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NewsOptimarin BWMS for DESS Aquaculture wellboats
DESS Aquaculture will install Optimarin ballast water management systems (BWMS) on four of its newbuild 3,500m3 capacity wellboats.
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NewsAKVA acquires Egersund Net
AKVA will acquire 100% of the shares in Egersund Net from Egersund Group with the deal expected to be completed around 31 August.
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NewsScottish salmon farm wins M&S accolade
M&S has named Scottish Sea Farms’ team at Wyre, Orkney, as its Outstanding Producer of the year in its Farming for the Future Awards 2018.
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NewsGrowing interest in alternative feeds
Despite the limited supply of fish stocks, aquaculture continues to depend on wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil. By interacting with ingredient providers, researchers, fish farmers and feed companies, one collaborative effort, the Future of Fish Feed (F3), is working to offer some innovative solutions
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News40th year for Scottish Sea Farms manager
Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee Geoff Kidd has celebrated 40 years of service including more than three decades as farm manager of Loch Spelve on Mull.
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NewsFAO fish farm project provides livelihoods
Youths in Guinea-Bissau have learnt to farm fish in floating cages to help produce food, diversify income and employment prospects and boost the country’s sustainability.
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NewsHAPO to sponsor Greek aquaculture congress
The Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization (HAPO) is the gold sponsor of Greece’s first Hellenic Aquaculture Congress taking place on 22-23 June in Athens.
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NewsNew IFFO director general
IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation has appointed Petter Martin Johannessen as director general.
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NewsOffshore farming – unlocking growth potential
Presentations and discussions at the Offshore Mariculture Conference in Singapore made clear the potential of the open ocean in creating a more dynamic and sustainable aquaculture industry
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NewsLoch Duart boasts growing global sales
An independent Scottish salmon farming company has been listed at number 78 in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table for fastest growing international sales.
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NewsIn the pink: salmon farmers’ investment in fish health delivers real results
Scotland’s two leading salmon farmers, Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms, have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018 with a marked reduction in disease-related mortalities.
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NewsFlint Hills Resources Fairmont nears completion of coproduct upgrading project construction
The company expects to begin producing a high protein animal feed ingredient later this summer as a major construction at the Flint Hills Resources Fairmont ethanol plant is approaches completion.
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NewsCoalition opposes industrial ocean fish farming
More than a hundred organisations have formally announced their united opposition to industrial ocean fish farming in US waters. According to Friends of the Earth, the move comes as some members of Congress are attempting to force through legislation to develop offshore fish farming nationwide.
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NewsSea Pact funds three new aquaculture projects
US sustainable seafood alliance Sea Pact is to fund three new aquaculture projects to help drive sustainability in the industry.
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NewsBlack Sea countries pledge sustainability
The European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) have secured a 10-year pledge to rebuild the Black Sea fish stocks, protect the region''s ecological and economic wealth and boost the development of sustainable Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture.
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NewsFitco is High Energy Mariculture sponsor
Fitco SA has been named as a gold sponsor of the 2018 High Energy Mariculture Europe conference.
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NewsNew Alimentsa production line
Sales volume has continued increasing at Alimentsa since its acquisition by BioMar and the company has just commissioned a fifth production line in order to secure sufficient capacity next year.
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NewsFishin’ Company-sponsored tilapia farms earn BAP certification
Thirty-four tilapia farms in Hainan, China, have earned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsDamen unveils UV 4312 fish farm support vessel with a chemical-free delousing installation
Damen has unveiled its 43m UV 4312 fish farm support vessel fitted with a chemical-free delousing installation and able to undertake the maintenance and support tasks particular to saltwater fish farms across larger areas and in more open waters.
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NewsFergus Ewing opens biggest Aquaculture UK event on record
Aquaculture UK has been formally opened by the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing.
