Salmon Farming

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Sævareid Fiskeanlegg AS has awarded a significant smolt facility contract to Artec Aqua AS, a fully-owned subsidiary of Endúr ASA.

11th September 2024

Artec Aqua lands Norwegian smolt contract

11th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There’s nothing unusual about seismic activity in Iceland. In November last year, the inhabitants of one of the country’s key ports were evacuated from their homes as weeks of earthquakes turned out…

5th September 2024

Seafood – Iceland’s economic keystone

5th September 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Researchers from Nofima and international collaborators have made important discoveries about how Atlantic salmon react to prolonged exposure to low levels of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

3rd September 2024

New findings on salmon’s response to hydrogen sulphide in land-based farms

3rd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Small-scale Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has confirmed it is taking its prized fish to Seafood Expo Asia in Singapore from 4-6 September 2024, giving visitors, buyers and food enthusiasts at the…

2nd September 2024

Loch Duart targets Asian export growth

2nd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China is poised to drive 40% of the global growth in seafood consumption to 2030, and this tremendous growth, fuelled by the country’s economic prosperity, large population, and high seafood demand, could…

30th August 2024

Rabobank: China could soon become a $29bn seafood import market

30th August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Biotech company Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the University of Plymouth in the UK have marked 15 years of collaboration by unveiling a new initiative that aims to enhance fish resilience and welfare.

29th August 2024

New project targets improved aquaculture health and wellbeing

29th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroe Islands-headquartered salmon producer Bakkafrost Group delivered second-quarter operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of DKK 388 million, some DKK 35 million more than in the corresponding period of 2023.

28th August 2024

Faroes strike impacts Bakkafrost’s financial performance

28th August 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A project aiming to transform food production and supply chains by creating animal feed from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases has taken a big step forward with the opening of its first…

27th August 2024

Feed from gas project progresses with pilot facility launch

27th August 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aberdeenshire-based steel and cladding company KR Group has secured a third contract with Norwegian company Nofitech to provide steel and cladding for the final phase of a new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)…

20th August 2024

KR Group contracted to finalise Scottish RAS build

20th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The FiiZK Group has agreed to sell its lice skirt production business to Icelandic supplier, Hampidjan Group.

7th August 2024

FiiZK to sell lice skirt business

7th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlantic salmon produced in aquaculture systems is now second only to wild-caught cod in terms of how much export income it brings into Iceland’s economy, according to data compiled by Radarinn, a…

24th July 2024

Farmed salmon now Iceland’s second most valuable fish

24th July 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Some positive trends are starting to be seen in the global aquaculture industry, including increased demand for farmed salmon and shrimp in the second-half of 2024, according to a new RaboResearch report…

17th July 2024

Report: Aquaculture’s challenging conditions starting to ease

17th July 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mull, Scotland, -based Inverlussa Marine Services has appointed Macduff Shipyards to design and build a new 25-metre hybrid workboat vessel, which will be equipped with the latest technology to support sustainable growth.

17th July 2024

Hybrid vessel order boost for Scottish shipbuilding, salmon farming

17th July 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon Evolution has signed a deal with Artec Aqua and Hent for the continued expansion of its Indre Harøy farm.

10th July 2024

Salmon Evolution inks Indre Harøy build deal

10th July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Following the recent UK general election, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has committed the new Labour government to exploring opportunities to increase Scottish salmon exports to the EU.

9th July 2024

Scottish salmon sector welcomes new government’s stance on exports

9th July 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Members of the newly formed Young Aquaculture Society (YAS) turned out in force today at Scottish Sea Farms’ west coast facilities for a deep dive into how farmed salmon are raised.

9th July 2024

Future industry leaders see aquaculture in action

9th July 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

One of the biggest challenges facing the aquaculture industry is information scarcity, insists ReelData AI Founder and CEO Mathew Zimola. Speaking at the recent Blue Food Innovation Summit in London in a session…

3rd July 2024

AI in aquaculture – ‘scary but necessary’

3rd July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Net pens, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), flow-through – which blue food farming system is best? According to Ohad Maiman, Managing Partner of land-based focused fund Aquafounders Capital, this is a complicated question…

27th June 2024

Farming seafood on land making a lot more sense

27th June 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Alleged collusion and unlawful price-fixing between six of the world’s leading salmon producers have been detailed in a new collective action proceeding filed in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, which is demanding…

25th June 2024

Legal action launched against salmon farmers, millions sought for UK consumers

25th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following the Government of Canada’s announcement of five-year term aquaculture licences and a ban on open net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia (BC) coastal waters from 30 June 2029, producer Cermaq has…

20th June 2024

Cermaq: Uncertainty continues for Canadian aquaculture

20th June 2024