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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 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farming company Arnarlax was told yesterday that its licence to farm 10,000 tonnes of sterile salmon in Isafjord has been revoked.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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
New system will turn hatchery waste into fertiliser
Salmon farmer Bakkafrost Scotland has been granted a licence for a treatment system to turn fish waste into fertiliser. The pyrolysis unit, which turns organic sludge into inert biochar, will...
Poison gas kills 10,000 salmon
Up to 10,000 salmon in northern Norway have reportedly been killed by poison gas. The regional newspaper Lofotposten says the incident took place at Eidisholmen outside Stamsund. The fish had...
Natural defences
Researchers have charted how low levels of hydrogen sulphide in RAS systems trigger a defensive reaction in salmon – and their findings could be used to help manage the risks...
New jellyfish fears in Norway
The jellyfish scourge which cost Norwegian salmon companies millions of krone last winter may be on the way back. The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, through its Jellysafe project, says...
