Innovation & Technology

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Genetics in aquaculture and fisheries offers new approaches to tackling key challenges and improving our understanding of the interactions between genes and the environment

8th June 2022

Genetics – the new frontier

8th June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

With climate change increases raising the risk of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Scottish waters, aquaculture experts are advocating the region’s uptake of technologies that support collaborative efforts to protect farmed fish…

1st June 2022

Raised HAB concerns

1st June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Global solar energy company Lightsource bp is expanding into East Asia and will work with Green Rock Energy to co-develop a 150-megawatt solar plant in Budai, Taiwan, alongside fish farming operations.

20th May 2022

Aqua-solar farm for Taiwan

20th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The winners of this year’s Aquaculture Awards have been announced at a celebratory dinner at Aquaculture UK in Aviemore, Scotland. 

9th May 2022

Aquaculture UK Awards 2022

9th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mairi Gougeon, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reform the country’s aquaculture sector.

3rd May 2022

Scottish aquaculture reform

3rd May 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

As production gathers pace worldwide, one UK firm has launched a new buoy to help farms better monitor and cultivate their crops.

25th April 2022

Seaweed farming up close

25th April 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

An innovative water purification system is to be trialled alongside a medicine used to treat sea lice on salmon for the first time in Scotland in what’s hoped will be a major…

20th April 2022

Scottish aquaculture first

20th April 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Four new landing utility vessels (LUVs) are under construction for Damen Shipyards with the group convinced that these particular boats are ideal for servicing Europe’s sea-based aquaculture sector and that buyers will…

12th April 2022

New aquaculture quartet

12th 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

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Salmon farming company Cermaq and Norwegian tech firm BioSort have for the first time tested a new mechanism that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to sort fish in a net…

1st April 2022

iFarm – sorting first fish

1st April 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A global net supplier has been awarded a global sustainability standard

29th March 2022

Egersund nets sustainability standard

29th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Technological advancements are key to aquaculture’s sustainable growth. Now, two initiatives could make significant contributions towards healthier production systems for salmon

23rd March 2022

Healthier salmon farming

23rd March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Returning to Aviemore, Scotland, in early May, the Aquaculture UK conference comprises a line-up of speakers that will not only reflect the scope of the industry but also its capacity to adapt,…

17th March 2022

UK aqua innovation talks

17th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian cod farming company Purecod AS has received a permit to farm Atlantic cod in closed pens in Røneset, Storfjorden, with the County Municipality of Møre and Romsdal granting a maximum standing biomass allowance…

15th March 2022

First cod farming permit

15th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Boston, US-headquartered aquaculture tech company Innovasea has begun installing a complete real-time environmental monitoring system at Grieg Seafood’s new remote Red Island salmon farming site in Newfoundland on Canada’s Placentia Bay.

11th March 2022

Real-time farm monitoring

11th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The first fish harvested from an innovative smart farm have made their way to markets around Europe and Asia.

10th February 2022

Smart fish farms

10th February 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Plans for Scotland’s first semi-closed containment marine finfish farm have taken a further step forward, after the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) granted an environmental permit for the farm.

31st January 2022

Plans submitted for Scottish semi-closed farm

31st January 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

A contract for a new carrier has been placed by Norwegian live fish transport and services company Rostein AS.

5th January 2022

Rostein orders new live fish carrier

5th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

To help uphold Mowi’s production capability and market position, the Norwegian-headquartered salmon farming company has started working with Blue Unit Solutions, a Danish company that produces data and visualisation technologies to improve…

4th January 2022

Salmon farmer brings in Denmark’s Blue Unit to help with water quality

4th January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

To further enhance quality assessments of its Mowi brand smoked salmon, Mowi Consumer Products UK has implemented new Maritech Eye to provide real-time hyperspectral scanning of its fillets.

4th January 2022

Latest Maritech fish quality scanner introduced by Mowi UK

4th January 2022