Aquaculture

Andrew Jackson Solicitors has advised SeaGrown Ltd, which has established a sustainable, 25-hectare seaweed farm off the coast of Scarborough, with the purchase of a vessel for a six-figure sum.

Krill meal improves the welfare and fillet quality of salmon, according to a recent study by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Nofima), in collaboration with Aker BioMarine.

The BioMar-Tongwei JV in China has now begun commercial production of aqua feeds in the new factory based in Wuxi. The new facility has already proved its capacity to deliver high and…

AKVA Group has signed a NOK100 million contract for the delivery to seven locations in Norway of a patented solution to reduce sea lice infestation in salmon.

BioMar and Vietnam’s leading shrimp hatchery Viet-UC have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention of BioMar becoming part owner and operational lead in the feed factory currently owned by Viet-UC.

Three new bore holes are being drilled at Samherji’s land-based fish farming site at Grindavík in southern Iceland. This is to ensure water economy following last years expansion and to prepare for…

A new selective breeding method is being developed by a Scottish research consortium that could enhance fish health and well-being by improving salmon resistance to sea lice.

In co-operation with partners at engineering company Techano AS, Naust Marine is fabricating and delivering electrical systems to the Arctic Offshore Fish Farming project off the coast of Tromsø in Norway.

Scottish Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing has paid tribute to Scotland’s fish farming workers for ensuring the supply of fresh salmon, trout and shellfish continues to reach UK supermarkets.

After having its trawl door production at Plunge in Lithuania for the last seven years, the company last year began expanding its facilities there to include aquaculture net production.