Aquaculture

The BioMar Group says that it averaged a below one Fish-In Fish-Out (FIFO) ratio for its raw material usage for the first time in its company history.

Saudi Arabia’s National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) has received official approval from the Ministry of Trade and Investment to register its new brand Bahri as an approved trademark.

Icelandic equipment manufacturer Skaginn 3X has signed a contract with Kråkøy Slakteri for the provision of a Sub-Chilling system, expected delivery of the system is set for late 2018.

AquaGen Scotland has announced the appointment of Martin Haberfield as technical sales manager. Martin is the first employee to join the company’s new Scottish office, based on the Stirling University Innovation Park.

BioMar Group has taken its next step into the shrimp feed market by acquiring 70% of the Ecuadorian shrimp feed producer Alimentsa.

A 1.7m project conceived to get Scottish mussels to spawn in a hatchery environment has been visited by its Australian partner, Spring Bay Seafoods – operators of a commercial-scale mussel hatchery.

Calysta has pledged to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”

Europharma has developed a training course to address fish health & welfare in Scotland’s aquaculture industry.

The global feed producer and supplier Skretting is launching its brand in Honduras and Nicaragua to support the growing need for sustainable shrimp feeds in both these important aquaculture markets in Central…

Chilean salmon farmer Ventisqueros has started using sustainable salmon feed in order to boost its sustainability credentials.