Tag: Salmon farming
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 ...
Loch Duart Make Shortlist – Loch Duart Shortlisted for Made In Scotland Exporter of the Year 2019 Loch Duart, the salmon farm based in Sutherland and the Uists, has been shortlisted as ‘Exporter of the ...
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 ...
Bakkafrost joins Ocean Disclosure Project. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced that Faroese salmon farming company Bakkafrost has become a participant in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP). Bakkafrost has published a seafood sourcing disclosure to coincide ...
This year marks the ten years anniversary for the Cermaq award winning sustainability reports. Since 2010, Cermaq’s sustainability report has been externally assured. Cermaq has led the way in contributing to an increasing transparency in ...
Fitness of farmed Atlantic salmon unaffected by virus. The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new University of British Columbia research has found. “We didn’t ...
Mowi appoints chief sustainability officer. Catarina Martins has been appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (“CSO”) in Mowi ASA. Catarina has a MSc in Marine Biology from Lisbon University in Portugal, a PhD in Animal Sciences from ...
Dubai company rearing first ever UAE grown Atlantic salmon. A Dubai company is rear the first ever United Arab Emirates (UAE) grown Atlantic salmon, according to a report in the Scotsman newspaper. The newspaper article ...
Cooke refloats salmon processing plant proposal in Nova Scotia. Cooke Seafood is refloating its proposal to build a salmon processing plant in Nova Scotia, as the New Brunswick-based seafood farming giant moves to expand in ...
SSC launches new flagship feed barge. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has launched a new state-of-the-art SeaMate feed barge and office at Portree, following an increase in capacity of 2,000 tonnes earlier this year. SSC ...
New Norwegian smolt facility planned. Fully integrated Norwegian salmon company SinkabergHansen AS is planning to build a new smolt facility at Svaberget in Nærøy, through the company Svaberget Smolt AS. Construction is estimated to start ...
Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, SSPO announces lowest sea lice levels in six years. and big reduction in spend on medicinal treatments. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) yesterday (Tuesday 26th March) announced a major step ...
SSC awarded 3 star global BAP certification at Seafood Expo North America. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the UK’s first salmon producer to be recognised with a 3-star ‘Best Aquaculture Practice’ (BAP) certification. ...
Chilean salmon marketing boost. The Chilean Salmon Marketing Council (CSMC), a U.S. based entity dedicated to strengthening the reputation of Chilean Salmon, announced a new creative campaign, “The Promise of Patagonia,” at the annual Seafood ...
Cermaq launches brand platform: “True Arctic – slow raised salmon” Cermaq’s farming in Norway takes place north of the Arctic Circle, where the water is cold and the salmon grows slower, resulting in specific product ...
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