Archive for March 2023
Salmon makes up more than half of Scotland’s fish and seafood exports
Salmon accounted for 56% of Scotland’s total fish and seafood exports by value last year, according to the latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs today. The HMRC statistics on national and regional trade also show that fresh and chilled Scottish salmon made up 33% of the UK-wide fish and seafood total. With smoked…
Read MoreScottish seafood in the spotlight at SENA
Seafood Scotland has said the trade show Seafood North America, held in Boston, Massachusetts earlier this week presented an “unmissable opportunity” to promote Scottish produce to North American consumers. Seafood North America (SENA), which took place across 12-14 March, is one of the world’s leading trade shows for the sector and the biggest in its…
Read MoreAKVA posts a loss but order book grew in 2022
AKVA, the aquaculture technology and service group, saw its order book increase by around £40m last year – but it also recorded an accounting loss. Presenting its annual report yesterday, AKVA said orders now stood at NOK 3,414bn (£262m) against NOK 2.890 bn (£222m) a year ago. Revenues rose by 8% to NOK 3.376bn (£259m),…
Read MoreFish farm diver wins €534,000 compensation following accident
A fish farm diver who was seriously disabled almost a decade ago following an accident has been awarded €534,000 (£472,000) in compensation by a court in Malta. Frederick Catania was working for the tuna farmer Ta’ Mattew Fish Farm on the Mediterranean island in April 2012 when the incident took place. The court heard that…
Read MoreCooke swoops for major US seafood supplier
Fish farming giant Cooke Seafood has announced that it has entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Slade Gorton, one of the largest distributors, importers and producers of fresh and frozen seafood in the US. This will be the third major purchase by Cooke in less than 12 months after acquiring the Tasmanian salmon…
Read MoreCAT takes on another breeding specialist
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has hired genetics specialist Dr Panagiotis Kokkinias. Dr Kokkinias, known as Panos, joins CAT as a Breeding Scientist. He holds a PhD in Aquaculture Genetics from the Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh). He also brings more than 20 years of multi-species, academic, and private sector experience in the realm…
Read MoreThe March 2023 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The March issue of Fish Farmer is out now online and you can read it here. In this issue, our feature on Cages, Nets, Pens and Moorings focuses on the trend to larger pens for salmon farmers, which is partly driven by the need to find more high-energy locations. Placing farms further offshore creates huge…
Read MoreSeafish helping shellfish farmers maintain clean seas
Seafish is currently working with UK shellfish producers on measures to help maintain the quality of the water at farms. Seafish is the public body supporting the seafood industry. Dr Eunice Pinn, the organisation’s Marine Environment Regulation Advisor, said bivalve shellfish production is an important economic growth area for UK aquaculture, but the sustainability of…
Read MoreMowi unveils new products at Boston expo
Mowi has chosen the key trade show Seafood Expo North America to launch a number of new consumer products. Three years after the launch of the Mowi brand – at the height of the pandemic – the company now has more than 20 salmon products ranging from fresh skin-packed hot and cold and breaded fish…
Read MoreThe XFM Factor
Finally – a fine filtration solution with minimal capex OCM Products and Flocell have been developing filtration solutions for more than 20 years. We have recently established a dedicated aquaculture business unit to bring together some main pillars of our business, namely performance, sustainability and value. Very high retention capacity Flocell XFM filters are high…
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