Archive for October 2024
Fouling solution
Lindgren-Pitman’s innovative net cleaner Stingray E230 Series ROV removes all fouling, minimises fish stress and reduces CO2 emissions by eliminating 90% of conventional fuel consumption.
Read MoreInnovation under the sea
Fish Farmer rounds up the latest news on subsea technology
Read MoreNovo Holdings buys into lice laser company
Life sciences company Novo Holdings is to take a majority stake in aquaculture technology company Stingray Marine Solutions.
Based in Oslo, Stingray specialises in intelligent aquaculture technology serving the salmon industry and has developed a laser-based system to kill sea lice.
Read MoreArctic char farm wins government support
A fish farm looks set to be built in the heart of Canada – with official help and approval.
The Manitoba provincial government has promised support for the Sapphire Springs Inc Arctic Char aquaculture and processing facility near RockWood Municipality, north of Winnipeg.
Sapphire Springs, which is just four years old, says the CA $145m (£80.5m) project will create at least 100 jobs plus 120 indirect jobs and would help boost the local economy.
Read MoreBoats built for work
A Donegal-based business is now Ireland’s leading boatbuilder for aquaculture vessels.
Read MoreDon’t miss our Land Based Strategy webinar
An impressive amount of investment is pouring into land based fish farming around the world, from Scandinavia and the Middle East to Florida and Japan. But can the technology and biology combine to ensure this industry has a profitable future? Next week, in the latest in our Aqua Agenda series of webinars, we’ll be asking:…
Read MoreNorwegian anglers face new restrictions
The Norwegian Environment Agency is to limit recreational salmon fishing next year, as fears about wild stocks continue. From next year, the directorate will plan for a more cautious start to salmon fishing, where more locations can be opened up for fishing later if enough salmon arrive in the rivers.
Read MoreSalmon industry embroiled in asthma row
A dispute has broken out between Norway’s salmon industry and the national broadcaster NRK over claims that some of its employees are developing asthma through their work.
NRK has highlighted research findings from a study carried out on workers at St Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim
The broadcaster said reports from the hospital showed that a number of people, some of them immigrant workers, were suffering from “salmon asthma”.
Read MoreSeaweed producer is a double winner in Food & Drink Awards
The Scottish Seaweed Company was a winner in two categories in the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards, which were held last night.
Two products in the company’s Shore range of snacks were declared best in class: its Peking Duck Seaweed Chips were named Healthier Choice Product of the Year, while Shore Sweet Sriracha Seaweed Chips won in the Snacks and Accompaniments category.
The overall winner on the night as Scottish Product of the Year was another seafood offering, the Fishwife Pie from Carnoustie-based restaurant and piemaker WeeCOOK
Read MoreHebridean Baker’s latest cookbook features Loch Duart
A best-selling author and cook famous for living “off-grid” has featured Loch Duart salmon in his latest collection of recipes.
Coinneach MacLeod, known as “The Hebridean Baker”, has just published The Scottish Cookbook which features two new recipes using Loch Duart salmon: Ginger Salmon Parcels and Roast Beetroot Salmon.
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