Archive for April 2022
Benchmark’s CleanTreat set for Scottish trials
Benchmark’s CleanTreat sea lice treatment technology is to be deployed in Scotland for the first time, on a trial basis. The trials, in a project supported by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture and the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), will take place at a farm operated by Mowi. The CleanTreat water purification system…
Read MoreLoch Duart launches online shop
Salmon farmer Loch Duart has launched an online shop to make its products available directly to the consumer. Customers will now be able to buy the company’s restaurant-quality salmon to enjoy at home. The online shop at lochduart.com allows consumers to order eight or twelve fillet portions of fresh salmon for delivery within days. It…
Read MoreEU to help seafood businesses impacted by war
The European Union has declared it is ready to support aquaculture and fishery businesses hit by the war in Ukraine. The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund says it will provide immediate support to fisheries and aquaculture as well as to shellfish production, through financial compensation for economic losses and additional costs associated with the…
Read MoreKingfish producer secures €75m loan facility
Land-based fish farmer The Kingfish Company has taken out a €75m (£62.2m) loan to finance phase two of its expansion plans. The facility also includes a non-committal facility of €37.5m (£31.1m) to finance part of the capital cost for a future phase three development in the Netherlands. In an Oslo stock exchange announcement, The Kingfish…
Read MoreCatching up
When it comes to using the ocean as a sustainable source of food, Europe is trailing well behind other parts of the world, the European Union says. Now, the EU has unveiled a vision to develop its fish farming industry. Figures suggest that of all the fish consumed by EU citizens, barely 10% comes from…
Read MoreSyndel’s Syncaine® approved in the UK
On March 22, 2022, Syndel’s tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) fish anesthetic Syncaine® received a Marketing Authorization from the United Kingdom’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). Syncaine®, formally known as Tricaine-S and Aqualife TMS, is manufactured at Syndel’s new US production facility. Since its initial US FDA approval in 1997, Syndel’s Tricaine has become a recognized and highly…
Read MoreA way forward?
Nick Joy argues that the problems with bureaucracy are deep and endemic. Don’t get me wrong: I think that Professor Griggs’ views are accurate and the work of rebuilding the framework on which our industry is regulated is critical. But where is the win for government in actually doing something? We like to think that…
Read More20 years of excellence
HS.MARINE, the specialist manufacturer of marine cranes, based in Italy in a strategic area between Milan, Bologna and Verona, is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Stefano Forni, founder and Managing Director of HS.MARINE, says: “Next year we will blow out our first 20 candles, and we will do it alongside all those clients who…
Read MoreHeart of the matter
A new study is helping to tackle cardiomyopathy syndrome in farmed salmon Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) of farmed Atlantic salmon is widespread and responsible for significant losses. Affected fish may show no external signs other than sudden mortality. Clinical signs, where present, are typically associated with heart failure. Histologically, characteristic changes including inflammatory cell infiltration, cell…
Read MoreMooring and nets for high energy sites
WITH its origins in the Faroese aquaculture industry, where strong currents and wild weather come as standard, Vónin has specialised in supplying high quality fish farming equipment for demanding high energy sites. Vónin has decades of experience in designing, developing and manufacturing cage nets and moorings for the aquaculture industry. This has enabled Vónin to…
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