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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farming company Arnarlax was told yesterday that its licence to farm 10,000 tonnes of sterile salmon in Isafjord has been revoked.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...
Fish Farmer October 2024 - COVER

The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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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...
Workers, Cooke Scotland

Cooke Scotland reports revenue up but profits under pressure

Cooke Scotland saw its sales rise by 17% last year, but any hope of improved profits from that were cancelled out by higher production costs. These included increased material and...
Pangasius catfish in hand in banana leaf

Stirling awarded grant for Vietnam vaccine project

Scientists at the University of Stirling have been awarded more than £770,000 to support the roll out of a new vaccine that could deliver major benefits to the aquaculture industry...
A large shrimp pr prawn held in a farmer's hand

ASC Feed certification for BioMar Ecuador

The Ecuador site of aquafeed group BioMar has achieved certification under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s new international Feed Standard. The ASC said: “This is another significant milestone in the journey...
SalMar farm, Mefjord, northern Norway

SalMar harvest down, Grieg up for Q3

SalMar, Norway’s second largest salmon farmer, has reported a sharp fall in its third quarter output. In contrast, its competitor Grieg reported an improved harvest. The July to September harvest...
Salmon on ice

Norwegian salmon prices down to lowest level for two years

Fresh salmon prices fell to their lowest level for two years in Norway last week. More importantly, they were close to production costs, suggesting there is currently little or no...
Fish Farmer October 2024 - COVER

The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online, and you can read or download it here. This month's magazine covers a broad spectrum of the aquaculture sector,...