Archive for July 2024
Salmon now Iceland’s second highest seafood earner
Farmed salmon has jumped into second place as Iceland’s second most valuable seafood export, the latest official figures show, but it is still running a long way behind cod.
Read MoreProject aims to come up with a better sea lice model
A consortium of researchers from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands are working on a project aimed at creating a better model for the dispersion of sea lice in water.
Read MoreBig fish, little fish
The salmon sector in Norway appears to be embarking on a journey that Scottish producers took many years ago – the journey of evolving from being an industry of many producers to just a handful.
Read MoreTransforming aquaculture with sustainable, high-efficiency solutions
In the face of growing global challenges, Blue Planet Ecosystems is setting new standards in sustainable aquaculture with its groundbreaking systems.
Read MoreSeaweed Enterprises launches new brand
Scottish-based Seaweed Enterprises is raising finance to build the UK’s largest multi-species seaweed processing hub – and has rolled out a new brand identity for its products.
Read MoreLiving Lab project attracting large following, says SalMar chief
More than 100 stakeholders have already signed up to SalMar’s Salmon Living Lab project since its launch a few months ago, Frode Arntsen, Executive Director of the salmon giant has disclosed.
Read MoreBlueprint for industry innovation published
Aquaculture features prominently in a new report setting out research priorities for the UK’s animal-based food sector.
Government-supported body the UK Agri-Tech Centre has published a report, “Livestock and Aquaculture innovation: the next ten years”, based on input from more than 150 stakeholders in the livestock and aquaculture industries.
North Korea looks to aquaculture to solve food crisis
North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated states, is planning to go into fish farming on the orders of its controversial leader Kim Jong-un.
Read MoreBuyers willing to pay for farmed halibut, says producer
White fish farmer Nordic Halibut has reported earnings of almost NOK 20 million (£1.43m) during the second quarter this year, thanks to the willingness of buyers in Britain and elsewhere to pay high prices for this popular prime fish – even at smaller sizes.
Read MoreCall for new approach as seafood consumption declines
Seafood consumption in Britain is continuing to decline, a new survey by the industry body Seafish finds. Cost inflation, which reached its peak last year, is one of the main reasons, but the study says other factors are also in play.
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