Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

UK-based Wood & Douglas has developed a monitoring system that enables fish farmers to look after the welfare of their stocks and their on-growing environment while away from farm sites.

17th December 2010

New wireless monitoring for fish farmers and breeders

17th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Exports of Norwegian salmon in November totalled NOK 3.1 billion (€391.7 million/$528 million), an increase of 38% or NOK 853 million (€107.8 million/$145.3 million) compared to November 2009.

14th December 2010

Record Norwegian salmon exports

14th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dragon Feeds began looking at ways to produce sustainable aquaculture feeds around 10 years ago. Following five years intense research and development work, the UK company unveiled its unique fishmeal alternative, which…

9th December 2010

Q&A with Tony Smith, Dragon Feeds

9th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has predicted a 15% increase in the volume of mussels sold over Christmas compared with the same period last year, saying consumers have become increasingly adventurous…

7th December 2010

Sales of Scottish mussels to soar

7th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Puzzled scientists are battling to identify why millions of Pacific oysters are dying in New Zealand waters. Up to half of the juvenile Pacific oyster stocks in the North Island are thought…

2nd December 2010

NZ oysters die from herpes outbreak

2nd December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Risnes AS, received contracts to deliver five catamarans for the aquaculture industry. The contracts have a total value of NOK 24 million (€3…

25th November 2010

Bergen wins contracts for five aquaculture catamarans

25th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new fish farming diploma course at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is proving popular and reflects a predicted boom in the aquaculture industry, according to School of Technology, Primary Industries…

24th November 2010

New Zealand aquaculture diploma pulls in students

24th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Denis Lebel, minister of state for Canada Economic Development, has announced the awarding of CAD 700,000 (€502,887/$691,105) in repayable funding to Les Fermes marines du Québec for the construction of a hatchery…

22nd November 2010

Canada funds scallop farming projects

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The board of directors at Akva Group ASA has appointed Trond Williksen as the Norwegian company’s new CEO.

22nd November 2010

Akva Group appoints new CEO

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New Zealand aquaculture ventures can secureNZD 410,000 (€233,193/$318,789) in government funding through the third round of a contestable fund.

22nd November 2010

New Zealand opens next round of aquaculture funding

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kaipara Oysters have enjoyed a very good first year in the European market with orders for the organic shellfish coming in from all over the continent.

18th November 2010

NZ organic oysters wow European market

18th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sanford Ltd has confirmed it has entered into a conditional agreement with fellow New Zealand company Pacifica Seafoods for the acquisition of Pacifica’s Greenshell mussel and Pacific oyster businesses for NZD 85…

17th November 2010

Sanford pays NZD 85m for Pacifica

17th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian company Grieg Seafood ASA said a strong salmon market with high prices saw its operating profit before value adjustment of the biomass surge to NOK 105.1 million (€13 million/$18.1 million) in…

10th November 2010

Salmon prices boost Grieg’s Q3 profits

10th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Inc has reported a third-quarter sales increase of 27%. The Seattle-based company recorded Q3 sales of $28.2 million (€20.3 million), up from $22.2 million (€16 million) achieved in…

10th November 2010

Tilapia firms Q3 sales rocket 27%

10th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the introduction of the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) into parliament.

10th November 2010

NZ delivers aquaculture legislation amendment bill

10th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-based salmon farming giant Cermaq has presented an EBIT pre fair value adjustment of NOK 502 million (€61.7 million/$87 million) for Q3 2010. Adjusted for gains on divestment, the EBIT was NOK…

5th November 2010

Cermaq achieves best quarter results ever

5th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Board of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii granted an application from Hawaii Oceanic Technology for a 35-year lease on the company’s 247-acre deep open ocean aquaculture site,…

5th November 2010

35-yr lease granted for first US deep ocean aquaculture site

5th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest reported operating revenues of NOK 3,610 million (€440.3 million/$618.2 million) in the third quarter of 2010, up slightly from NOK 3,601 million (€439.2 million/$616.7 million) recorded in the corresponding period…

3rd November 2010

Marine Harvest: strong Q3, output to rise

3rd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish and animal feed company Nutreco saw an 11% year-on-year rise in turnover in the third quarter of 2010. It took third quarter sales past €1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), largely due to…

1st November 2010

Nutreco Q3 turnover grows 11%

1st November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Empresa Pesquera Apiao’s Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis) farming sites have been audited by an international certification body and found to be compliant with Friend of the Sea sustainability requirements.

26th October 2010

Chilean blue mussels secure Friend of the Sea eco-label

26th October 2010