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Consultation on plans to extend planning regime further offshore
Plans to extend marine planning zones in Scottish waters have been put out to public consultation. Fish and shellfish farms require planning permission out to 12 nautical miles, however local...
Beach clean blitz raises cash for local causes
For the seventh year running, salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms will be taking part in the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Great British Beach Clean. This time, it will bring double...
Lice numbers in northern Norway ‘at worrying levels’
Fish farms in northern Norway are being hit by extraordinarily high salmon lice levels, say the authorities. The situation is being caused by exceptional summer temperatures which have been up...
Fact-free campaigns
The reputation of salmon farming has suffered as a result of criticism that does not have much to back it up, says Martin Jaffa. The reputation of farmed salmon in...
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Under fire
From highway robbery to lawsuits from indigenous communities, as Vince McDonagh reports, the Chilean salmon industry is facing challenges on a number of fronts. Of all the major fish farming...
Proximar secures one billion yen in loan capital
Proximar Seafood has secured two loan agreements worth a total of one billion Japanese yen for its Mount Fuji RAS salmon farm project. The figure, broadly equivalent to £5.3m or...
Norwegian salmon price slowly moving up again
The fresh salmon market is back on an upward trend in Norway again, for the first time in several weeks. But the increase is small, at just 1.4% according to...
Valencia is the venue for Aquaculture Europe 2025
The historic Spanish town of Valencia will host Aquaculture Europe 2025, the annual conference of the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), in September next year. Taking place over 22-25 September, this...
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, January 5
NORWAY SALMON VOLUMES ON THE RISE THE volume of salmon in cages at Norwegian fish farms, as measured by weight, rose by nine per cent year-on-year during November, said Seafood Norway. The industry...
Focus on feed in Middle East
A SHORT course for aquafeed producers will be held during the international trade show VIV MEA 2018 in Abu Dhabi in February. The one-day course aims to promote a better...
Mass rubbish found on fishing grounds
MORE than 100 million pieces of rubbish are lying at the bottom of the Barents Sea, one of the world\'s richest fishing grounds, Norwegian researchers have discovered. The evidence is based...
Investor sets up new aquaculture fund
THE specialist seafood investment company Broodstock Capital has allocated 200 million Norwegian kroners ($25 million) to finance fishery projects. The Norwegian firm is setting up a second dedicated fund to focus on small...
