West coast yard delivers £1.2m landing craft for Bakkafrost Scotland. One of Scotland’s leading salmon producers has taken delivery of a new £1.2 million landing craft from a west […]
Scottish Sea Farms delivers £170m boost to economy. Scottish Sea Farms invested nearly £170 million in the local supply chain last year, supporting 573 Scottish businesses across the four regions […]
Onda and Innovafeed announce promising results from trials using insect-based ingredients in salmon nutrition. Preliminary research demonstrates antibacterial potential and strong growth performance in Atlantic salmon Innovafeed, a global leader […]
Ventisqueros opens its operations to Sernapesca and the FDA during key visit for the industry. The event provided an opportunity to demonstrate the company’s production, health and traceability standards in […]
Trident Aqua Services marks the naming ceremony of ‘Inter Alba’. The new battery-hybrid wellboat now in operation for Mowi Scotland. Trident Aqua Services marked the naming ceremony of ‘Inter Alba’ […]
Pioneering Stirling research on salmon louse larvae could better inform parasite control strategies. A first-of-its-kind University of Stirling study could better inform strategies to control salmon lice, after researchers uncovered major […]
Loch Duart heritage breed Scottish salmon returns to Boston Seafood Expo. Award winning Scottish salmon farm, Loch Duart is set to return to the Seafood Expo in Boston on the […]
Progress on salmon farming reforms. No new regulation needed on salmon mortalities. Scottish salmon farms are operating as they should and no further regulation is needed according to preliminary research […]
Trident Aqua Services strengthens fleet with new service vessel at Sletta Verft. Trident Aqua Services has contracted a new 20-metre service vessel at Sletta Verft. With this newbuild, the company […]
Turning feed inside out: zinc coating gives triple win. “We should change the way we add the mineral zinc to salmon feed,” says researcher Antony Philip at Nofima. The gains […]
Innovasea unveils updated brand and leadership structure to better align with company mission. Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, has unveiled its new branding. […]
Scottish Sea Farms double delight at the Lantra Awards. Scottish Sea Farms’ Craig Findlay has been named Aquaculture Learner of the Year in the prestigious Lantra Scotland Awards for Land-based […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]