Archive for September 2024
Celebrations as Proximar sells its first Mount Fuji salmon
Proximar Seafood has sold the first salmon from its Mount Fuji facility straight into the Japanese market. This milestone for the company also marks the first harvest in Japan of domestically produced farmed salmon.
Read MoreNordlaks signs land deal for major new smolt facility
Arctic based salmon farmer Nordlaks has purchased a large site for its proposed new smolt facility. The company said the project will create 50 direct jobs and around 100 ancillary employment opportunities.
Read MoreDriving change
The move to net zero requires a rethink for the way marine vessels are powered but, as Sandy Neil reports, there are a number of alternatives to consider.
Read MoreSeagriculture USA 2024 explores new frontiers
The Seagriculture USA 2024 conference, the premier event for the seaweed industry, was successfully held in Ketchikan, Alaska from 11-12 September 2024.
Under the theme “Exploring New Frontiers,” Seagriculture USA 2024 united nearly 200 stakeholders from 10 countries to share knowledge and ideas, steering the future of the seaweed industry towards sustainable and economically viable paths. Representatives from more than 121 companies and institutions actively engaged in discussions, networking, and knowledge sharing.
Read MoreA positive spin
My grandkids came to stay last week and I am currently sitting in a soft play centre in Forfar, having my hearing aids blown up by the sheer noise.
Read MoreKingfish producer signs supplier for next phase
Land based fish farmer The Kingfish Company has signed a deal with a key supplier for the expansion of its production facility in Zeeland, in the Netherlands.
RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) specialist VAQ AS will be working on the technology for Phase III of the yellowtail kingfish farm.
Read MoreChina-based salmon farmer raises another NOK 350m
Nordic Aqua Partners, the Norwegian company operating a land based salmon farm in China, has raised the equivalent of another £25m in capital, it emerged last night. The development came in a late Oslo Stock Exchange announcement.
Read MoreMowi plans huge growth – along with major cost cuts
Presenting its Capital Markets Day in Trondelag , the world’s largest producer of Atlantic salmon has spelled out a strategy to cement its leading position in the industry in the coming years.
The Mowi group’s plan is to grow production volume by 100,000 tonnes as well as making cost “improvements” of €300m-€400m (£250m-£333m).
Read MoreNew system will turn hatchery waste into fertiliser
Salmon farmer Bakkafrost Scotland has been granted a licence for a treatment system to turn fish waste into fertiliser.
The pyrolysis unit, which turns organic sludge into inert biochar, will be based at Bakkafrost’s hatchery at Applecross.
Read MorePoison gas kills 10,000 salmon
Up to 10,000 salmon in northern Norway have reportedly been killed by poison gas.
The regional newspaper Lofotposten says the incident took place at Eidisholmen outside Stamsund. The fish had an average weight of around two kilos.
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