The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online, and you can read or download it here.
The image on our cover this month is from St Andrews, a town that is used to welcoming visitors from all over the world. Last month it hosted another big event, but it was not a golf tournament that drew an international crowd to Scotland but the Responsible Seafood Summit, co-hosted by the Global Seafood Alliance and Seafood Scotland.
The Summit covered a host of topics on the theme of sustainable seafood, covering catch fishing and aquaculture, and provided a unique forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences and insights. Fish Farmer’s report on the Summit appears in this issue.
Oban, on Scotland’s west coast was the venue for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ annual conference and this too was an opportunity to talk about the challenges and opportunities for the shellfish farming sector, and you can also read about that in the November magazine.
Also in this issue, we look at a report that outlines how an initiative to kick-start sea farming in Wales could potentially prove to be a huge boost to the “blue economy”.
Sandy Neil reviews the arguments presented to the ongoing follow-up inquiry into the salmon industry by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
Vince McDonagh reports on the troubling levels of sea lice now being encountered in Norway’s northern waters; and on concerns over the lack of growth for the aquaculture sector in the European Union.
Dr Martin Jaffa reacts sceptically to a poll that suggests consumers are ready to pay more for fish produced to higher welfare standards; and Nick Joy reflects on a UK Budget that included some bad news for small businesses.
We also have a report from the latest Aqua Agenda webinar hosted by Fish Farmer, on Land Based Strategy. Our expert panel comprised Thue Holm of Aquafounders Capital, Trond Schaug-Pettersen of Salmon Evolution and Paul Howes, Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, University of Swansea. Don’t forget to sign up for our next webinar, on Technology, Remote Monitoring and Artificial Intelligence, which takes place on 19 February.
