Archive for August 2021
Cleaner fish feed that works
VAF Feed Blocks can save fish farms valuable time and money World Feeds’ VAF Feed Blocks are becoming well established as the go-to solution to sea lice and cleaner fish management. Their complete, balanced feed block diets are tailored to wrasse and lumpfish, with extensive studies recording considerable improvements to general health and welfare while…
Read MoreProblems, solved
James Hutton Limited is segueing into sediment analysis for aquaculture Perhaps better known as an analytical laboratory for the oil, gas and manufacturing sectors, Aberdeen based, James Hutton Limited, is putting the chemical analysis skills of its world-leading team to good use for the aquaculture sector. Current work includes the development of a method to…
Read MoreMining magnate intervenes in Huon Aquaculture bid
A £225m bid for Huon Aquaculture by Brazilian meat processor JBS appears to have hit a bump in the road following a late intervention by an Australian mining magnate. Billionaire Andrew Forrest has increased his stake in Huon with an implicit message on video calling on the company to make salmon farming more sustainable or…
Read MoreIn the pink – Panaferd-AX is the natural choice of pigment for salmonids
The colour pink is without doubt the symbol of salmon. This quality criteria affects consumer preferences (Parisenti et al, 2011), giving a significant added value to the products. The salmon industry has so far been quite secretive about the origin of the pigment used, when demands from customers lean towards more natural and sustainable products,…
Read MorePipe firm joins ‘premier league’
The Norwegian company SIMONA Stadpipe has evolved into one of the country’s leading specialists in innovative piping systems. In recent years, the company has worked on several major fish farms in Norway. “We have always worked with land-based fish farming facilities but, in recent years, have also become part of the journey towards developing land-based…
Read MoreEVERY FISH COUNTS – A CLOSE LOOK INSIDE EFFICIENT AQUACULTURE: VISIT THE VEGA LIVE-DEMO
VEGA offers exactly the right level and pressure measurement technology for maintaining efficient processes in aquaculture. It is robust, and whether contactless or media-contacting with flush-mounted housings, it protects fish stocks and ensures optimally interlinked processes. From feed silos and holding tanks to transport vessels and ensilage containers, we will show live and in detail…
Read MoreBioMar sees revenue rise, margins fall
Aquafeed group BioMar saw year on year revenue rise slightly for the second quarter of 2021, but net earnings were slightly down thanks to increased raw materials and logistics costs. BioMar’s revenue for Q2 was DKK 2,858m (£326m), up 6% on the same period in 2020. EBITDA, however, was down around 3% to DKK 215m…
Read MoreScottish salmon exports to EU hit record levels
Salmon exports from Scotland to European Union countries reached record levels in the first half of this year, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs. HMRC reports that 33,638 tonnes of whole, fresh salmon were exported to the EU in the first six months of 2021, up by 63% compared with the same period…
Read MoreAll eyes on Glasgow
You have to go back 16 years to find the last time Scotland hosted an event with as much global significance and profile as the COP26 summit, due to be held in Glasgow this November. In 2005, it was the G8 at Gleneagles. I remember it well as I was part of the media swarm…
Read MoreBarramundi debuts on Oslo stock exchange
Barramundi Group is celebrating its opening day on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock exchange, following a private placement which raised around NOK 130.8m (£10.7m) ahead of the listing. The first Australasian aquaculture group to go for an Oslo listing, Barramundi operates a vertically integrated fish farming business, from vaccine development and hatcheries through to grow-out…
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