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Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online, and you can read or download it here. The image on our cover this month is from St Andrews, a town that is used to welcoming visitors from all...
Georgina Wright (left) and Sarah Holmyard have been appointed to the board of industry body Seafish

Seafish announces board appointments

Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has appointed two new members to its board. Sarah Holmyard and Georgina Wright bring experience from the shellfish and salmon sectors respectively.  Sarah Holmyard (pictured, right) is Head of Sales...
Seafood pack shot

Key Grimsby seafood business saved

A Grimsby seafood business and with it more than 30 jobs have been saved following a financial rescue mission. The company, D&A Seafood Solutions Ltd, which had an annual turnover of around £4.5m, has been brought out of administration and...
Arctic Fish, Westfjords

Arctic Fish chief to step down

Stein Ove Tveiten, is to step down as CEO of Mowi owned Arctic Fish in Iceland, it was announced today. He is thought to have told the board of his decision earlier this week. Tveiten said: “Serving as CEO of...
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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 is organised by DLG Benelux, a subsidiary of DLG (German...
Nick Joy RAS

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 then it was a bad idea, and I have found...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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O’Toole Truck, loaded for France

Our main strength is the quality of our people

A leading Irish food transport specialist is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Scottish operation. Award-winning food-logistics and transport company, O’Toole Transport, is a family business, established in Galway, Ireland...
The Stingray E230 is rugged and reliable

Fouling solution

Lindgren-Pitman’s innovative net cleaner Stingray E230 Series ROV removes all fouling, minimises fish stress and reduces CO2 emissions by eliminating 90% of conventional fuel consumption. Through more than a decade...
Lena Quinn completing sea trials on the R. Foyle

Boats built for work

A Donegal-based business is now Ireland’s leading boatbuilder for aquaculture vessels. Seabound Engineering Ltd, located on the harbour in Greencastle, Co. Donegal is a vastly growing boatbuilding company, with a...
Xiamen

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...
Vonin anti-predator netting

Vónin unveils ROYAL anti-predator netting with antifouling properties

Vónin, a leader in innovative aquaculture solutions, has introduced its latest breakthrough: ROYAL anti-predator netting. Designed to offer top-tier predator protection, ROYAL features high-performance fibres with exceptional strength and cut...
‘Tobias’, an Admiral 25 shaft-drive, powered by an Evoy Hurricane 400+ hp electric motor system

Powering the future of aquaculture: why electric boats are leading the way

Evoy’s electric motor systems are the strategic choice for sustainable and cost-effective aquaculture The commercial marine sector is evolving. It’s not just the cruise ship industries which recognise the economic...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

Jobs

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OCEAN ECOLOGY – AQUACULTURE VETERINARIAN – OBAN, SCOTLAND

www.ocean-ecology.com WHY OCEAN ECOLOGY? We are a leading marine environmental consultancy originally specialising in providing survey, technical and advisory services to organisations delivering and governing the global blue economy. Together...
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Detail your job, add pictures and logos with contact details and link to your own website for direct applications The Jobs will appear here and we will share them on...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

Features

Salmon saviours (from left): Chief Caleen Sisk, Chief of the Winnemem Wintu; Matt Johnson, Senior Environmental Scientist, Supervisor, with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Flying fish

A rare Chinook salmon species in California has been given a chance to survive drought conditions thanks to a helicopter airlift, as Julia Hollister reports. An innovative programme to save...
Wrasse at Otter Ferry

Otter Ferry’s latest chapter

The expertise at a long-established fish farm is now being put to use in a collaboration aimed at benefiting the whole industry. Otter Ferry Seafish, based on the shores of...
Rainbow trout

Upbeat outlook

Trout producers in the UK and around the world are confident that they have a great story to tell. Oliver Robinson, Chief Executive at the British Trout Association (BTA), is...
Port Quin, Cornwall

Cornwall seaweed farms back on track

Despite enlisting celebrity firepower, campaigners have not (yet) managed to stop plans for the UK’s biggest seaweed farm, as Sandy Neil reports. Plans for two giant “no waste” seaweed farms...
Abigail Penny, Executive Director, Animal Equality (right) celebrates outside the court with colleagues after permission to appeal the planning decision is granted

See you in court

Hopes for an onshore salmon farm in Grimsby are once more in question in a High Court battle over planning procedure, as Sandy Neil reports. A plan to build the...
Old oyster shells in Essex

Return of the natives

Oysters and oyster restoration projects are in the news, says Nicki Holmyard. Wilder Humber, an ambitious five-year conservation programme to restore marine habitats and species throughout the Humber estuary, will...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

Opinion

Hamish Macdonell

OPINION: Don\’t blame farms for nationwide decline

THE first proper spring salmon I ever saw was pulled from the icy waters of the Tay on a bitter March day 20 years ago. There was snow in the...
Wild salmon

OPINION: Success in the salmon farming zone

PARTICIPANTS at the recent Fisheries Management Scotland conference were given a copy of the latest annual review, which includes reports from all the main salmon and sea trout rivers. The...
Fish Cartoon Nick Joy

OPINION: No decision is the worst decision with Brexit

I KNOW, I can’t apologise enough for writing about Brexit, but I also can’t bear the utter incompetence of what is going on. It has the mesmeric attraction of a...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

Events

man at podium

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...
Glasgow SEC and Hydro with the Finnieston Crane

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...
Port city at night

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

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...
Ace Aquatec Chairman Chris van der Kuyl at the Responsible Seafood Summit 2024

Minecraft pioneer shares vision of the future

Artificial intelligence can help aquaculture address its biggest challenges. That was the message from Chris van der Kuyl, IT entrepreneur and Chairman of aquaculture technology business Ace Aquatec, at the...
An aquaculture facility utilizing recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for sustainable seafood production, reducing environmental impact (AI generated)

Don’t miss our Land Based Strategy webinar

An impressive amount of investment is pouring into land based fish farming around the world, from Scandinavia and the Middle East to Florida and Japan. But can the technology and...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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