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Shucking champs and naked clams
Despite the absence of politicians thanks to the election, the SAGB Conference covered the whole range of the UK’s shellfish sector, as Nicki Holmyard reports.
Read MoreStory telling
Aquaculture needs to get better at explaining itself, but there were plenty of great narratives at the Blue Food Innovation Summit, as Robert Outram reports.
Read MoreWanted: new host
A ground-breaking body set up to encourage the development of women in aquaculture is looking for a new supporter, as Sandy Neil reports.
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms supervisor wins Emerging Talent award
A Scottish Sea Farms Processing Supervisor has won the inaugural Emerging Talent award at the M&S Select Farm Awards 2024, announced last week at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.
Read MoreOne sided
A new podcast on the future of wild salmon features numerous guests, but only one narrow viewpoint, argues Dr Martin Jaffa.
Read MoreSNP manifesto calls for new deal with EU
The Scottish National Party is calling in its manifesto for a renegotiation of the UK’s trade deal with Europe and a “bespoke” work visa scheme to help employers in Scotland recruit from overseas. As widely flagged in advance, the party’s manifesto places its call for Scottish independence on the first page, and says that the…
Read MoreNew feeding barge for Mowi in the Faroes
Salmon producer Mowi has taken delivery of a new feed barge with a silo capacity of 1,000 tonnes. The barge, provided by GroAqua, will operate in one of Mowi’s farming sites in the Faroe Islands.
Read MoreFish health chief says sea lice control has improved
Action to control sea lice numbers on Scottish fish farms has been successful, partly driven by the new requirement to report lice numbers on a weekly basis.
That is the verdict of Charles Allan, group leader of the Scottish Government’s Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI), in the evidence he gave to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee.
Conservative manifesto offers little change in EU trade
The Conservative Party’s 2024 manifesto promises continued support of the fishing and aquaculture sectors through the £100m Seafood Fund but offers scant comfort to the industry in terms of easing trade with the European Union.
Read MoreThe June 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online
The June 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online, and you can read or download it here.
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