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Optimar wins NOK 70M salmon project contracts. Optimar has signed three contracts with the Icelandic seafood company Samherji for deliveries to its land-based salmon initiative, Salmon Garden. The agreements cover […]
A fish for the future. Gareth Moore, editor of Fish Farming Expert and LandbasedAQ.com, recently visited Mowi’s new broodstock facility at Ardessie, Wester Ross, to see how the facility will […]
Magallanes salmon farmers launch innovative aquaculture management project. After three years of oceanographic campaigns, epidemiological and sanitary studies, advanced modelling, among other efforts, the Subsecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture authorised […]
Mexico introduces legislation to federally ban octopus farming. The bill now moves to the Senate commissions for discussion. Mexico has introduced legislation to ban all cephalopod farming nationwide. The proposed bill […]
MSP underlines importance of salmon farming to Scottish economy after Shetland farm visit. The importance of salmon farming to Scotland’s rural and island economies was underlined by Beatrice Wishart MSP […]
JW Marriott Seoul leads Korea in luxury with dual ASC & MSC certification. JW Marriott Hotel Seoul becomes the first Marriott hotel in Korea to receive dual certification from the […]
Shetland salmon farmers come to the rescue. Salmon farmers in Shetland stepped up to rescue tourists and ensure vulnerable, elderly locals had heating during heavy snow. Roads and homes were […]
ASC opens a stakeholder consultation on supply chain requirements covering human rights, humane slaughter and food safety. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a 60-day public consultation on proposed revisions to […]
Trude Olafsen hands over role in Sjømat Norge. After ten years in Sjømat Norge, the Norwegian Seafood Federation, Trude Olafsen is handing over the role to Arnstein Hosaas. Olafsen has […]
Bakkafrost Scotland helps provide new parking option for island walkers. Leading salmon producer Bakkafrost Scotland has helped provide a new car park on the island of Scalpay in response to rising […]
Rainbow trout store more omega-3 in the fillet than salmon. Research shows that feeding rainbow trout more omega-3 than normal does not improve health, survival or confer other benefits to […]
Committee urges immediate plan to secure Scotland’s salmon farming future. The slow rate of progress in improving the regulation and enforcement of the Scottish salmon farming industry needs to be addressed […]
Scotland sends used nets to help Ukraine counter drones. Over 280 tonnes of used fish farming nets are being sent from Scotland to Ukraine to aid in defending against deadly […]
Salmon farming innovation drive nears £200 million. Innovation in Scotland’s salmon farming sector has surged to almost £200 million, an independent review has found. In total, 268 publicly supported projects worth […]
Bakkafrost Scotland and Stornoway Primary Science Fair partnership has great chemistry. A popular island science fair for primary school pupils is to take place for the fourth successive year thanks in […]
SEAFDEC/AQD launches initiative for science-based spiny lobster farming. An international aquaculture research centre is currently working to develop sustainable farming techniques for the spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus) and evaluate its […]
New atlas identifies potential opportunities for aquaculture in Gulf of Alaska. Publication will strengthen the nation’s seafood industry. NOAA has published the Atlas for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs), identifying 77 […]
Innovafeed announces validation of its environmental data by the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI), a world’s reference database for the environmental footprint of animal feed ingredients A recognition confirming the […]
Reduced wild fish use reshaped aquaculture’s environmental footprint, new Stirling study finds. A new study has shown the dramatic impact that changes in aquafeed composition have had on the environmental […]
Bakkafrost Scotland Backs Kara’s Commonwealth Dream A talented swimmer who became the first from the Western Isles to compete at a Commonwealth Games is now hoping to represent her country […]
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