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UK onshore salmon project at risk over ‘factory farm’ claims. Animal rights campaigners win a judicial review over pioneering £120m scheme at Grimsby port, reports the Guardian. On former railway […]
Holyrood committee undertakes fact-finding visit to Oban as part of its follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland. Holyrood’s (Scottish Parliament) Rural Affairs & Islands (RAI) Committee will this week […]
What is required for successful smolt production in the future? Good smolt is the key to successful salmon farming. Should it grow big on land to perform better in the […]
New MPs learn more about Scotland’s vital salmon sector. MPs have attended an event in Westminster to learn more about the economic and environmental benefits of Scottish salmon. The breakfast briefing, […]
BC Salmon Farmers Association reaches out to Canada’s Liberal Caucus. “The BC Salmon Farmers Association, along with our members and employees, are reaching out to the Federal Liberal Caucus as […]
Eight salmon production centres adopt the use of Garware anti Caligus Skirts in Chile. Cermaq, Mowi and Salmones Austral are using this non-pharmacological alternative as part of health strategies to […]
Scotland’s salmon sector has urged the First Minister to prioritise growth and job creation in tomorrow’s Programme for Government. Salmon Scotland, the trade body representing the UK’s largest food export, […]
Clean energy cable construction works to begin. Bakkafrost Scotland has recently started work to install a 16-mile-long cable that will provide 100% renewable energy to its facility in Applecross, Wester Ross. The […]
Loch Duart brings its unrivalled salmon to Seafood Expo Asia for the first time. Farm plans to grow exports in the continent as it showcases in Singapore. Loch Duart is […]
New findings on salmon’s response to hydrogen sulphide in land-based fish farms. Researchers from Nofima and international collaborators have made important discoveries about how Atlantic salmon react to prolonged exposure to […]
Cooke USA celebrates 20 years of aquaculture production in Maine. Cooke USA is celebrating 20 years of aquaculture operations in Maine to supply fresh Atlantic salmon to grocery stores and […]
Faroese strike impacts Bakkafrost’s financial performance, but strong operational metrics. The Bakkafrost Group delivered a total operational EBIT of DKK 388 million (DKK 353 million) in Q2 2024. (Figures in […]
Collaboration undertakes new research to improve fish health and wellbeing in sustainable aquaculture. Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the University of Plymouth have marked 15 years of collaboration by unveiling a […]
Contract awarded for work at RAS salmon farm in Scotland. KR Group has been awarded a contract, on behalf of client NoFitech, to provide steel work and cladding for the […]
Ace Aquatec launches award-winning A-BIOMASS® camera system to Japanese market for the first time. After unveiling their A-Biomass® camera on the European stage last year, aquaculture technology specialists, Ace Aquatec, […]
Positive biological development after a challenging winter season. Operational EBIT for Norway1 was at NOK 1,466 million for the second quarter 2024. Harvest volume was 44,100 tonnes and operational EBIT per […]
Salmon farms do not cause sea lice on wild salmon. An extensive literature review has identified overestimates of the effects of sea lice from salmon farms on wild Atlantic salmon. The study, which […]
Skin cell discovery could help Atlantic salmon fend off sea lice. A distant cousin of Atlantic salmon could hold the key to improving their resistance to sea lice, a study suggests. […]
Scottish salmon export sales leap 41% with growth in Asian and US markets. Scottish salmon export sales jumped by 41 per cent in the first half of 2024, driven by substantial […]
Mowi Scotland pioneers new sea lice modelling. Mowi Scotland has pioneered new sea lice modelling as part of its application to grow post smolt salmon at its farm in Loch […]
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