Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed that it successfully achieved a private placement, raising gross proceeds of approximately NOK 300 million.

7th April 2022

Salmon Evolution funds

7th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Blue Waters LLC Oman, which produces seabream (Sparus aurata) in the Gulf of Oman, has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

6th April 2022

Oman aqua certification first

6th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The final draft of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Hatchery Standard Issue 2.0, published by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has been finalised, complete with new requirements related to food safety, worker…

5th April 2022

Hatchery standard finalised

5th April 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Vertically integrated tilapia producer Regal Springs AG and aquaculture technology provider aquaManager have formed a new strategic alliance to deliver smarter automation of the former’s fish farming operations.

4th April 2022

Smart farming tilapia

4th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To support rural communities across Scotland that are looking to host their first events in three years this summer, salmon farmer Mowi Scotland is putting its own Salmon Wagon food truck on…

1st April 2022

Salmon wagon charity drive

1st April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Seaweed Company is scaling up operations by bringing minority shareholder, Colruyt Group, on board for a new investment round.‍

30th March 2022

Investing in seaweed

30th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian cod farming company Statt Torsk ASA is to adapt its harvest strategy, with the move accelerating its year-round deliveries of farmed cod.

29th March 2022

Cod farmer quickens plans

29th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed that on 26 March 2022 it successfully completed the first smolt release at its new facility at Indre Harøy.

28th March 2022

Salmon Evolution first smolt

28th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A majority of Scots living near salmon farms support the sector, according to the results of an independent poll.

24th March 2022

Scottish salmon farming

24th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Authorities in Iceland have awarded new farming licences to two salmon farming companies, equating to an additional 11,000 tonnes of fish.

23rd March 2022

Icelandic salmon licences

23rd March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Food and agriculture company Cargill is to purchase 24.5% of the shares in Chilean salmon farming company Salmones Multiexport SA (Multi X), subsidiary of Multiexport Foods SA, for around US$290 million. In turn,…

21st March 2022

Cargill – Chile salmon deal

21st March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

If Turkish aquaculture integrates the latest advanced technologies and establishes new product segments, it could drive up its total output up to a level beyond 1 million tonnes per year by 2030…

16th March 2022

Turkish aquaculture boom

16th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Gigante Salmon has confirmed that it has joined a new collaborative research project alongside Fishbase Group, LetSea and TESS, which is looking at the properties and effects…

15th March 2022

Nanobubble R&D

15th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canadian salmon farmers are urging Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to renew British Columbia’s open net licences and thereby help drive the country’s blue economy innovation.

14th March 2022

Canada salmon licence calls

14th March 2022

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