Aquaculture

The recent change of ownership and a new identity has already started to pay off for Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd, the only producer of sea bass in the United Kingdom.

Gail Shea, Regional Minister for Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Keith Ashfield, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, have announced almost $970,000 of funding for three aquaculture projects in PEI.

BioMar’s new fish feed carrier, Høydal, is nearing completion, and should be ready to load its first cargo of feed from BioMar’s factories in Norway on 1 May.

Funding has been announced for four innovative Vancouver Island aquaculture projects, including a project to develop closed-containment technology.

Tasmanian company Seafarm Systems has commissioned shipbuilder Incat Tasmania to construct an aluminium catamaran, equipped with net cleaning equipment, for a leading operator in Norway’s salmon industry.