Salmon Farming

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Things are busy at Faroese shipbuilder MEST. As well as a 44-metre freezer trawler for Varðin and its venture to develop a drydock at its Skála location, it has confirmed an order…

13th November 2025

Catamaran order placed with Faroese yard

13th November 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

New harvest vessel Tauriko is designed to significantly bring down the cost per kilo of delivering slaughtered salmon on a large scale. It will have capacity to load and bleed 200 tonnes…

13th November 2025

Napier orders new generation harvester

13th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Norwegian food research institute Nofima and the Institute of Marine Research have released two handbooks focused on measuring and monitoring the welfare of salmon during crowding – one tailored for tanks…

6th November 2025

Handbooks on crowding salmon launched by Nofima

6th November 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Mowi has reported revenues of €1.39 billion and an operational EBIT of €112 million for the third-quarter of 2025.

5th November 2025

Mowi harvests record Q3 salmon volume

5th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bakkafrost reported a total operational EBIT of DKK 22 million in the third-quarter of 2025 (DKK 173 million in Q3 2024), as strong biological results in the Faroe Islands offset weak market…

4th November 2025

Record biology in the Faroes drives down costs as Bakkafrost eyes sustainable growth

4th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) has shed light on how rearing temperatures influence the health and development of Atlantic salmon from early life…

22nd October 2025

New study reveals temperature effects on salmon growth, health and performance

22nd October 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

With sushi cementing its place as one of the United Kingdom’s favourite food trends, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has highlighted the enduring appeal and market potential of raw Norwegian salmon – the nation’s sushi staple…

22nd October 2025

Norwegian salmon holds strong as UK sushi boom continues

22nd October 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Mowi ASA has received final regulatory clearance to complete its acquisition of a controlling stake in Nova Sea AS, one of Northern Norway’s leading salmon farming companies.

21st October 2025

Mowi receives final approval for its acquisition of controlling stake in Nova Sea

21st October 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon Group AS has reported the completion of pool K1 and solid biological conditions in pool K0 following a recent smolt release – resulting in a minimal number…

21st October 2025

Andfjord Salmon: Pool K1 complete, stable biology in pool K0

21st October 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) scientists have uncovered surprising synergies in salmon feed – particularly between zinc and omega-3 fatty acids, and between cholesterol and saturated fats –…

14th October 2025

Omega-3 and zinc: The power couple in salmon feed

14th October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian seafood exports continued to climb in September 2025, despite new tariff pressures in the United States and tighter global supply of key species. The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) reported total exports…

9th October 2025

US tariffs challenge Norwegian salmon as seafood exports hold strong

9th October 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture research specialist Onda has expanded its disease challenge platform with two new models targeting Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi and Tenacibaculum finnmarkense – bacterial strains causing serious losses in salmon farming hubs across Chile,…

7th October 2025

Onda expands Tenacibaculum study models to bolster aquaculture health research

7th October 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Ace Aquatec’s groundbreaking underwater camera A-BIOMASS has beat competition in low light conditions and is set to transform the way salmon is farmed in Tasmania.

7th October 2025

Tasmanian producer Petuna opts for Ace Aquatec underwater vision

7th October 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon has reported the completion of a successful smolt release at its land-based aquaculture facility at Kvalnes, Andøy, Norway. It said the smolt release on 30 September 2025…

1st October 2025

Successful smolt release for land-based producer Andfjord Salmon

1st October 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Chile’s aquaculture sector produced greater yields than either the country’s artisanal and industrial fleets reported in 2024, marking the first time since 2020 that farming volumes have achieved the feat. According to…

1st October 2025

Chile’s aquaculture outpacing wild-capture for first time since 2020

1st October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s salmon farmers have delivered major improvements in fish health, welfare and sustainability, backed by more than GBP 1 billion of investment since 2018, industry body Salmon Scotland has told MSPs.

30th September 2025

Scottish salmon sector highlights record survival, low medicine use and £1bn investment

30th September 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is set to launch Atlantic cod into its programme in the fourth-quarter of 2025, following a stakeholder consultation. 

25th September 2025

Farmed Atlantic cod joins certification programme

25th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A call from the CARE Salmon Collective – representing nearly 20% of French salmon imports and nearly half of its retail market share — for higher animal welfare standards has been welcomed…

16th September 2025

French retailers push for salmon welfare — ASC says its new standard delivers

16th September 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway-based aquaculture company Trident Aqua Services has confirmed an official naming ceremony has taken place of FSV Scotia, a state-of-the-art harvest vessel delivered from Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted earlier this year.

10th September 2025

Trident Aqua Services celebrates delivery, naming of FSV Scotia

10th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Just months after launching its own range of smoked salmon, Loch Duart has been named Fish and Seafood Product of the year at the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards, sponsored by…

8th September 2025

Loch Duart smoked salmon lands Scottish award

8th September 2025