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Norway’s seafood exports hit NOK 82bn record for H1
Norway’s seafood exports hit a record NOK 82.3bn (£6bn) during the first half of 2023, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council released today show. This represents an increase of NOK 12.3bn (just over £900,000) or 18% on a year ago,...
BREAKING NEWS – Kingfish raises €32m to wrap up Dutch expansion
Land based fish farmer the Kingfish Company announced today it has successfully raised €32m euros (£27.4m) through a convertible loan. The funds will partly be used to complete the expansion of the group’s facility in the Netherlands. The yellowtail kingfish...
Bakkafrost Scotland improvement continued during second quarter
Bakkafrost Scotland produced an increased harvest during the second quarter of this year, a trading update from the company shows. But Bakkafrost’s output from the Faroe Islands during the period was considerably lower, says the company. In Q2 (April-June) Farming...
Who is regulating the regulators?
There is a worrying lack of communication and trust in the way the fish farming sector is regulated, according to Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott. Read his article in the July issue of Fish Farmer, available here to view...
Norcod to receive NOK 50m extra credit facility
Norwegian whitefish farmer Norcod has been granted additional credit worth NOK 50m (£3.7m) which it says will give it more financial and operational headroom. The credit facility has come from Export Finance Norway and comes on top of NOK 480m...
Bakkafrost reaffirms support for Highland Games event
Leading Scottish salmon producer Bakkafrost Scotland has renewed its sponsorship of community event the Lochcarron Highland Games for the fifth consecutive year. Known as the “Friendly Games”, this year’s event is the 43rd in the series, and will be staged...
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What's New
WellFish Tech – Fish health redefined
You may have heard it said that whilst a jet engine is a complex system, it only becomes complicated when a bird passes through it. Understanding the difference leaves us...
Algal oil for a better fish
RaySon algal oil, an alternative source of omega-3 specially for salmon feed, improves the quality of the final product for consumers and boosts the immune system. Xiamen Huison Biotech Co...
Peri-Scope offers fast plankton analysis
Fish farmers now have a powerful new tool at their disposal with the launch of the Peri-Scope Quantitative Plankton Classifier. This innovative device allows for real-time, on-site analysis of plankton...
Seawork looks ahead to 2025
Seawork, the European commercial marine and workboats exhibition, connects businesses to showcase innovations, solutions and new products. The event, taking place over 10-12 June 2025, features demonstrations, launches and announcements,...
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Features
Assuring value
The Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ conference addressed the industry’s challenges, but also the benefits it offers to our food security and the environment. Robert Outram reports. The 2024 conference...
A new frontier
The latest wave of land-based farming projects represents an exciting new era for aquaculture, but is the ambition matched by practicality? Fish Farmer’s expert panel considered the question in our...
Navigating choppy waters
Industry estimates suggest that seafood production is due for a period of growth after a difficult spell. The Responsible Seafood Summit included several presentations on the performance and prospects of...
Course work
Last month the golfing mecca, St Andrews, hosted another major international event: the Responsible Seafood Summit. Robert Outram was there. Last year it was St John’s, in New Brunswick, Canada....
Opinion
A blank sheet of paper
By Nick Joy How can this be? I sit here with a blank sheet of paper the day following one of the most critical Budgets in the last two decades...
There’s nothing new in the world
By Nick Joy Luckily, age has not dimmed my memory yet, so I can remember the first discussions about serious commercial RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) farming of salmon. I thought...
Sense and sentinels
I have always been sure that it was unnecessary for Scottish Ministers to appoint a regulator to manage sea lice, writes Dr Martin Jaffa. As the weeks go by, I...
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...
Events
Leading climate change scientist to open Australian Seagriculture
Professor Tim Flannery, one of Australia’s leading writers on climate change, has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for the Australian Seagriculture Conference in March next year. The conference...
Aquaculture UK set for new venue in 2026
The next edition of leading trade show Aquaculture UK is moving to Glasgow, it has been announced. The organisers, Diversified Communications, said the show, which has been held in the...
Aquafuture Spain moves to Vigo for 2025 – and is set to be bigger than ever
The 3rd Edition of the international aquaculture industry show, Aquafuture Spain, will take place over May 20 to 22, 2025, at the IFEVI exhibition centre in Vigo, in the north...
Anchovy quota announced in Lisbon
Some uncertainty in the aquafeed industry has been relieved with the announcement that Peru’s next fishing season will start on 1 November, with a quota of just over 2.5 million...
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