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A perfect start
State of the art genetics are the key to rearing successful salmon It starts with optimal genetics. Founded in 1991, Benchmark Genetics has been a long-established and trusted provider of genetic material to the salmon farming industry and, more recently, the expanding global land-based sector. As a result of the long-term breeding programs, the salmon…
Read MoreGimme shelter
In October, Loch Long Salmon (LLS), the business looking to create Scotland’s first semi-closed salmon farm, submitted the planning application for its proposed farm site at Loch Long near Beinn Reithe in Argyll. The semi-closed system envisaged includes an inner layer with a conventional net, and another layer that is impermeable and opaque. The farm…
Read MoreA Fresh Approach
Sustainability and health – for fish, staff, consumers, communities and the environment – are at the heart of SSC’s philosophy As the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has aptly demonstrated, moving towards sustainability requires fresh thinking, innovation and, most crucially, strong partnerships with business. World leaders from all regions gathered to embrace the global opportunity…
Read MoreBakkafrost negotiates €700m credit facility
Bakkafrost has entered into a €700m (£597m) sustainability-linked multi-currency revolving credit facility. The Faroese salmon farming group, which has major operations in Scotland, said the purpose of the facility is to refinance its existing bank facilities as well as general corporate purposes – including acquisitions. It will serve as a robust and flexible financial framework…
Read MoreCompetition body clears takeover of Grieg’s UK assets
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Scottish Sea Farms’ bid to acquire Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK, paving the way for the takeover of Grieg’s Scottish assets. In June 2021, Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) – which is co-owned 50/50 by Lerøy Seafood Group and SalMar ASA – signed a share purchase agreement to acquire…
Read MoreSuspected ISA case found in Iceland
Fish farmers in Iceland are bracing themselves for the possibility that the first case of pathogenic Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) may have been found in the country. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, also known as MAST, has said there is a suspected case at a Laxar Fiskeldi pen at Reyðarfjörður in the east of…
Read MoreBeing Isolated
Isolating specific strains is a key control point in disease prevention The period between 2012 and 2018 saw a steady increase in the prevalence, in Norway, of Yersiniosis or Enteric Redmouth (ERM) in farmed Atlantic salmon, and not just in freshwater where this disease is traditionally encountered. Outbreaks in seawater began to emerge in the…
Read MoreStunningly effective – Humane smolt stunner helps hatcheries target new markets
Ace Aquatec’s humane smolt stunner can help the aquaculture sector further reduce its carbon footprint by converting waste into a natural, healthy and safe ingredient for pet food products and fish oils. Using Ace Aquatec’s award-winning in-water Humane Stunner Universal (HSU) technology, the Humane Culling System (HCS) stuns smolt and juveniles without using chemicals, thus…
Read MoreMust fish fly?
Salmon are meant to swim, not fly! With these words Atli Gregersen, owner of the Faroese fish farming company Hiddenfjord, sparked off a major debate inside the industry after he stopped shipments by air, deciding instead to move everything by sea. He conceded that salmon farming has a low CO2 impact compared with other proteins,…
Read MoreMowi unveils higher Q3 sales and profits
MOWI today announced record high third quarter revenues of 1,035 million euros along with increased operating profits. The operational EBIT or profit was €131m compared with €80m for Q3 last year. Regionally , Mowi Scotland also recorded a higher operational EBIT, but lower harvest volumes during the quarter. Biological problems continue, but the company said…
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