Salmon Farming

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Land-based salmon farmer, Gigante salmon has halved its production as a result of smolt deaths.

19th February 2024

Gigante halves production after smolt deaths

19th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Krill meal is not beneficial when poultry meal is present in the Atlantic salmon diet, a new study has found. The feeding trial, which was designed to evaluate various aquafeed palatants, formed the…

14th February 2024

Study: Krill meal not beneficial in animal-based salmon diets

14th February 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

In aquaculture, water quality is paramount. No matter the aquatic species being produced and the farming system that it’s occupying, from hatchery through to final grow-out, water quality is among the most…

12th February 2024

Aquaculture quickly warming to the benefits of nanobubbles

12th February 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

With fish cage skirts increasingly becoming a integral tool for improving prevention strategies against Caligus infestations, acting as a physical barrier between farmed salmon and sea lice challenges, Garware has developed its…

30th January 2024

Garware’s new skirt raises sea lice protection

30th January 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Having received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission as a result of its inspections in February 2019, Mowi is contesting the Commission’s preliminary view that it breached EU antitrust rules…

26th January 2024

Mowi refutes competition rules wrongdoing

26th January 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The European Commission has informed Norwegian salmon producers Cermaq, Grieg Seafood, Bremnes, Lerøy, Mowi and SalMar of its preliminary view that they breached EU antitrust rules by colluding to distort competition in…

25th January 2024

Brussels sends Statement of Objections to six salmon farming companies involved in cartel case

25th January 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

In late 2023, the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) announced a new chemical-free approach to treating aquaculture waste. With funding support from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Scottish Sea Farms,…

23rd January 2024

Sludge – the next fish feed ingredient?

23rd January 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A multidisciplinary team of scientists has been awarded GBP 1.5 million to develop an oral vaccine to combat sea lice in farmed Atlantic salmon, with the project hailed as a “pivotal step” towards…

23rd January 2024

Revolutionary salmon vaccine to undergo trials

23rd January 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

It’s expected Russian aquaculture production exceeded 400,000 tonnes in 2023, Ilya Shestakov, head of the Russian federal agency for fisheries, Rosrybolovstvo, outlined during a recent press conference. While stakeholders say this will…

12th January 2024

Has the storm passed for Russia’s fish farmers?

12th January 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has approved a genetically modified canola oil that can be used in salmon feeds – providing a welcome boost for the industry, which has seen the global…

4th January 2024

New oil approved for Norwegian fish feeds

4th January 2024