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Fish farm, Loch Tay

2023 saw Scottish salmon production fall 11%

The Scottish salmon industry’s woes last year have been highlighted in official statistics that show that farmed Atlantic salmon production fell by more than 18,000 tonnes in 2023 to 150,949,...
Arnarlax is SalMar's Icelandic subsidiary

Arnarlax has 10,000 tonne licence revoked in Iceland

The large Icelandic salmon farming company Arnarlax was told yesterday that its licence to farm 10,000 tonnes of sterile salmon in Isafjord has been revoked. The reason given by the...
Masoval crew on pen

Lice forces Måsøval into issuing results warning

The large Norwegian salmon farmer Måsøval has this week issued a results warning ahead of its third quarter report next month. It has blamed biological issues and most notably high...
Fish farm (photo: Salmon Scotland)

Scottish farmed salmon reports best survival rate for four years

Scotland’s salmon industry has reported the best September survival rate for Scottish salmon since 2020. New figures published yesterday revealed a 98.18% survival rate on farms in September, which is...
Faroes fish farms

Lessons from the Faroes

Salmon Scotland chief executive Tavish Scott reflects on a recent visit to the Faroe Islands and the geopolitics of the seafood economy. The Faroese economy depends on seafood, reminding me...
Wild Canadian salmon

An industry at risk

Federal government plans to reform the salmon industry in BC could simply kill it off, producers fear. Despite the scenic splendour of its great mountain ranges, British Columbia is not...
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Call for joined-up thinking to tackle marine litter

A more co-ordinated approach is needed to deal with marine litter in Scotland, including waste from fishing and aquaculture. That’s the message from Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS), which is calling...
Fish farm cages

Anti-fouling agent sparks concerns

A new environmental toxin has been found in farmed salmon in Norway, but for the moment the authorities are keeping an open mind on what action to take because the...
illustration showing plans for Andfjord flow-through facility

Andfjord signs deals for water treatment and ROVs

The Arctic land-based fish farmer Andfjord Salmon has signed two agreements to secure sludge collection and processing for its current construction phase at Kvalnes. The Trøndelag-based company Meox will deliver...
two men at low tide, oyster farm

European shellfish industry warns of ‘crisis’

Europe’s shellfish industry has the potential to solve many key policy challenges – but the industry itself is in “crisis”. That was the warning last week from the European Mollusc...
Aerial view of NMBU’s Matre Research Station

Silence is golden

A study suggests that noise can be harmful for farmed salmon, as Vince McDonagh reports. Important new research has shown that man-made noise does affect salmon – and can inhibit...
Fishing vessel with crane and fish boxes

Nordic food packaging businesses agree merger plan

BEWI, a leading provider of food and seafood packaging components, is set to merge its traded food packaging business with STOK Emballage ("STOK"), forming a combined Northern European packaging solutions...
Harry Besley with support team at a stopover, Port Ellen, Islay

Driving change

The move to net zero requires a rethink for the way marine vessels are powered but, as Sandy Neil reports, there are a number of alternatives to consider. On 14...
Photo: DLG Benelux

Seagriculture USA 2024 explores new frontiers

The Seagriculture USA 2024 conference, the premier event for the seaweed industry, was successfully held in Ketchikan, Alaska from 11-12 September 2024. Under the theme "Exploring New Frontiers," Seagriculture USA...
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A positive spin

By Nick Joy My grandkids came to stay last week and I am currently sitting in a soft play centre in Forfar, having my hearing aids blown up by the...
The Kingfish Company and VAQ sign deal for Zeeland Phase III. Back: Jean-Charles Valette (TKC CFO), Felipe Esquivel (VAQ Senior Project Engineer), Tilla Øygard Holtermann (VAQ Dept Manager Process & Biology), Bram Rohaan (TKC Head of Operations), Wesley Farrant (TKC Lead Electrical Engineer), Huibert Cornelisse (TKC Technical Specialist), Christiaan de Wet (TKC Head of Design & Engineering)
Front: Sondre Høidalen (VAQ CEO), Vincent Erenst (TKC CEO)

Kingfish producer signs supplier for next phase

Land based fish farmer The Kingfish Company has signed a deal with a key supplier for the expansion of its production facility in Zeeland, in the Netherlands. RAS (recirculating aquaculture...
June 2024 (photo: Nordic Aqua Partners)

China-based salmon farmer raises another NOK 350m

Nordic Aqua Partners, the Norwegian company operating a land based salmon farm in China, has raised the equivalent of another £25m in capital, it emerged last night. The development came...
Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim, Capital Markets Day, September 2024

Mowi plans huge growth – along with major cost cuts

Presenting its Capital Markets Day in Trondelag, the world’s largest producer of Atlantic salmon has spelled out a strategy to cement its leading position in the industry in the coming...