Archive for May 2024
Maine RAS farm project wins $5m grant
Land-based start-up Katahdin Salmon has received a $5m (£3.9m) grant for remediation of its proposed recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) plant in Maine, in the northeastern United States.
Read MoreThe Green Sea is back, and ready to service
Norway is the world’s largest producer of salmon, while Scotland ranks third and is the second largest in Europe. Fish farming has become a high-tech industry where small changes can have significant impacts, placing increasingly high demands on suppliers and fish farmers themselves. Luckily for the aquaculture industry in Scotland, there is a Norwegian service provider with an excellent track record ready to assist.
Read MoreCutting the carbon
Thai Union Group, the world’s seafood leader, has launched an innovative programme to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the shrimp supply chain. The Shrimp Decarbonisation initiative has been developed in collaboration with global environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and retail group Ahold Delhaize USA.
Read MoreCermaq acquires new Norwegian business
The salmon giant Cermaq is expanding its Norwegian business with the purchase of the family owned company Ballangen Sjøfarm.
Based in the north of the country, Ballangen Sjøfarm employs around 50 people and produces 10,000 tonnes of salmon a year.
Read MoreDysentery suspected at salmon facility
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has disclosed that dysentery may been found in one of the country’s fish farms.
If the suspicions are confirmed, it would be regarded as a serious development on top of a number of other biological issues affecting the salmon and trout sector.
Read MoreKeynote speaker announced for Aquaculture Africa
Leading academic Professor Constantinos Mylonas has been announced as the opening keynote speaker at Aquaculture Africa 2024 (AFRAQ24) this November.
Read MoreOTAQ looks to raise up to £2m in loan capital
Marine technology business OTAQ is planning to raise between £1.5m and £2m through an issue of convertible loan notes. The announcement comes alongside the company’s latest trading update, which reports an “encouraging” first quarter for 2024.
Read MoreWarmer Waters
Our roundup this month covers thermal stress, a mystery parasite and why your sunscreen might be bad for marine life.
Read MoreLerøy escape numbers far less than feared
The number of fish that escaped from a Lerøy Midt salmon farm in Norway is estimated to be considerably less than first thought. Reports earlier this week suggested that 14,000 mature salmon had got out, but that figure is now down to around 8,400.
Read MoreFeed joint venture to spend £70m on ‘green’ vessels
Two ultra-modern vessels have been commissioned for the Norwegian feed transport company Fjordfrende, which is jointly owned by Skretting and Cargill. The boats are due to be delivered in 2026 and will have a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system with a large battery pack, as well as engines that will be able to run exclusively on biodiesel.
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