Archive for September 2022
Kingfish Company looks to raise more funds
The Kingfish Company is planning to seek up to €35m (£30.6m) in additional finance as it revealed that the expansion of its Netherlands facility is looking considerably more expensive than expected. The yellowtail fish farmer is currently in the process of completing phase 2 of its Dutch operation which will take annual production of up…
Read MoreIcelandic salmon farm wins ASC certification
Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax has received Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) approval for its Foss site in Arnarfjörður. ASC is one of the strictest environmental certifications for aquaculture and was developed in collaboration between the industry and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). Arnarlax is also known as Icelandic Salmon and is owned by the…
Read MoreKnox acquires Scotland’s largest netwasher
W & J Knox, part of the Selstad Group, has made further significant investment in their Kilbirnie plant with the arrival of a new supersized netwasher with an internal capacity of 70 cubic metres and the ability to handle nets up to 200m in circumference. The netwasher is the largest in Scotland and one of…
Read MoreProfessional hatching jar for fish eggs
The profibreed EggJar PRO by FIAP, specially shaped for hatching, mimics the conditions under which eggs are hatched in the wild. Manufactured from real glass with natural flow conditions, it allows for optimal production, with a high hatching rate. The container comes with a 1,000 micron lid strainer that prevents egg loss. When the eggs…
Read MoreRobust mooring solutions from Vónin
Without proper moorings, fish farms are vulnerable to the vigorous and unpredictable force of the ocean. Over the past decades, Vónin has specialised in supplying high quality mooring equipment to high-energy exposed sites. Vónin’s mooring solutions are designed and built to withstand the harsh weather conditions of the North Atlantic. All components are carefully chosen…
Read MoreNational day of mourning for HM Queen Elizabeth
The Fish Farmer office will be closed today, Monday 19 September, as the nation – along with people around the world – pays its respects to HM Queen Elizabeth, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, in a national day of mourning. We will reopen on Tuesday 20 September.
Read MoreOXE Marine makes sustainable boats a reality
Outboard manufacturers OXE Marine is setting boat operators up for easy access to a sustainable option with their high-performance diesel outboard OXE Diesel. All OXE outboards are compatible with HVO100, a safe, easily accessible and biodegradable biofuel. This means that, on top of the significantly reduced emissions OXE Marine products already offer, when you fuel…
Read MoreMonitoring your workboat’s performance and health
Reygar is the leading provider of digitised remote monitoring systems for small commercial vessels. The company’s BareFLEET system continuously monitors vessel fuel consumption, emissions, machinery health/alarms, and navigation activity. The company’s digital logbook option integrates crew log information with vessel measurements to provide a breakdown of performance by activity and even by crew. Customers benefit…
Read MoreLextor Marin offers practical and versatile workboats
Lextor Marin AS, a shipyard based in Fosnavaag in Norway, builds quality boats up to 15 metres in length. The boats are mostly aluminum and are built with catamaran and trimaran hull designs. Lextor Marin’s workboats are practical, versatile, and stable, and can be fitted out with a wide range of equipment to suit the…
Read MoreFrozen assets
An important discovery for mussel hatchery production was announced in August, with the publishing in Nature of results from a long-term study funded by the ASSEMBLE Plus project. The report, Long‑term study on survival and development of successive generations of Mytilus galloprovincialis cryopreserved larvae, by P Heres, J Troncoso and E Paredes, showed that adult…
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