Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Overseas sales of Scottish farmed salmon climbed to £37.2 million in January 2022, with 4,828 tonnes of fish sold, according to new figures published by HMRC UK. The corresponding value and volume…

14th March 2022

Scottish salmon soars

14th March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Caterpillar Marine and Pacific6 Enterprises are teaming up to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel.

9th March 2022

Hybrid propulsion for aquaculture vessel

9th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Danish land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has appointed Jon-Birger Løvik as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).

9th March 2022

Atlantic Sapphire new COO

9th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s salmon farming sector is helping save lives by installing defibrillators in local communities where companies operate.

9th March 2022

Defibrillator rollout

9th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-based Proximar Seafood AS, which plans to build a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility producing Atlantic salmon in Oyama town at the foot of Mt Fuji in Japan, has signed a…

8th March 2022

Proximar installation deal

8th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquafeed giant BioMar Group has ceased all commercial trade activities within Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion.

7th March 2022

BioMar: No Russia trade

7th March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A global fishmeal and fish oil manufacturer has opened a new fishmeal facility in Myanmar.

3rd March 2022

Myanmar fishmeal facility

3rd March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Israeli firm AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies has entered an agreement with a yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) producer in Chile for the construction of a new recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) facility.

28th February 2022

Chile yellowtail RAS venture

28th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new national organisation that has been formed to promote the small and medium enterprises that stock and equip Canada’s growing aquaculture sector is calling on federal government to support the industry…

28th February 2022

Canadian aquaculture lift

28th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has received an AUD 1.275 million grant to develop and expand new, emerging and high-growth potential markets, building on the country’s Seafood Industry Export Market Strategic Plan. 

28th February 2022

Aussie seafood export boost

28th February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Two hybrid aquaculture services vessels have been ordered by Inverlussa Marine Services that will see the Scottish company’s fleet reach 20 vessels later this year.

25th February 2022

Inverlussa orders hybrids

25th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Projects funded by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) could deliver an additional turnover of £50 million per annum for the companies involved by 2026 and create 600 full-time jobs in the…

23rd February 2022

Aquaculture turnover boost

23rd February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture feed company BioMar has significantly scaled-up the inclusion of microalgae in the raw material portfolio of its production facility in Brande, Denmark, to the point that it no longer regards it…

22nd February 2022

Championing microalgae

22nd February 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Iran’s new government has rolled out ambitious plans to boost domestic farmed fish production from last year’s level of 560,000 tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes by the end of the decade through…

21st February 2022

Iran’s aqua growth plans

21st February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bangkok-headquartered seafood giant Thai Union has been piloting satellite imaging on shrimp farming operations to evaluate the contribution it could make to increasing the traceability and sustainability of these supply chains.

21st February 2022

Traceability tech pilot

21st February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon AS has welcomed new strategic investment from both Nutreco and Holmøy Group as part of a NOK 38 million (US$4.3 million) private placement. At the same…

18th February 2022

Andfjord Salmon buy in

18th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) subsidiary, Arctic Fish has been experiencing severe biological issues in two of its sites in Dyrafjordur, Iceland.

17th February 2022

Fish deaths

17th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland-headquartered Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed Chris Hyde, chief technology officer of Aberdeen-based marine technology specialist OTAQ, to its board of directors.

17th February 2022

SAIC recruits tech exec

17th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered aquaculture and fish tracking company Innovasea has appointed Marc Turano as vice president and general manager of its land-based aquaculture group. 

15th February 2022

Innovasea hire

15th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Scottish salmon exports have recovered to near-record figures in 2021

15th February 2022

Scottish salmon recovery

15th February 2022