Archive for May 2024
Counter argument
An article in the Guardian newspaper looked at why people reject so much of the bountiful catches from the sea in favour of the same few species. The article asks how reliance on just a handful of popular fish species can be changed.
Read MoreShrimp drives aquaculture growth in Queensland
Aquaculture production in Queensland, Australia saw an impressive 17% increase by value in 2022/23, driven largely by shrimp farming.
Read MoreISA confirmed at Norwegian farm
Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed in the far north of Norway, in what is a growing number of outbreaks in recent weeks.
Read MoreTime to hit the reset button
Salmon Scotland chief executive Tavish Scott argues that the government’s task is to create the conditions for change and growth, not interfere or hold back business.
Read MoreMåsøval battles winter demons to produce solid Q1
The large central Norwegian salmon farmer Måsøval has reported a strong first quarter performance, despite encountering some of the problems that have hit a number of producers.
Read MoreNordic Halibut to release one million fish a year
White fish farming company Nordic Halibut says it is well positioned to achieve its target in two years’ time of 4,500 tonnes (HOG), and on track to reach 10,350 tonnes by 2031.
Read MoreCanada’s High Liner Foods invests £8m in Norwegian salmon farmer
The large North American seafood company High Liner Foods is making a big investment into land-based salmon producer Andfjord Salmon.
Read MoreEight Loch Duart sites to integrate Innovasea’s real-time pen monitoring solution
RS Aqua, a leading supplier of aquaculture equipment in the UK and Ireland, is set to install Innovasea’s environmental monitoring solution, aquaEnvironment, at eight additional Loch Duart sites in the North West of Scotland and the Western Isles.
Read MoreIndustry body welcomes MSPs’ probe
Salmon Scotland CEO Tavish Scott has welcomed the decision of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee to follow up on its earlier review of the industry.
Read MoreHolyrood puts salmon under the spotlight – again
Scotland’s salmon farming sector is due to come under further scrutiny, with the news that a committee of the Scottish Parliament is to revisit issues raised in a report six years ago.
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