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One of Ireland’s leading providers of mussel ropes to the aquaculture industry, Sheehan’s Fishing Company supplies innovative products from Spanish rope-maker Itsaskorda. Through close collaboration with mussel farmers, Itsaskorda have helped develop industry specific ropes for growing mussels that include main and anchor lines, spat collectors and growing out rope (pictured). These new ropes have…

France Naissain is the worldwide leader of diploid and triploid oyster seed production. Located on the Polder des Champs between Bouin and Beauvoir sur Mer on France’s west coast, France Naissain benefits from the unique advantages of the Baie de Bourgneuf. The Baie’s underground salt water table means there is an extremely high concentration of…

A new e-learning collaboration makes welfare training for lumpfish care more accessible. Swansea University has made the E-learning on lumpfish welfare course more accessible to fish farmers working at Mowi – the world’s largest supplier of farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Swansea University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), a global reference in fish welfare research and…

The natural carotenoids from Panaferd-AX have benefits for RAS farms. Colour is the symbol of salmon and a good pigmentation is considered as a major quality parameter in the industry. Meanwhile, demands from the markets all over the world lean towards more products free of any synthetic additives when possible. Natural pigment sources such as…

With depots in Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, Inverness, Scrabster and Central Scotland – and access to the vessels and European terminals of parent company, SeaCargo AS – Northwards is proud to play an important role in the Scottish salmon farming industry’s supply chain. The company brings fish feed and essential equipment into the islands and carries…

Blackshell Farm, who have been producing cotton mesh for rope mussel farming since 2010, have recently embarked on an exciting new project. Along with Dutch partners they are working to develop a biopolymer yarn product that can be used to replace cotton in their meshes. The yarn may have other uses in mussel farming also,…

Brimmond have a strong track record of successfully supplying and servicing marine cranes to suit client requests. They sell, stock, rent, refurbish, repair and upgrade a diverse and ever-increasing range of new and second-hand cranes for the aquaculture sector. The company is proud to be the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Heila Marine Cranes,…

Rainbow trout has been part of the Norwegian based AquaGen AS’s breeding program since the early 1970s. Through more than 17 generations of intensive family breeding, direct selection for performance in seawater has been achieved. This strategy has created a truly anadromous trout strain with unmatched potentials in seawater and freshwater alike. The only drawback…

Garware Technical Fibres, India, have collaborated with Scottish company W&J Knox to pioneer the development of HDPE solutions for the aquaculture industry. Virgin HDPE nets have 3.5 times lower carbon footprint as compared to Virgin Nylon. HDPE nets are easier to recycle and produce a lower carbon footprint as compared to Nylon recycling. More recently,…

Oil prices have roughly doubled in these last two years. These trends hurt aquafeed producers who rely heavily on lecithin and vegetable plant oils in all types of aquafeeds. AQUALYSO® is a lysophospholipid-based digestive and metabolic enhancer that supports the formulation of aquafeeds with reduced fat and energy levels. Through applied research, Adisseo has established…