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Nordic Halibut sees sales prices continuing to rise
Nordic Halibut has reported third quarter sales prices for its premium farmed fish up 11% year-on-year, continuing the rise seen earlier this year. In its Q3 (July to September) operational...
Shellfish cooperative scoops sustainability award
A seafood cooperative representing Scottish shellfish producers was named as Supplier of the Year in the Marine Stewardship Council awards, held last night in Plymouth. Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG)...
Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury’s and Lyons Seafoods are ASC winners
The annual Aquaculture Stewardship Council UK awards were announced last night, with accolades for Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury's and Lyons Seafoods. Fish Said Fred (team, pictured with their award) was...
Grimsby is home to new UK Seafood School
A new seafood training centre for the UK has been opened in Grimsby, home to the UK's largest fish processing hub. The UK Seafood School is being hailed as a...
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Red tape stalling growth, say NZ aquaculture leaders
Senior figures in New Zealand’s aquaculture industry are warning that red tape and lack of access to key areas of the coastline are seriously hindering growth. Concerns over bureaucracy and...
Double ASC certification for shellfish brands
Morecambe Bay Oysters and Loch Fyne Oysters, two key brands in the Associated Seafoods group, have been recognised for their good practices by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. To achieve certification...
Mowi reports record harvest for Q3
Salmon giant Mowi produced an all-time high third quarter harvest of 161,000 tonnes with profitability in Scotland continuing to improve. The figure is 26,000 tonnes higher than a year ago....
DNA modelling promises a breakthrough for seabed sampling
Seabed sampling to assess the impact of fish farms could be speeded up significantly through the use of environmental DNA technology, a research project has concluded. The “MeioMetBar” study took...
Careers fair lines up industry leaders
MARINE Harvest Scotland managing director Ben Hadfield will give the keynote address at this year’s aquaculture careers day at the University of Stirling. The event, organised by the Aquaculture Students\'...
Salmon sector drives Gael Force growth
AQUACULTURE supply company Gael Force Group is to invest more than £1 million in an expansion and innovation programme this year following record growth in 2017. Last year, the Inverness...
Gove welcomes Stirling innovation
THE Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, visited Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) this week to see how cutting edge research is positioning the UK at the forefront of the global aquaculture...
Next Scottish salmon probe seeks all views
THE next parliamentary review of Scotland’s salmon farming sector is to take evidence in March, April and May, it was announced today. The wide ranging inquiry, by the Scottish Parliament’s...
