Handbooks on crowding salmon launched. Nofima and the Institute of Marine Research have released two handbooks focused on measuring and monitoring the welfare of salmon during crowding—one tailored for tanks […]
ASC Farm Standard aligns strongly with CARE Salmon’s Animal Welfare Vision. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) welcomes the call from the CARE Salmon Collective—representing nearly 20% of French salmon imports and nearly […]
What is Mowi’s approach to fish health and welfare? Caring for their fish lies at the heart of what Mowi does, and the primary goal at Mowi is to raise healthy […]
Loch Duart Salmon introduce welfare standard. ‘Loch Duart Standard’ builds on businesses’ industry leading transparency. Loch Duart Salmon is once again setting the benchmark for innovation and transparency in Scottish salmon […]
Ace Aquatec secures £10m investment to accelerate growth and expand its digital technologies internationally. Funding will create 15 jobs and accelerate development of data-driven solutions for fish farmers, Ace Aquatec, […]
Holistic health and welfare strategy helps drive up survival rates. Scottish Sea Farms saw a significant improvement in fish health last year with a 41 per cent reduction in mortality over […]
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 […]
UCO and Mowi, expand ROV innovation in salmon farming. Underwater Contracting (UCO) and Mowi have announced a significant expansion of their partnership, focusing on the integration of cutting-edge remotely operated […]
Fish farmers prepare for warm summer weather. Just as holidaymakers are packing for a summer outing to Scotland’s warming waters and beautiful sunny beaches, the country’s salmon farmers are preparing […]
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 […]
Mowi Chile evaluates Garware fabric as mechanical barrier against Caligus larvae. The analysis that considers retention of larvae, entry of these at different speeds of currents and fixation of copepodites […]
Scottish Salmon welfare report published. Annual figures published on 06.03.2020 by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) show that the sector had an average monthly survival rate of 98.60 per […]
Enhanced salmon welfare could be aided by new research. Previously, Nofima scientists in Norway have reported that salmon skin is strengthened if there is enough omega-3 and zinc in their […]