Salmon Farming

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Diane Lebouthillier, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has announced the Government of Canada will ban open net-pen salmon aquaculture in British Columbia (BC) coastal waters by 30…

20th June 2024

Canada extends transition from open net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia

20th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian farmer, Salmon Evolution, has raised NOK 365 million (€32.13 million) to fund the second phase of an expansion of its land-based facility at Indre Harøy.

19th June 2024

Salmon Evolution sells shares to fund expansion

19th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian salmon farming group Grieg Seafood ASA has confirmed the recruitment of Elizabeth Barlow as the new Regional Director of its Newfoundland, Canada, operations.

18th June 2024

Grieg appoints Newfoundland director

18th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Arnarlax, a company wholly-owned by Icelandic Salmon, has been informed that the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) and Environment Agency of Iceland (UST) have given out a licence to Arnarlax of…

18th June 2024

Icelandic salmon farmer granted 10,000-tonne licence

18th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Izumisawa Suisan has become the first commercial fish farm in Japan to obtain Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its cherry salmon production. The farm, which also produces coho salmon, is based…

14th June 2024

Japanese salmon farm first

14th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon Scotland, the trade body for Scottish salmon – the UK’s largest food export – has published a manifesto ahead of the country’s general election. The organisation’s detailed asks of the next government have been…

10th June 2024

Scottish salmon sector publishes election manifesto

10th June 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Fisheries and aquaculture equipment supplier Cflow has made its latest delivery to Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon ahead of schedule. The company has already completed several equipment deliveries, including large shut-off…

6th June 2024

Cflow delivers to Andfjord Salmon ahead of schedule

6th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms has teamed up with a seaweed growing venture in a scheme that combines salmon and kelp farming on Loch Spelve, in the Sound of Mull. The aim of…

6th June 2024

Seaweed collaboration first for Scottish Sea Farms

6th June 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Consumers find the thought of using insects and microalgae in salmon feed hard to digest, and most people don’t even know that wild salmon eat insects in the rivers, according to new…

3rd June 2024

Nofima: Consumers need time to find new salmon feeds palatable

3rd June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Iceland’s aquaculture production in 2023 totalled 50,000 tonnes in 2023, representing a 3.5% decrease from the previous year, according to data published by Statistics Iceland.

30th May 2024

Icelandic farmed fish production falls

30th May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Aquafeed giant Skretting has introduced its latest innovation, AmiNova, a new feed formulation concept that it says brings greater levels of precision to fish nutrition.

30th May 2024

Skretting launches new feed formulation concept

30th May 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Through policy reform and innovation support, the UK government wants to realise its vision of a thriving and sustainable fishing and seafood industry and a healthy marine environment, according to Lord (Richard) Benyon, Minister of State…

22nd May 2024

Lord Benyon: I want UK salmon farming to lead the way on sustainability

22nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands (RAI) Committee has launched a follow-up inquiry to ask if recommendations made to the Scottish Government in 2018, to address economic, social and environmental issues related to…

22nd May 2024

Scottish salmon farming inquiry launched

22nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian coastal cargo company Eidsvaag AS is to grow its fleet of forage carrier vessels with two new state-of-the-art vessels designed and equipped by Kongsberg Maritime.

21st May 2024

Kongsberg to design, equip two salmon farm forage carriers

21st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish government sees a bright future for aquaculture, but it also recognises that it’s not all plain sailing for the industry, new Minister for Employment & Investment Tom Arthur told attendees at…

14th May 2024

Scottish aquaculture open for business

14th May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured new funding to continue its support of fish health research and development (R&D), delivered in collaboration between the private and public sectors.

14th May 2024

Farmed fish health funding boost for SAIC

14th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway, -headquartered Mowi ASA has reported first-quarter 2024 revenues of €1.33 billion, compared with €1.36 billion generated in the corresponding quarter of last year. Its Q1 2024 operational profit was €201…

8th May 2024

Challenging opening quarter for Mowi Norway

8th May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

An estimated 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the European Union in 2022, with the total production valued at €4.9 billion, according to the latest statistics from the European…

1st May 2024

EU aquaculture lingers at less than 1.1 million tonnes

1st May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology provider AKVA Group will deliver a new feed barge model to Norwegian salmon farmer Lovundlaks AS. 

16th April 2024

AKVA secures new feed barge contract

16th April 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

As the fastest-growing food sector today, aquaculture has become a huge industry, with production accounting for over 50% of total global aquaculture and fisheries output. But as farmers densely pack offshore pens,…

4th April 2024

Aquaculture: Disease prevention without the chemicals

4th April 2024