Scottish Workshop on Insect Farming – A one-day stakeholder workshop is being held in Scotland that will bring together key organisations from across the would-be insect supply chain to share […]
Troutlodge enters new supply partnership. Troutlodge is the world’s leading producer of eyed trout eggs and has recently entered an agreement with two suppliers in South Africa to ensure product […]
ARCH-Uk finfish and shellfish microbiome workshop report. Over 70 researchers from a wide variety of specialisms and sectors (human and mammalian health, microbial ecology, bioinformatics, metagenomics, shellfish and finfish aquaculture) came together on 22-23 Nov […]
No deal Brexit a disaster for aquaculture says Scots Govt. The UK Government must remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit immediately, and avoid potential disaster for industries like aquaculture, […]
GAA sponsors Aquaculture Innovation Challenge. The Global Aquaculture Alliance is sponsoring this year’s Aquaculture Innovation Challenge (AIC). Organised by the Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal (STIP) and announced on Jan. 8, the second competition […]
ASA Aquaculture Careers Day. The Aquaculture Students’ Association is proud to host the 5th Careers Day in the Pathfoot building, University of Stirling on the 20th May 2019. The main […]
SSPO Urges Rejection of No Deal Brexit – The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has joined the lead bodies representing Scotland’s £14 billion farming, food and drink industry to call on all parties to […]
World’s Largest Wellboat Launched in Turkey – The World’s largest wellboat, the Ronja Storm, was launched yesterday from the Cemre shipyard in Turkey where it was purpose built, and is […]
Two Scottish consortiums take a giant leap forward for salmon gill health, backed by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC). The consortiums are embarking on ambitious initiatives, valued at a […]
Team announced to lead Kemin AquaScience. Kemin Industries, a Des Moines, Iowa-based global nutritional ingredient company that uses science to touch more than 3.8 billion people every day with its products […]
Icelandic salmon companies gain ASC certification. Arnarlax and Arctic Sea Farm have received ASC environmental certification for their production. The globally recognised Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is one of the strictest environmental certification […]
AKVA Group Land Based new offices in Denmark – The new office and workshop have been renovated before the move and now makes up a functional and representable location for AKVA […]
A study into safer smolt transfer at sea has been carried out by Norwegian science body, Nofima.The more knowledge we have about barrier functions in post-smolt salmon, the more we […]
Trond Tuvstein, SalMar CFO to step down in June. after notifying the company that he is to resign from his position. Tuvstein has been with SalMar since January 2012. In […]
EU Aquaculture Profits Doubled -The 2018 Economic report of the EU Aquaculture Sector shows a strong and growing sector. In 2016, the EU aquaculture sector has produced and sold 1.4 […]
SalMar forges ahead with plans to farm fish in open waters – MariCulture AS and SalMar ASA decided last month (December 2018) not to appeal against the Norwegian Directorate of […]
Strong growth in EU aquaculture sector, according to the 2018 Economic report. In 2016, the EU aquaculture sector has produced and sold 1.4 million tonnes of seafood, worth almost €5 […]
Aquaculture Key to Meeting US Seafood Needs – USA per capita seafood consumption increased by 1.1 pounds to 16 pounds in 2017, reaching the 16-pound mark for the first time […]
Scottish Sea Farms helps broadband project – Residents and businesses within the remote rural village of Drimnin are now enjoying all the advantages of faster, more reliable broadband thanks to […]
European Consumers Favour Farmed Seafood – The majority of consumers across Europe believe that selling responsibly farmed seafood should be a top priority for supermarkets, according to survey findings published yesterday. […]