Archive for June 2024
Norway joins new Chile free trade deal
Norway has signed a free trade deal with Chile which is expected to open up business opportunities between the world’s two largest Atlantic salmon farming companies.
Read MoreTasmanian salmon company announces major expansion
The key Australian salmon company Huon Aquaculture is expanding its Tasmanian farm at a cost of AUS $110 million (£78m).
Read MorePlenary speakers confirmed for Latin American Aquaculture Congress
Plenary speakers have been confirmed for the Latin American Aquaculture Congress, taking place in Medellin, Colombia on September 24-27, 2024.
Read MoreTasmanian salmon sector measures social impact
Tasmania’s salmon farmers say a new report demonstrates the industry’s important role in helping to build communities in the state.
Read MoreStory telling
Aquaculture needs to get better at explaining itself, but there were plenty of great narratives at the Blue Food Innovation Summit, as Robert Outram reports.
Read MoreSalmon Evolution signs phase two construction deal
The land based company Salmon Evolution has this week signed a deal to start building the second phase of its Indre Harøy project.
Read MoreBarlow to head Grieg’s Newfoundland operations
Elizabeth Barlow, who takes over as Director of Operations at Grieg Seafood Newfoundland on 8 July, comes with nearly 30 years of operational and management experience in the aquaculture industry and government.
Read MoreFaroes hosts leading seaweed sector event
The Seagriculture EU 2024 conference, the premier event for Europe’s seaweed industry, was successfully held in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, from 18 – 20 June 2024.
Read MoreScotland mussel farm production hits all-time high
Farmed mussel production in Scotland reached a record level in 2023, while there was a slight fall in the volume of farmed king scallops and oysters. The figures come from the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2023,
Read MoreAvie-more than ever
The political weather might be stormy, but the Highland weather was kind for Aquaculture UK. Robert Outram reports.
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