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Shades of green
The platform thrashed out by the SNP and the Scottish Greens is dangerously vague, argues Hamish Macdonell It’s all in the detail. Or, rather, in the case of the SNP-Green deal, perhaps it isn’t. The coalition that isn’t, announced last month, was hardly unexpected. It had been trailed for weeks as the two parties conducted…
Read MoreBakkafrost plans to ‘transform’ its Scottish business
Bakkafrost today announced a significant sustainable plan to increase output of its premium salmon by more than 40% over the next five years. The programme includes: 40% sustainable growth over the period Significant investment programme in Scotland to transform operations through innovative RAS technology DKK 6.2 bn total investment programme (£775m) between 2022 and 2026…
Read MoreClimate change research grant for Stirling’s Falconer
University of Stirling researcher Dr Lynne Falconer has been awarded a £1.5m grant for a project that aims to help the aquaculture industry use data to mitigate the impact of climate change. Dr Falconer, of the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling, has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship award for…
Read MoreAfter Brexit, is Nexit next?
When Norwegians go to the polls to elect a new government next Monday, a group of business leaders will be waiting nervously for the result. They are the country’s fish farmers who fear a change of government could have a profound impact on their finances and on the way they operate in future. Aquaculture has…
Read MoreLumpfish need love too
Lumpfish and Ballan wrasse have their own welfare issues, which should not be ignored. Fish species such as lumpfish and Ballan wrasse, are increasingly being used as cleaner fish to help control the numbers of sea lice in salmon and trout pens. Of course, the cleaner fish themselves also have welfare issues. They cannot survive…
Read MoreThe truth about lice
If you had to urgently find a person who would help save your life and knew nothing about them, then what you might do is to go out into the street and stop everyone who passed by in the hope of bumping into them. However, you could be looking for ever. It might be better…
Read MoreResearch aims to improve wrasse vaccination
A team of UK researchers has received funding to find better ways to vaccinate ballan wrasse against bacterial infection. It is hoped the project could help to grow the use of wrasse as cleaner fish to control sea lice on salmon farms. The consortium – led by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture and…
Read MoreCooke’s Bay of Holland site gets organic certification
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s Bay of Holland farm site in Orkney has been certified as organic by the Soil Association. The Bay of Holland seawater site, Stronsay, was constructed in early 2021 and stocked with Soil Association organic-certified smolts that currently average 550g. A new, purpose-built 200 tonne feed barge was commissioned from Gael Force to…
Read MoreMowi sees profit up in Q2
Strong demand for salmon gave Mowi’s operating profits a boost during the second quarter of this year, with its Scottish division performing particularly well. The world’s largest salmon farmer today reported a global Q2 operational EBIT or profit of €137m, against €99m for the corresponding period last year. Revenues increased from €911m to €1,000m. The…
Read MoreUK and Norwegian ministers meet at Aqua Nor
Trade in seafood was on the agenda when leading politicians and industry leaders from Norway and the UK met at Aqua Nor today. The event, held in Trondheim, is one of the aquaculture industry’s biggest trade shows, and this week it provided the venue for Norway’s Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen to meet with the…
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