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Marine Institute to showcase researchers at Burrishoole Research Day. On Thursday 25th February 2021, the Marine Institute will host the Burrishoole Research Day, a virtual symposium showcasing the wide network […]
SAIC welcomes three new board members to kick-start 2021.The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed a trio of international aquaculture experts to its board, bringing a combined 80 years […]
NaturalShrimp forms joint venture. NaturalShrimp, Inc. an aquaculture Company which has developed and patented the first commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for shrimp, has announced that it has partnered […]
New strain of salmon ova with a pedigree of excellence – In 2021, Benchmark Genetics Chile will begin to market its new strain, SagaChile. SagaChile is adjusted to the local […]
Breeding Climate Robust Salmon. Breeding salmon for growth or resistance to sea lice in cold waters may have little effect if the offspring grow up in warmer waters. “With climate […]
Xelect collaboration reveals even greater potential for natural genetic variation to boost aquaculture For decades we’ve known that well designed genetic selection programmes can result in major gains in fish […]
Ace Aquatec sees demand soar for electric stunners for fry/parr rocket as consumers buy more natural pet food. Award-winning Scottish aquaculture technology supplier Ace Aquatec has seen demand soar for […]
Photo Helge Skodvin/ Nofima Drawing on the natural abilities of Pacific salmon to fight sea lice Do Pacific salmon species carry a secret they could share with Atlantic salmon? What […]
Xelect working on tilapia project in East Africa – Xelect is working on a genetic analysis project supported by Msingi East Africa. This project helps to enable modern genetic selective […]
Benchmark completes sale of subsidiary. Benchmark has announced that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary FVG Ltd. (“FishVet”) to Pharmaq, part of the global animal health […]
Oceans of Learning focuses on Food From Our Ocean. Exploring the science behind our seafood with ‘Food from our Ocean’ is the first topic in the Marine Institute’s Oceans of […]
New CEO for Benchmark. Benchmark has announced the appointment of Trond Williksen as Chief Executive Officer. Trond will officially join Benchmark on June 1. Benchmark is a leading aquaculture supplier […]
A new wave of talent. Scotland’s next generation encouraged to consider careers in aquaculture. An inspirational new employment campaign has been launched today (22nd January), designed to encourage young people […]
New research brings insights on salmon pancreas disease New insights about fish biology and genetics are bringing Nofima scientists in Norway ever closer to salmon with high resistance to PD […]
Faces of the Sea Ger Rogan, Analyst at the Marine Institute Newport Research Facility. Ger Rogan, who works as an Analyst at the Marine Institute’s Newport Research Facility, grew up […]
Canadian aquaponics company achieves organic certification – Canadian company Habitat Craft Cannabis Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Habitat Life Sciences Inc., has announced that it has received its Canadian General Standards […]
New challenge to salmon health. An international collaboration between aquaculture experts from Scotland, Chile, and the research and development (R&D) team from Hendrix Genetics has taken a significant step toward […]
New CEO for Mowi. Ivan Vindheim has been appointed CEO of Mowi ASA. Vindheim has been Mowi’s CFO since 2012 and has extensive experience from the seafood industry and has […]
AquaBounty pleased with salmon progress. AquaBounty Technologies Inc. the land-based aquaculture company, says it is pleased with the progress of salmon growth at its Indiana farm in the USA. Commenting […]
Marine Institute welcomes freshwater scientists to its Newport Facility. The Marine Institute was delighted to welcome a contingent of freshwater scientists from UKILN (the UK and Ireland Lakes Network https://www.ukandirelandlakes.org/) […]
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