Archive for February 2021
SpectraMapper for aquaculture monitoring
Ecotone is offering a novel approach for seafloor environmental assessment; SpectraMapper. We are using our unique patented technology – underwater hyperspectral imaging (UHI) – underwater vehicles and machine learning methods to deliver user-friendly digital maps of nature types (e.g. corals), species distribution and organic wastes. This award-winning solution is available and suitable for all depths,…
Read MoreScottish salmon exporters count the cost of Covid-19
Exports of salmon from Scotland fell 23% during 2020, figures compiled by HM Revenue & Customs show. The figures show that the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the sector. During 2020, 72,155 tonnes of salmon were exported from Scotland, compared with 2019 when 94,315 tonnes were exported. By value, sales of whole, fresh…
Read MoreMicroalgae holds the key to oral vaccine
Israeli biotech company TransAlgae has announced an exclusive business development collaboration agreement with Virbac, a French company and one of the leading animal health players worldwide. The companies have signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to develop an oral vaccine based on TransAlgae’s breakthrough technology. To date, effective and efficient oral delivery in animal health has…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms set to upgrade Shetland sites
Scottish Sea Farms is investing nearly £2m to upgrade and improve its Shetland farm infrastructure. The company says the investment will better equip its farm team to improve fish welfare and survival. The programme of works will be carried out for Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) primarily by Scottish and local suppliers. It will involve five…
Read MoreArctic Fish plans to raise £51m with listing
Icelandic salmon farming company Arctic Fish says it plans to raise up to NOK 600m (£51m) when it goes public. It has engaged DNB Markets, Pareto Securities AS and Arion Banki hf to organise a private placement on the former Merkur Market now known as Euronext Growth Oslo, of around nine million new and existing…
Read MoreEwing sets out priorities for Seafood Taskforce
Streamlining export processes, fixing IT systems and resolving trade issues with the EU must be urgent priorities for a new UK Government led seafood export taskforce, according to Scotland’s Fisheries Secretary, Fergus Ewing. He was speaking ahead of the first meeting of the Scottish Seafood Export Taskforce today. The Taskforce brings together politicians and officials…
Read MoreThe February 2021 issue of Fish Farmer is online
The February issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now and you can view the online version here. This issue of Fish Farmer is, somewhat inevitably, dominated by Brexit. What does the new relationship between the UK and the European Union mean for aquaculture? In this magazine we hear from the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation…
Read MoreBenchmark promotes Seim to new fish health role
Benchmark Genetics has promoted Rudi Ripman Seim to the position of Head of Production Norway & Global Fish Health. The post is newly established and, Benchmark said, is part of a strategy of strengthening and further developing relationships with the company’s partners in broodstock and egg production, and research and development. Seim will report to…
Read MoreGrieg reports loss for Q4 in ‘challenging year’
Grieg Seafood has excluded Shetland from its main 2020 fourth quarter results published today, which show an operating loss of NOK 17m (£1.45m). The Shetland performance is contained as a separate item at the end of a lengthy Q4 report which shows the division harvested 3,103 tonnes during the final three months of 2020, an…
Read MoreMowi and SSC agree to swap Harris sites
Two competitors in the Scottish salmon farming sector have reached an agreement to swap sites. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and Mowi hope that consolidating their operations, located on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, will help efficiency and sustainable health management. Ownership of SSC’s Trilleachan Mor site on Loch Seaforth, on the…
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