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Aquaculture Awards 2023 now open for entries
Outstanding achievers in the sector are being invited to enter the UK’s Aquaculture Awards 2023, with a deadline of 3 March. The awards, with the winners announced at a gala dinner in Inverness on Thursday 15 June, are presented annually...
Breaking: Mowi wins contest for Dawnfresh
It appears that Mowi Scotland has acquired Dawnfresh Farming, almost a year after Dawnfresh’s parent company was placed in administration. Documents filed at Companies House today announced that Mowi Scotland now has “significant control”, meaning that Mowi now owns at...
Salmon Scotland calls for action on Griggs reforms
One year on from the publication of the Griggs Report, industry body Salmon Scotland is calling for action to put the reforms Griggs proposed into effect. Professor Russel Griggs was commissioned by the Scottish Government to examine the system of...
China’s seaborne fish farm wins ASC approval
A giant Chinese fish farming vessel has become the first operation of its kind to win certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. The Conson No. 1 is also the first fish farm producing large yellow croaker (Larimichthys croceus) to be certified...
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Cooking up a storm
Protests over Mowi’s TV game show sponsorship have reheated old arguments about farmed fish mortality, as Dr Martin Jaffa reports in the February issue of Fish Farmer magazine. Read it online here, on page 24 of Fish Farmer's February issue.
Norcod ordered to slaughter large numbers of fish
Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries has ordered Norcod to slaughter two cages at a location in the Nordland region, following the discovery of sexually mature cod in the facility. The Directorate said that fish in the process of developing into spawning...
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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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