Posts by Robert Outram
Cooke consults on Orkney farms expansion
Salmon producer Cooke Aquaculture is consulting with the local community on plans to relocate and expand its farms at three sites in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. As part of the consultation Cooke will be holding public meetings on 28 and 29 November in Westray and Papa Westray, respectively, to spell out the plans…
Read MoreSalmon industry must clean up its act – Norway Minister
Cecilie Myrseth, Norway’s new Fisheries Minister, has told the salmon industry that it must do much better to ensure fish welfare. The sector has been rocked by a series of incidents in recent weeks involving mortalities and issues over the export of damaged fish. The minister made her comments after a meeting with the employer…
Read MorePlanning approval for Grimsby RAS salmon farm
Planners have given formal approval to the £75m Grimsby salmon farm project. It can now move forward, eight months after it was first announced. The company behind the plan, Aquacultured Seafood, intends to build the RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) facility on an industrial site close to the fish docks and many of the town’s seafood…
Read MoreSeaweed sector looks to unlock its potential
Key players in Scotland’s rapidly growing seaweed industry will be gathering in the picturesque west coast town of Oban next month for the Annual Conference of the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association (SSIA). The theme of the conference, which takes place from November 14-16, is “How to Scale Responsibly: Unlocking the Potential Through Best Practice.” It…
Read MoreIceland’s fish farming regime facing radical shake-up
Iceland is planning to limit salmon farming to no more than one company per fjord. The proposal follows growing concern over escapes and comes as part of a draft report that also includes major changes to the fee charging and taxation system. The draft policy looks set to be be firmed up over the next…
Read MoreThe October 2023 issue of Fish Farmer is out now
The October issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online and you can read or download it here. Our cover story this month focuses on seaweed farming, an industry that is already huge in Asia and offers a fascinating potential in Europe and the UK especially. But what are the barriers that will need…
Read MoreNo to offshore tax – yet!
The Norwegian government has ruled out a special tax on offshore salmon farming – for now. It says that because the sector is still in the development stage it will not consider such a proposal until it becomes profitable. The announcement has disappointed the industry which now believes an offshore tax will be inevitable if…
Read MoreISA news takes shine off SalMar harvest numbers
SalMar has today reported a bumper 24,000 tonne-plus increase in its 2023 third quarter harvest. But the company has also reported the discovery of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) at one of its sites. The harvest figure should be treated with some caution because the Q3 2022 harvest did not include salmon from the NTS group which…
Read More3D imaging could provide early warning of sea lice
Technology developed to identify tiny marine organisms and particles could be used to detect the presence of microscopic sea lice larvae – that’s the hope of a team of researchers based in Scotland. The study aims to apply holographic 3D imaging, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide an early warning system for fish…
Read MoreLerøy expecting lower Q3 harvest
Lerøy Seafood slaughtered 2,300 tonnes less salmon during the third quarter this year, a trading update from the company reveals. The June to September harvest totalled 53,900 tonnes against 56,200 tonnes during the same period last year. The figures are for Norway only and do not include production from Scottish Sea Farms, in which it…
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