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A study into safer smolt transfer at sea has been carried out by Norwegian science body, Nofima.The more knowledge we have about barrier functions in post-smolt salmon, the more we […]
Trond Tuvstein, SalMar CFO to step down in June. after notifying the company that he is to resign from his position. Tuvstein has been with SalMar since January 2012. In […]
Salmon treat for birthday polar bear. A Scottish west coast fish farm company has celebrated the first birthday of a polar bear cub at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie […]
High salmon loss at Wester Ross salmon farm. Wester Ross, the oldest independently owned salmon farmer in Scotland, experienced an exceptionally high salmon mortality at the Ardessie Farm in Little […]
Crown Estate Scotland generates nine million for Scottish public purse in its first year of operation. This is £3m above target, largely due to higher than anticipated salmon production by […]
Scottish project to develop offshore salmon pens. Scotland’s aquaculture sector could expand beyond inshore waters in the next few years, in a move that could boost the sector’s economic value […]
Three doctoral degrees in Cermaq in one month. With two new doctoral degrees in Cermaq’s fish health group in Bergen, the research group of five has completed three doctoral degrees […]
New scales from SSC for Uist and Barra foodbank. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has supported the Uist and Barra Foodbank on the Isle of Benbecula with two new sets […]
New CEO for AquaBounty – AquaBounty Technologies, Inc, a biotechnology company focused on enhancing productivity in the aquaculture market and a majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation has announced the appointment of Sylvia […]
Stirling contributes to new handbook on salmon welfare. The aquaculture industry is set to benefit from the new handbook – created in collaboration with the University of Stirling – which […]
Insufficient evidence for salmon farm moratorium. Calls for a moratorium on new salmon farms in Scotland’s waters have been rejected by MSPs. Members of Holyrood’s Rural Economy Committee said there was […]
Marine Harvest pleased to see committee recommendations encouraging regulatory updates. A government committee report on salmon farming released today, provides recommendations that will help guide responsible growth to satisfy growing […]
Scots salmon farm report provides opportunity – Responding to the publication of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee report on the way forward for Scottish salmon farming, Heather Jones, Chief […]
Parliamentary committee report welcomed by SSPO states Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation.The report has been published by the Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Ms. […]
SSPO CEO comments on proposed Brexit deal. Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, has said the proposed Brexit deal raises some serious questions for the farmed […]
Lumpfish genome mapped. The entire DNA sequence encoding the genes (genome) of the lumpfish (lumpsucker) has now been mapped, enabling the study of all the genes that contribute to traits […]
Demand for salmon strong, says SSC. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has reported revenues for the third quarter at £39.4m – up £400,000 on the equivalent period in 2017, with […]
TMC to supply compressors for Havfarmen offshore fish farm. TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) won a contract to provide the marine compressed air system to the spectacular 385-metre long […]
New market player in land based salmon farming as Pure Salmon launches major global rollout of RAS facilities A new land-based Atlantic salmon farming company is launching with a mission […]
The launch of SEPA’s Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan, has been welcomed by The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), describing it as “rigorous” but “enabling”. Julie Hesketh-Laird, SSPO chief executive, said: […]
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