Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture body Salmon Scotland has asked Scottish government not to put politics before employment when considering a proposed ban on all marine activity in Scottish waters.

17th April 2023

Scottish government urged to prioritise seafood jobs

17th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture technology supplier Fjord Maritime has won a contract to convert an oil platform supply vessel (PSV) to a containerised battery powered live fish carrier (LFC).

17th April 2023

Fjord Maritime lands live carrier contract

17th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

One year ago, Russian troops crossed the Ukrainian border, triggering the bloodiest conflict the European continent has seen since the Second World War. Since then, Ukrainian fish farmers have sustained tremendous losses,…

12th April 2023

Ukrainian aquaculture – one year on

12th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon Evolution has secured a finance package that will be used to complete construction on its first production facility at Indre Harøe.

12th April 2023

Salmon Evolution secures facility build funding

12th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New Brunswick’s first land-based atlantic salmon aquaculture facility has been given a green light to proceed by local government.

11th April 2023

Green light for Canadian land-based facility

11th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The volume of salmon harvested in the Faroe Islands by the Bakkafrost Group in the first-quarter of this year decreased by 6,500 tonnes year-on-year to the equivalent of 11,000 tonnes head-on gutted…

6th April 2023

Bakkafrost’s Scottish salmon harvest doubles

6th April 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The global market for the species is expected to surpass $7 billion by the end of 2033.

5th April 2023

Rainbow trout – a fish with healthy potential

5th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ainan Fishery Cooperative Association, which produces red sea bream, has become the first facility in Japan to achieve a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

4th April 2023

Japan’s first BAP could drive up exports

4th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in Scotland is calling upon emerging leaders from across the sector to take part in its Leadership Development Programme, which it says is the only scheme…

4th April 2023

Coaching delivered for future aquaculture leaders

4th April 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Cermaq, BioSort and Scale AQ’s third version of iFarm has been installed in Norway. This small step could become a giant leap for salmon farming if the technology proves successful.

3rd April 2023

High hopes as iFarm Version 3 gets underway

3rd April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Loch Duart has promoted Hazel Wade as its new operations director.

30th March 2023

Loch Duart appoints new operations director

30th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A bill proposing a resource rent tax on Norwegian aquaculture has been presented by government to parliament (Stortinget) for approval. The government’s new proposal remains similar to its initial proposition made in…

28th March 2023

Norway changes salmon farming tax proposal

28th March 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

A new 30-metre mussel harvesting vessel purpose-built by McMullen & Wing to withstand the most challenging sea conditions encountered in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty has entered service.

27th March 2023

New mussel harvester for NZ’s Whakatōhea

27th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The trade body for Scottish salmon has raised concerns with the three First Ministerial candidates about a proposed ban on marine activity in coastal waters around Scotland.

27th March 2023

Salmon farms urge caution on HPMAs

27th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

North Queensland prawn farm Pacific Reef Tigers and abalone producer Yumbah were two of the big winners in Australia’s latest annual Sustainable Seafood Awards, held by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) in…

27th March 2023

Australian aquaculture award winners named

27th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A project is under way in Denmark to develop a new form of sustainable seafood production.

24th March 2023

Danish aquaculture project gets underway

24th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The total volume of fish produced by Iceland’s aquaculture industry decreased by 1,796 tonnes in 2022, amounting to a total 51,350 tonnes. However, the country exported more fish than in 2021 and…

24th March 2023

Icelandic aquaculture export earnings climb

24th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Land-based aquaculture company Atlantic Sapphire has raised NOK595 million (€52.71 million) through a private placement of 119,000,000 new shares at a price of NOK5 (€0.44) per share.

23rd March 2023

Atlantic Sapphire share sell-off raises €50m

23rd March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Royal Greenland has been given DKK5.5 million (€740,000) to support seaweed farming in Greenland.

22nd March 2023

Government funding for Greenland seaweed farm

22nd March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has revised its state aid guidelines for the fishing and aquaculture sectors in a move it says will help member states meet EU green targets.

20th March 2023

EC revises state aid guidelines

20th March 2023