Category: Aquaculture
Ace Aquatec scoops prestigious award. Ace Aquatec, the Dundee based aquaculture technology company, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation for the second year in a row in recognition of the positive impact their Humane ...
Mowi welcomes largest Canadian aquaculture vessel. The largest and most technologically advanced vessel to ever serve the Canadian aquaculture industry is now in B.C. waters. Built by a specialized shipyard in Europe, Mowi Canada West’s ...
Climate change challenges discussed by Irish fish farmers. Climate change, survivability and genetics were among some of the challenges facing the Irish aquaculture sector being discussed at the recent Irish Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform ...
Consumer targeted feed solutions. BioMar has completed the testing of insect meal in feeds for aquaculture and believe it shows promise as an alternative protein source. This is one among many other novel ingredients like ...
ASC helping Japanese amberjack producers to improve practices. ASC was the only certification scheme present at the recent general meeting of the Japanese Seriola Initiative (JSI), a group of producers working towards greater sustainability and ...
NAFC fish welfare course goes global. Online learning is enabling the NAFC Marine Centre UHI in Shetland to deliver its Fish Welfare training course to a global market, with students from Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, ...
BIM hosts seaweed farming workshop. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency hosted a ‘Farming Seaweed in Ireland’ workshop in Ennis recently. The aim of the workshop was to help develop a vision for ...
BioMar appoints MD in Australia – BioMar is pleased to announce the appointment of David Whyte as the Managing Director of their new fish feed manufacturing plant in Tasmania. The plant, currently in its construction ...
Aquaculture groupings enter strategic partnership. The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), two well-respected membership organizations, have entered into a Strategic Partnership with the intent to provide more resources to their combined member ...
ASC wins Grand Prix for Social Responsibility. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has been awarded the Grand Prix for Social Responsibility for its campaign Semaine de la Peche Responsable, the annual French consumer campaign organised in ...
Mowi Scotland Buys Lumpfish Facility – Mowi Scotland has announced the purchase of Ocean Matters aquaculture facility located in Anglesey, North Wales, which will form an important addition to Mowi’s “cleanerfish” programme – fish that aid ...
MOWI Underlines Commitment to Plastic Recycling – Salmon farmer Mowi has developed a company-wide policy on plastic waste management, and according to the company, one of their important material value drivers is the goal to ...
Record Breaking Year for National Coarse Fish Farm – The Environment Agency’s National Coarse Fish Farm near Calverton, in Nottinghamshire, produced a record breaking number of fish in 2018. Over half a million (520,819) fish ...
Citizen Science Guide for US Shellfish Growers – NOAA Fisheries staff from the Milford Laboratory in Connecticut have created a Citizen Science Guide to help growers capture high quality underwater footage of aquaculture gear. Terrestrial ...
SSC announces significant operational investments. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has announced major new freshwater projects that will see the Company invest approximately £10m in its operational infrastructure and Scotland’s rural economy. A new facility ...
Sales agreement for AKVA and Flatsetsund Engineering. AKVA group and Flatsetsund Engineering have entered into sales agreement for their salmon delousing system. “In AKVA group we believe in supplying technology that promotes good biology,” says ...
Mowi – customer engagement is key. In its recently released annual report, Mowi, the world’s largest salmon producer, says the company is keen to further build upon its strategy of engaging directly with customers. The ...
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