Posts by Dave Edler
Seafood Scotland encourages businesses to \’look local\’
Seafood Scotland has this week launched a campaign to help Scottish seafood businesses attract more customers through the use of free marketing directories to reach a greater consumer audience. With huge swathes of the seafood export market closed off due to the Covid-19 crisis, the seafood industry has been quick to innovate, establishing markets closer…
Read MoreSeafood Scotland encourages businesses to \’look local\’
Seafood Scotland has this week launched a campaign to help Scottish seafood businesses attract more customers through the use of free marketing directories to reach a greater consumer audience. With huge swathes of the seafood export market closed off due to the Covid-19 crisis, the seafood industry has been quick to innovate, establishing markets closer…
Read MoreSalmon facing \’challenging time\’ say analysts
SALMON prices are heading down and into a challenging period over the next three months, the latest industry intelligence reports suggest. The downward pressure appears to be due to increased output across the northern hemisphere producing countries and lower demand, most it due to the fallout from coronavirus. In Norway the salmon biomass has increased…
Read MoreSalmon facing \’challenging time\’ say analysts
SALMON prices are heading down and into a challenging period over the next three months, the latest industry intelligence reports suggest. The downward pressure appears to be due to increased output across the northern hemisphere producing countries and lower demand, most it due to the fallout from coronavirus. In Norway the salmon biomass has increased…
Read MoreOcean Farm 1 gets new licences
THE salmon farming group SalMar has been give the go-ahead to convert eight development permits into fish production licences for its giant revolutionary offshore ‘sea cage’ known as Ocean Farm 1. The decision by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, follows a comprehensive investigation and full report which is open to examination. The announcement was welcomed…
Read MoreSAIC to support recovery with new fund
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has launched an open, ongoing rapid-response funding call to support Scotland’s growing aquaculture sector through the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The innovation centre is welcoming applications from collaborative partnerships between businesses and academic researchers, for a fast-tracked process that will help the aquaculture sector adapt to a…
Read MoreNorway hoping to strike UK seafood deal
Norway is hoping to strike a free trade deal with Britain by the end of this year so it can continue to sell its salmon and whitefish without serious disruption. The UK is Norway’s fourth largest export market for seafood, mainly cod, haddock, farmed salmon and shellfish, and is currently worth almost seven billion kroner…
Read MoreNordlaks suffers 5,000 litre diesel spill
Police and scientists are investigating a large diesel spillage from a fish farm owned by the high profile company Nordlaks. Around 5,000 litres of oil are believed to have come from a site on the island of Grytøya, about 100 kilometres south of Tromso. It has affected a one kilometre long stretch of shoreline. The…
Read MoreUS cellular aquaculture business to expand
THE Californian cellular aquaculture company BlueNalu has unveiled ambitious plans for major production expansion and boosting its research and development capabilities. The company said the move will include a new 38,000 square foot manufacturing facility in San Diego where it is based – a six-fold increase on the current space. The larger facility will include…
Read MoreScottish salmon farmers launch acoustic devices review
The Scottish salmon farming sector is to review the use of acoustic devices deployed on farms to deter seals. Farmers will conduct risk assessments on the use of acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) which are currently used throughout the sector. The move is to ensure the sector remains compliant with an expected tighter enforcement of European…
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