Salmon Farming

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Loch Long Salmon has secured planning permission to create the first semi-closed containment fish farm in Scotland in Loch Long, Argyll & Bute, saying the system will be transformative for the nation’s…

27th August 2025

Scotland’s first semi-closed containment salmon farm finally gets green light

27th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

MSD Animal Health, a division of North American company Merck & Co Inc, has launched a new generation of its Falcon vision technology to help optimise fish health and biomass production through…

20th August 2025

MSD Animal Health unveils next-gen Falcon

20th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norway-headquartered maritime group Trident Aqua Services has contracted a new live fish carrier and a premium service vessel, both powered by battery-hybrid technology. With these new additions, the company now has seven…

19th August 2025

Trident adding two new hybrid vessels to fast-expanding fleet

19th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has confirmed that advancements have been made in its AI-powered monitoring and harvesting solutions. These include five species-specific modules for its A-BIOMASS underwater camera for Atlantic salmon,…

19th August 2025

Ace Aquatec advances AI-powered aquaculture monitoring

19th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Exports of Scottish salmon could break through the GBP 1 billion barrier for the first time, with new figures finding that the total sales value for the 12 months to the end…

15th August 2025

Overseas sales of Scottish salmon near £1 billion

15th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Survival rates of farm-raised salmon in Scotland have reached record highs following a multi-million-pound investment in technology, according to new figures published by industry trade body Salmon Scotland.

12th August 2025

Record Scottish salmon survival rates

12th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced the official release of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Salmon Farm Standard (SFS) Issue 3.0. The standard will become effective on 5 August 2026,…

6th August 2025

GSA releases new salmon farm standard

6th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Turkey’s seafood exports have reached record levels thanks to rapid growth in the country’s fish farming activities. According to Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Fisheries Exporters’ Association, the country’s recent success…

6th August 2025

Aquaculture success sees Turkish seafood trade soar

6th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

While around 2.7 million tonnes of Atlantic salmon will be produced through aquaculture this year, less than 1% of that volume will come from land-based farming systems. Nevertheless, there’s still a lot…

5th August 2025

Producing salmon on land – the future’s looking brighter

5th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

HFS technology is emerging as a viable solution to help fish farmers meet fast rising market demand. Despite being a relative newcomer to sectors such as salmon production, HFS is showing huge…

5th August 2025

On-land aquaculture game changer from Finland

5th August 2025