Much improved fish health and biology for Mowi Scotland in 2024. A good performance for Mowi Scotland in 2024 with significant improvements in salmon health, welfare and performance. The year […]
Reducing melanin spots in Atlantic salmon, boosting quality and yield. Melanin spots in Atlantic salmon fillets are a growing concern in the salmon farming industry, leading to product downgrades, reduced […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
International drive to standardise sea lice modelling takes shape. A consortium of researchers from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands are working on a new benchmark testing tool that could […]
Good weather for great salmon. While the weather so far into summer 2024 hasn’t been the greatest for Scotland’s sun-worshippers, the relatively mild temperatures and cloudy skies are what’s best […]
No lice treatment needed with submersible salmon pens. Recent findings have reinforced the effectiveness of deep farming, specifically through the Nautilus concept, in eliminating the need for lice treatments in […]
Vitamin discovered in rivers may offer hope for salmon suffering from thiamine deficiency disease. Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer […]
Scientists make guide for assessing gene editing. It all started with finding a solution to prevent salmon lice infection and harm. The cooperation between scientists from a range of different […]
Vaccinating salmon against winter wounds. Last winter, many farmed salmon died from winter wounds. Researchers now have new knowledge about the skin of salmon and vaccines, which can be useful when […]
New diagnostic methods for salmon disease. Fish health professionals have a bleak regard for nephrocalcinosis. It is a rapidly spreading kidney disease in salmonids that we currently do not know […]
Sea lice levels high in parts of Norway. There are so many sea lice on wild fish in Western Norway and Central Norway that it probably has negative effects on […]
Are viruses keeping sea lice at bay in wild salmon? More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers. […]
Benchmark Genetics disease-free compartment in Chile opens for export of genetics to the global salmon market. On May 19th, 2023, Benchmark Genetics Chile received the Disease-Free Compartment Certification from the […]
Benchmark promotes Stenerud and Holmvåg in new leading commercial roles to sustain successful sales growth of the salmon product range. Effective May 1, the company has promoted Kate Furhovden Stenerud […]
Two new projects on salmon welfare. Two new FHF-funded projects are now starting up to develop new methods that can provide answers to how farmed salmon are actually doing. It is […]
Study on impact of gyro parasite on wild salmon. Wild Atlantic salmon demonstrate an increasing ability to tolerate the gyro parasite over generations. But targeted selective breeding is needed if […]
New technology reduces sea lice treatment. AKVA group is ready to roll out the underwater technology that reduces lice treatment. It has been a major goal to solve the challenge […]