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Norway joins new Chile free trade deal
Norway has signed a free trade deal with Chile which is expected to open up business opportunities between the world’s two largest Atlantic salmon farming companies The agreement was conducted by EFTA (the European Free Trade Association) and also includes...
Tasmanian salmon company announces major expansion
The key Australian salmon company Huon Aquaculture is expanding its Tasmanian farm at a cost of AUS $110 million (£78m) The project will include a new recirculating aquaculture (RAS) system at its Whale Point facility in Tasmania. Salmon farming has...
Plenary speakers confirmed for Latin American Aquaculture Congress
Plenary speakers have been confirmed for the Latin American Aquaculture Congress, taking place in Medellin, Colombia this September. They are Dr Benjamin Le Frentz of the US Department of Agriculture, Nélida Rodriguez Osorio of the Universidad de la Republica in...
Tasmanian salmon sector measures social impact
Tasmania’s salmon farmers say a new report demonstrates the industry’s important role in helping to build communities in the state. The study, carried out by consultancy 3P Advisory commissioned by industry body Salmon Tasmania, involved a comprehensive assessment against the...
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Mort collection solution sees Aviemore debut
Aquaculture 2024 in Aviemore was the first outing for Scottish ROV company MoROV to showcase their new mortality collection ROV (remotely operated vehicle). With the company’s base conveniently located in...
Reed Mariculture partners with INVE Aquaculture
Reed Mariculture Inc has announced a ground-breaking partnership with INVE Aquaculture to distribute Inve products in the United States and Canada. INVE is a global leader in providing specialised nutrition...
RS Aqua installs farm management solution for Scottish Sea Farms in Orkney
Scottish Sea Farms’ Shapinsay is the latest site in Orkney to complete the installation of Innovasea’s comprehensive environmental solution, aquaEnvironment. Supplied and installed by RS Aqua, this advanced system comprises...
Energy-efficient low-pressure air for aquaculture
As automated fish feeding becomes more sophisticated, so do the demands for ultra-reliable, efficient, and low-maintenance blower systems. Blowers can also be found on specialist feed boats and supply vessels...
Features
What’s on your plate?
Trust in the food industry is increasingly linked to verifiability, Sandy Neil reports. It was the biggest food fraud of the 21st century. The horsemeat scandal started to emerge in...
Game changers
Bakkafrost has made it clear it is ready to spend big in order to reshape the Scottish Salmon Company. The Faroese salmon farming group has set aside an investment programme...
A long road to equality
Just three years ago, men outnumbered women in Scotland’s aquaculture industry by almost ten to one. Is the gender imbalance improving? In 2018 women made up only 19% of the...
A hatchling industry
Salmon farming is a major sector for Scotland today, but the industry began with one harvest of just 14 tonnes, half a century ago on the shores of Loch Ailort,...
Opinion
Activism and its effects
By Nick Joy So here I am trying to concentrate whilst looking after my extremely active granddaughter. My thoughts are punctuated with “Granddad, granddad can you come and…” To a...
One sided
A new podcast on the future of wild salmon features numerous guests, but only one narrow viewpoint, argues Dr Martin Jaffa. Aquaculture UK at Aviemore was a celebration of the...
Protecting human rights
Chris Ninnes, CEO of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, offers an overview of the challenges faced by the seafood sector and what can be done to improve the social performance of...
Counter argument
Dr Martin Jaffa asks: Is the consumer’s reluctance to try different fish actually the fault of the industry and retailers? An article in the Guardian newspaper looked at why people...
Events
Plenary speakers confirmed for Latin American Aquaculture Congress
Plenary speakers have been confirmed for the Latin American Aquaculture Congress, taking place in Medellin, Colombia this September. They are Dr Benjamin Le Frentz of the US Department of Agriculture,...
Story 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 The Blue Food Innovation Summit,...
Faroes hosts leading seaweed sector event
The Seagriculture EU 2024 conference, the premier event for Europe’s seaweed industry, was successfully held in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, from 18 - 20 June 2024. Under the unifying theme "Bridging...
Avie-more than ever
The political weather might be stormy, but the Highland weather was kind for Aquaculture UK. Robert Outram reports The sun was (mostly) shining on the Scottish Highland resort of Aviemore...
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