Innovation & Technology

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