Features

The ASSG Conference

Assuring value

The Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ conference addressed the industry’s challenges, but also the benefits it offers to our food security and the environment. Robert Outram reports. The 2024 conference...
Aqua Agenda logo

A new frontier

The latest wave of land-based farming projects represents an exciting new era for aquaculture, but is the ambition matched by practicality? Fish Farmer’s expert panel considered the question in our...
Marcus Coleman

Navigating choppy waters

Industry estimates suggest that seafood production is due for a period of growth after a difficult spell. The Responsible Seafood Summit included several presentations on the performance and prospects of...
Seafood Summit 2024

Course work

Last month the golfing mecca, St Andrews, hosted another major international event: the Responsible Seafood Summit. Robert Outram was there. Last year it was St John’s, in New Brunswick, Canada....
Salmon swimming

Investing in healthy fish

Our round-up of what’s new in fish health focuses on new projects aimed at increasing the industry’s knowledge. The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced its support for three...
Salmon saviours (from left): Chief Caleen Sisk, Chief of the Winnemem Wintu; Matt Johnson, Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisor, with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Flying fish

A rare Chinook salmon species in California has been given a chance to survive drought conditions thanks to a helicopter airlift, as Julia Hollister reports. An innovative programme to save...
Wrasse at Otter Ferry

Otter Ferry’s latest chapter

The expertise at a long-established fish farm is now being put to use in a collaboration aimed at benefiting the whole industry. Otter Ferry Seafish, based on the shores of...
Rainbow trout

Upbeat outlook

Trout producers in the UK and around the world are confident that they have a great story to tell. Oliver Robinson, Chief Executive at the British Trout Association (BTA), is...
Port Quin, Cornwall

Cornwall seaweed farms back on track

Despite enlisting celebrity firepower, campaigners have not (yet) managed to stop plans for the UK’s biggest seaweed farm, as Sandy Neil reports. Plans for two giant “no waste” seaweed farms...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online