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ASC continues to grow worldwide
Last year saw the number of farms certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council pass the 2,000 mark, with a steady increase in the volume of certified products marketed around the world.
Read MoreLarge salmon escape reported in western Ireland
Authorities are investigating the escape of a large number of salmon from a farm on the west coast of Ireland.
Read MoreNorway seeks to cut dependency on imported feed
The Norwegian government is looking to reduce the proportion of farmed fish feed produced outside the country. It has appointed a special steering committee to look into the sources of aquafeed.
Read MoreRecruitment and Diversity: your questions please
Recruitment and Diversity is the theme of the latest webinar in Fish Farmer’s Aqua Agenda series – and we’re looking for your questions ahead of the event next week.
Read MoreEU offers Norwegian farmers £8.7m to study salmon sludge impact
A group of Norwegian salmon farmers have been offered a European Union grant of NOK 120 million (£8.7m) to take part in a project studying the impact of sludge on the environment.
Read MoreAKVA group upbeat as it unveils record Q2 revenues
The AKVA aquaculture technology services group delivered a record high quarterly revenue in Q2 of NOK 1,014 million (£73.4m). This represents an increase of 8% on a year ago.
Read MoreRising demand drives big jump in Scottish salmon exports
Scottish salmon export sales jumped by 41% in the first half of 2024, with substantial growth in the Asian, American and European markets, figures from HM Revenue & Customs show. New figures reveal that salmon from Scotland, the UK’s largest food export, generated £431m in export value between January and June.
Read MoreSeaweed association set to mark milestone year
The organisation representing Scottish seaweed growers will be celebrating its first decade this November at its annual conference in Oban, on Scotland’s west coast. The conference of the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association (SSIA) takes place on the 20 – 21 November at Corran Halls in Oban.
Read MoreAll change
Keir Starmer won a landslide victory. So what’s next?
Read MoreSalmon oil playing key role in Covid recovery, say researchers
A medicinal oil product derived from salmon trimmings could play a big part in helping patients to recover from Covid-19.
Hofseth BioCare a leader in science- led marine nutrition has announced compelling new findings from a recent study on the benefits of its enzymatically liberated salmon oil (OmeGo), in helping Covid-19 recovery.