Archive for October 2024
Awards recognise the best in Scottish shellfish
The Scottish Shellfish Awards, held this week in Oban, recognised the best in farmed oyster and mussel production, including a new category for “cocktail oysters”. The winners were selected by an expert panel of judges at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers conference. In the Native Oyster category, the winner was Craig Archibald of Islay…
Read MoreAquaculture sustainability fund raises €93m
The Blue Revolution Fund, an aquaculture impact investment fund focused on sustainability, has now closed with a total of €93m (£78m) in commitments. The fund was established by Hatch Blue, a knowledge-driven aquaculture specialist.
Read More2023 saw Scottish salmon production fall 11%
The Scottish salmon industry’s woes last year have been highlighted in official statistics that show that farmed Atlantic salmon production fell by more than 18,000 tonnes in 2023 to 150,949, a year on year decline of 11%.
Read MoreArnarlax has 10,000 tonne licence revoked in Iceland
The large Icelandic salmon farming company Arnarlax was told yesterday that its licence to farm 10,000 tonnes of sterile salmon in Isafjord has been revoked.
Read MoreLice forces Måsøval into issuing results warning
The large Norwegian salmon farmer Måsøval has this week issued a results warning ahead of its third quarter report next month.
It has blamed biological issues and most notably high salmon lice levels, which is currently affecting several companies, for the problem.
Read MoreScottish farmed salmon reports best survival rate for four years
Scotland’s salmon industry has reported the best September survival rate for Scottish salmon since 2020. New figures published yesterday revealed a 98.18% survival rate on farms in September, which is historically the most challenging month for salmon in the sea.
Read MoreLessons from the Faroes
Salmon Scotland chief executive Tavish Scott reflects on a recent visit to the Faroe Islands and the geopolitics of the seafood economy.
Read MoreOCEAN ECOLOGY – AQUACULTURE VETERINARIAN – OBAN, SCOTLAND
www.ocean-ecology.com WHY OCEAN ECOLOGY? We are a leading marine environmental consultancy originally specialising in providing survey, technical and advisory services to organisations delivering and governing the global blue economy. Together with Åkerblå, Norway’s leading provider of fish health services, we recently became part of DNV – a fully self-owned foundation, serving marine industries globally. The…
Read MoreAn industry at risk
Federal government plans to reform the salmon industry in BC could simply kill it off, producers fear.
Read MoreCall for joined-up thinking to tackle marine litter
A more co-ordinated approach is needed to deal with marine litter in Scotland, including waste from fishing and aquaculture. That’s the message from Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS), which is calling on the Scottish Government to embed a “source-to-sea” approach into future policy and legislation to tackle the marine litter which is polluting Scotland’s beaches and seas.
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