwegian specialist in the handling, storage and transport of live fish, Cflow, has been acquired by PG Flow Solutions, a fellow Norwegian company specialising in cargo handling systems.
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News£1.28m in R&D funds for Scottish Sea Farms
Scottish Sea Farms is to receive £1.28 million to support its research and development into fish welfare and environmental protection.
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NewsBjørøya acquires new AKVA feed barge
Norway-based Bjørøya has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a new AKVA feed barge.
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NewsOffshore farming’s promising potential
Full of enthusiasm for aquaculture''s shift offshore, Langley Gace, Senior Vice President of InnovaSea Systems and chairman of this year''s High Energy Mariculture Conference in Corfu, shared his thoughts on the potential of the open ocean.
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NewsScottish salmon farm meds ‘harm marine life’
Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly changing local marine environments and putting marine life at risk according to research carried out by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
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NewsHEM site visit – Corfu Sea Farm
On the last day of the High Energy Mariculture 2018 conference in Corfu, attendees were given a unique opportunity to see an offshore farm and packaging plant for themselves at Corfu Sea Farm in Kassiopi, northeast Corfu
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NewsAquaculture can be more sustainable
Fish farming has made strong progress in recent years, but there’s still plenty of choppy water ahead
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NewsKrill oil reduces human glucose levels
New research has found that krill oil with naturally high levels of Astaxanthin and Omega-3 Phospholipids significantly reduces fasting glucose levels in healthy humans.
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NewsSkretting to cease UK production
Skretting has said it will close its UK feed production facility at the end of April 2019 because of overcapacity in the salmon feed market.
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NewsOffshore farming – no longer a novelty
Speakers and attendees from more than 20 countries came together to discuss the full process of farming offshore and share their insights as High Energy Mariculture 2018 covered every aspect of offshore farming from technology and site selection to insurance, legislation and innovation
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NewsGael Force takeover boosts Scottish industry
Gael Force Group has acquired a 75% stake in the Corpach Boatbuilding Company in a move which could strengthen the west of Scotland’s boatbuilding industry and see the introduction of steel feed barge building on the west coast.
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NewsASC is first aquaculture body to join GGGI
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has become the first aquaculture body to join the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) with the aim of leading the fight against plastic aquaculture waste and planning requirements for farms to properly dispose of plastics and equipment.
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NewsOpening the doors to the story of salmon
AKVA group is proud sponsor of The Salmon, a top modern visitor centre at Tjuvholmen in Oslo, where students and the public are invited to learn more about salmon farming.
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NewsSalmon health management tool launched
A new cloud-based collaborative tool has been launched to improve the efficient management of fish health in the salmon industry through standardised data collection and by better enabling collaboration.
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NewsExtinct Scottish oyster reefs to be restored
A total of 20,000 oysters are to be introduced into the Scottish Highlands’ Dornoch Firth as part of a project to restore oyster reefs fished to extinction a century ago.
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NewsStakeholders and innovation key to survival
Asking the “tough questions” and engaging stakeholders are important to the survival of the marine ingredients industry, IFFO - The Marine Ingredients Organisation president Eduardo Goycoolea said at the organisation’s annual conference.
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NewsScience of breeding, genetics and feed
The last two sessions of the High Energy Mariculture Conference 2018 took on a more scientific feel, as talks turned to hatchery and breeding operations, disease-resistant fish, latest innovations, and how fish can be kept healthy to allow for maximum returns on investment
