Aquaculture

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A trade war with the European Union could have a devastating impact on Britain’s export market and should be “avoided at all costs”, representative body Salmon Scotland has warned.

12th May 2022

Trade war concerns

12th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire has received a DKK 180 million insurance settlement for the fire that gutted the company’s Denmark plant in September 2021.

11th May 2022

Atlantic Sapphire payout

11th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To strengthen its position within closed aquaculture systems, ozone and oxygen specialist Redox AS has acquired fellow Norwegian company Norluft AS.

11th May 2022

Redox acquires Norluft

11th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scotland’s economic recovery has largely been driven by strong growth in exports of drinks and seafood products, which together accounted for £5.2 billion of total Scottish exports, according to a report by…

9th May 2022

Scottish export recovery

9th May 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Thai Union Ingredients has begun operations at its new state-of-the-art facility designed to explore more efficient and specialised methods for refining Omega-3 oils.

4th May 2022

Fish oil laboratory opens

4th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Board of Avramar Seafood Group has confirmed that the seabass and seabream company’s current Chair, Thor Talseth, has been appointed as group CEO, effective 1 May 2022. He will be replaced…

29th April 2022

Avramar names new chief

29th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To improve the aquaculture sector in Europe, raise its profile and ensure that it is better recognised at a political level, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Federation of European Aquaculture…

28th April 2022

European aquaculture boost

28th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms has voluntarily committed to paying above the UK’s real living wage to help support its employees and their families that are being hit by the rising cost…

26th April 2022

Salmon firm’s wage pledge

26th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway Royal Salmon ASA’s (NRS) appointment of interim CEO Klaus Hatlebrekke has expired and he has returned to his previous position of COO of Business Development with immediate effect.

26th April 2022

NRS CEO change

26th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has published a revised Shrimp Standard together with new requirements governing recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) farms.

25th April 2022

ASC shrimp, RAS updates

25th April 2022

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

NSK Ship Design has designed a battery-hybrid wellboat with a 2,800 cubic metre capacity for Ervik Havfiske and Husøy Fiskeriselskap, which are investing in the sector.

25th April 2022

Confidence in wellboats

25th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ice Fish Farm AS’s board has approved the share purchase of Laxar Fiskeldi ehf, moving forward the agreement between majority shareholders agreement made in December last year for Ice to acquire Laxar…

25th April 2022

Laxar sale moves forward

25th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

With new technologies and artificial intelligence attracting increasing attention from the aquaculture space, leading Japanese sushi chain Kura Sushi has elected to support the country’s fish farming progress through its new subsidiary…

20th April 2022

Serving up AI-raised fish

20th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Despite heavily interrupted trade with Russia – brought by the ongoing Ukraine conflict – and increased costs, Vietnam exported around US$920 million worth of seafood to overseas markets in March, thereby achieving a…

20th April 2022

Vietnam export surge

20th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Forty-four commitments to protect the ocean valued at close to €1 billion have been announced by the EU for the period 2020-2022 at the seventh Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau.

20th April 2022

€1bn ocean protection

20th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The total cumulative production of fishmeal in the first two months of this year decreased 11% compared to the corresponding period of 2021, while the overall production of fish oil was 12%…

19th April 2022

Fishmeal production falls

19th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The joint US-Canada Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has added three leading scientists to its breeding team, with Dr Peter Kube, Carlos Pulgarin and Jeffrey Prochaska appointed to contribute to the expansion of…

18th April 2022

CAT adds to breeding team

18th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following its entrance into the shrimp feed market, the board of BioMar has approved the acquisition of Australian acoustic feeding technology company AQ1 Systems, with the aim to create new synergies between…

11th April 2022

BioMar acquires AQ1

11th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Catherine McManus has been appointed by salmon farming company Mowi to the role of Operations Director, Farming (Ireland).

11th April 2022

Mowi Ireland appointment

11th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to have 100% of its fresh Scottish salmon range independently certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

7th April 2022

Sainsbury’s salmon first

7th April 2022