Archive for March 2022
Study set to unlock genetic secrets of lice resistance
Scientists at the Roslin Institute and the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture are hoping to identify genes that could help to protect Atlantic salmon against sea lice. It is hoped that the study will pinpoint key genes and associated biological processes underlying genetic resistance to the parasites. This will include studying the response to…
Read MoreBusiness accolade for Kvarøy Arctic
Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Arctic has been named in Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022. This year’s list from the US business magazine honours organisations that are making the biggest impact on their industries and culture as a whole, with 528 organizations recognised across 52 categories. Kvarøy Arctic received…
Read MoreISA outbreak feared at AquaGen sites
Norway has reported its first suspected case of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in several weeks, at a broodstock group at the AquaGen sites at Ørsta and Heim in the west of the country. The company said in a press release that parts of this group of broodstock have been transported to AquaGen’s land facility at…
Read MoreSalmon prices down, but holding firm
The price of fresh salmon fell by almost 5% in Norway last week (week 9), almost certainly as the result of the war in Ukraine. But at NOK 83.75 a kilo and down by 4.7% from week 8, it is still the third highest figure so far this year and higher than at any point…
Read MoreThe March 2022 issue of Fish Farmer is out now
The March issue of Fish Farmer is available now online and you can read it here. We are coming out at a time when the situation in Ukraine is causing grave concern, both for the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding and for the dangerous global situation that it has created. Inevitably, the crisis is having…
Read MoreKames joins Cargill’s sustainability initiative
Kames Fish Farming has become the first UK trout producer to sign up for an initiative which aims to deliver carbon-neutral fish farming. Kames, which farms sea trout in the est of Scotland, has joined the SeaFurther Sustainability programme, run by international feed supplier Cargill. The programme follows a threefold approach with the aim of…
Read MoreUN Fisheries Director to address Blue Food Summit
Professor Manuel Barange, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, United Nations FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation) will give the opening keynote address at the inaugural Blue Food Innovation Summit. The Summit, taking place in London on June 14-15, will bring together global technology leaders, start-ups, investors, retailers and aquaculture producers to build new partnerships accelerating the…
Read MoreAtlantic Sapphire reports ‘steady progress’
Land-based fish farmer Atlantic Sapphire harvested 300 tonnes of salmon during February. The Florida based operation says it expects a harvest of 1,000 tonnes for the first half of 2022 and a similar figure for the second half. The output for last month output was similar to that for January, and the average price was…
Read MoreFeed group BioMar halts trading with Russia
Multinational aquafeed producer BioMar Group has stopped doing business with Russia as a protest over the invasion of Ukraine. The decision means BioMar will not sell its feed to Russian producers, or source raw materials from the country. Danish-based BioMar is one of the world’s biggest producers of feed for aquaculture and the decision applies…
Read MoreUS seafood pressures Congress on aquaculture expansion
The US lobby group Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) is stepping up pressure on Congress to expand the country’s aquaculture sector. The organisation has sent a letter to both the House of Representatives and to the Senate calling for stronger support for the industry. It was signed by more than 60 supporters from sectors related…
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