Archive for June 2024
Salmon Evolution raises £27m to help take its second phase forward
Norwegian land based salmon company Salmon Evolution successfully raised the equivalent of just over £27m on the Oslo Stock Exchange last night.
Read MoreSalMar facing new ISA threat
Fish farming giant SalMar may have been hit by a second outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia in less than a month, it is feared.
Read MoreBC salmon farmers may get five years to change
Salmon farmers in British Columbia are to be given up to five years to transition from net-pen operations, according to reports from Canada last night.
Read MoreMort collection solution sees Aviemore debut
Aquaculture 2024 in Aviemore was the first outing for Scottish ROV company MoROV to showcase their new mortality collection ROV (remotely operated vehicle).
Read MoreReed Mariculture partners with INVE Aquaculture
Reed Mariculture Inc has announced a ground-breaking partnership with INVE Aquaculture to distribute Inve products in the United States and Canada.
Read MoreScotland’s salmon exports hit five-year high
Scottish salmon exports in the first four months of this year were up more than a third by value, according to HMRC figures. The data, analysed by industry body Salmon Scotland, shows that the value of salmon exports was up by £65m to £250m, a 36% increase on the same period last year.
Read MoreNew feeding barge for Mowi in the Faroes
Salmon producer Mowi has taken delivery of a new feed barge with a silo capacity of 1,000 tonnes. The barge, provided by GroAqua, will operate in one of Mowi’s farming sites in the Faroe Islands.
Read MoreIcelandic salmon farmer granted a further 10,000 tonnes
Iceland-based salmon company Arnarlax has been given the go-ahead to farm an additional 10,000 tonnes of fish in the Westfjords region.
Read MoreLow oxygen event hits Grieg in British Columbia
Grieg Seafood’s salmon farming operations in British Columbia were hit by a “low oxygen event” in May which affected fish health and led to a rise in sea lice levels, the company has reported.
Read MoreRS Aqua installs farm management solution for Scottish Sea Farms in Orkney
Scottish Sea Farms’ Shapinsay is the latest site in Orkney to complete the installation of Innovasea’s comprehensive environmental solution, aquaEnvironment.
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