Archive for July 2022
Sustainable Netting Solutions for the Aquaculture Industry
Garware Technical Fibres, India, have collaborated with Scottish company W&J Knox to pioneer the development of HDPE solutions for the aquaculture industry. Virgin HDPE nets have 3.5 times lower carbon footprint as compared to Virgin Nylon. HDPE nets are easier to recycle and produce a lower carbon footprint as compared to Nylon recycling. More recently,…
Read MoreThe July 2022 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The July 2022 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now and you can read it here. This month’s issue focuses on Ireland, a country that could be described as a “sleeping giant” of aquaculture. While revenue in the Irish seafood seafood sector grew last year to €1.26bn (£1.08bn), there’s a strong sense that a…
Read MoreBarramundi producer plans to farm in Arizona
Barramundi producer MainStream Aquaculture has announced the purchase of a land-based farm in Arizona. The 1,100 acre facility, where it already has a pilot plant, will eventually be used to produce barramundi for the North American market. The move also reverses the recent trend of Australian aquaculture businesses being the target of overseas predators. MainStream…
Read MoreGrieg gets a grip on production costs
Grieg Seafood has bucked the trend by reporting a higher harvest for the second quarter of this year. The company appears to have succeeded in lowering production costs at two of its farming regions during a period of high inflation. Grieg has issued a trading update announcing a total output for the April to June…
Read MoreNine more suppliers join Salmon Scotland
Another nine service companies and manufacturers have joined industry body Salmon Scotland. The new members include fish health experts, the world’s largest wellboat operator, a logistics company and a hybrid energy specialist. They bring the total number of members in the organisation to 33. In October last year, the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation rebranded as…
Read MoreNicole Paterson named as next SEPA chief
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has appointed Nicole Paterson as Chief Executive. She is currently Head of Environmental Assets at North Lanarkshire Council. Paterson will be taking over from Acting Chief Executive Jo Green, who stepped up to the role following the abrupt departure of the previous Chief Executive, Terry A’Hearn in January. Nicole…
Read MoreNordlaks reports revenue up NOK 1bn
Norwegian salmon farmer Nordlaks, owner of the giant offshore platform Jostein Albert, has reported a near one billion krone increase in revenues for last year. The company, which has recently invested heavily in land-based fish farmer Atlantic Sapphire, said higher salmon prices had helped but increased production was also behind the increase. Nordlaks achieved revenues…
Read MorePringle back to Mowi to head Canada East business
Former Mowi Scotland operations director Gideon Pringle has returned to the company he left almost three years ago. This time he is moving across the Atlantic to North America to become Managing Director of Mowi Canada East’s operations. Pringle is seen as an experienced and high profile fish farming figure who has had at least…
Read MoreQ2 harvests down for SalMar and Lerøy
SalMar and Lerøy Seafood have become the latest large salmon farmers to report lower second quarter harvests. In an Oslo stock exchange announcement yesterday, SalMar registered a total output for the April to June period of 32,400 tonnes against 36,600 tonnes 12 months ago. Today, Lerøy announced a harvest of just over 33,000 tonnes of…
Read MoreConservation body rebrands as ‘WildFish’
Environmental campaign group Salmon & Trout Conservation has a new name: WildFish. The UK-based charity will continue to lobby for the protection of wild fish and the aquatic environment, but it is rolling out a new visual identity and a new website www.wildfish.org Chief Executive Officer Nick Measham said in a message to supporters: “For…
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