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Hearts and minds at TriNations 2024
The TriNations initiative brings together industry and academic experts to share the latest updates on farmed fish health. Chris Mitchell reports on latest TriNations event, held earlier this year in...
Everything has value
One person’s waste could be another’s valuable commodity, as the aquaculture sector is discovering. The “circular economy” is one of those buzzwords that, like “sustainability”, can be stretched to make...
Triple solution
Growing shrimp, oysters and seaweed together creates a natural balance, a study by the University of New Hampshire has found. Scientists with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) College of...
Species diversification under climate change
Warmer seas could mean rethinking the kind of fish we farm. Lynne Falconer reports on a new study on the implications of climate change for aquaculture. Species diversification is often...
A load of cods?
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research is highly critical of cod farming but its views are not backed by evidence, argues Dr Martin Jaffa. A row is brewing in Norway over...
Hands-on farming
Mowi acquired Wester Ross Fisheries in 2022. Robert Outram asks: has the move changed the company’s unique approach? Wester Ross Fisheries is a different kind of salmon farmer. Visiting the...
Changing of the guard
With a new government at Westminster, and new leadership at Holyrood, Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott has been busy ensuring that aquaculture’s voice is heard at the heart of...
