Archive for October 2020
Irish mussel and oyster farmers offered Covid-19 aid
Rope mussel and oyster farmers in Ireland will get extra support to help cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced a package on Thursday that will provide a fixed, one-off payment of between €6,800 and €16,300 to each eligible oyster farming business and…
Read MoreGene editing project could help build Atlantic salmon’s resistance to lice
Researchers at Norwegian institute Nofima are investigating whether gene editing could provide an answer to the problem of sea lice. The Nofima team, along with partners from the UK, US, Canada, Sweden and Australia, will be using the gene editing technology CRISPR to try and build resistance to lice into Atlantic salmon. They believe that…
Read MoreDenmark’s environment minister outlines legislation to curtail marine aquaculture
Two bills have been introduced in the Danish Parliament that seek to restrict the growth of the country’s offshore aquaculture sector. Environment minister Lea Wermelin said the measures are required in order to protect the marine environment. She also said she wanted to see more fish farming take place in fresh and salt water dams…
Read MoreNow Samherji bids for big shipping line
Samherji, one of Europe’s leading seafood businesses, has increased its stake in shipping and logistics company Eimskip, with a view to making an eventual takeover bid. The news has emerged in the same week that Samherji announced it had acquired a 50 per cent stake in Boston-based seafood supplier Aquanor Marketing Inc. Eimskip is a…
Read MoreDemanding Diets
As the main feed supplier for marine fish hatcheries in Europe, PTAqua have taken the next step towards optimization of marine larval diets in 2020. With new aquaculture species emerging in Europe, the need for dedicated diets is increasing. Many of these species, such as Ballan Wrasse, used as cleaner fish for salmon, have a…
Read MoreIceland’s Samherji takes 50% stake in US seafood business Aquanor
Icelandic seafood giant Samherji has ‘formalised’ its partnership with US importer and distributor Aquanor, acquiring a 50% stake in the business. Boston-based Aquanor Marketing, Inc has been one of Samherji Group’s leading customers for more than a decade. Samherji has provided a significant share of Aquanor\’s imports in seafood products during this period. Aquanor focuses…
Read MoreScottish Government says £62m in fisheries support is needed after Brexit
Scotland should receive at least £62 million annually to replace the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) from next year, according to Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism in the Scottish Government. Ewing raised the issue at an EU Exit Operations meeting last week and has now written to Secretary of State…
Read MoreOTAQ wins contract to supply Unique Maritime Group with seabed landers
Marine technology company OTAQ Offshore has announced an exclusive supply agreement with subsea operator Unique Group, to provide a number of seabed landers. Aberdeen OTAQ Offshore, a subsidiary of OTAQ PLC, will design and build the observation platforms in collaboration with Unique Group. Seabed lander systems are commonly used to record physical, chemical and biological…
Read MoreMoor for less
AKVA group`s versatile mooring system is easy to install and has a high breaking load. Alfaring uses patented technology specifically designed to meet the exacting demands of the Aquaculture industry. The main component of the system is a flexible polyurethane coupling ring incorporating an endless steel rope core. It acts as a robust corrosion proof…
Read MoreMowi warns of lower Q3 harvest from Scottish operations
Salmon farming giant Mowi is set to report lower third quarter harvests and profits from its Scottish operations. In a trading update, the company said its Farming Scotland division had produced harvest volumes of 16,000 tonnes between July and September, compared with 19,500 tonnes over the same period last year. However, the Q3 output 12…
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