Posts Tagged ‘Land based farming and hatcheries’
MSPs see salmon farming in action
A group of Scottish MSPs saw salmon farming in action during a tour of the west coast yesterday.
Read MoreNew Zealand looks to kingfish for aquaculture growth
New Zealand is planning to move into commercial Kingfish farming as part of a plan to further develop its growing aquaculture sector.
Read MoreKingfish CEO confirmed for Aqua Agenda webinar
The Chief Executive of an innovative land-based fish farming business is the latest panellist to be confirmed for Fish Farmer’s webinar – taking place on 16 October – on land-based aquaculture.
Vincent Erenst is the CEO of The Kingfish Company with a strong international, operational, and transformational track record and more than 35 years of experience leading aquaculture companies.
Read MoreCooke celebrates two decades in Maine
Cooke Seafood’s USA division is celebrating 20 years of aquaculture operations in the state of Maine.
Read MoreISA suspected at Benchmark facility – but in just one fish
Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a Benchmark Genetics facility in Northern Norway – but so far only a single fish seems to be affected.
Read MoreUnder fire
From highway robbery to lawsuits from indigenous communities, as Vince McDonagh reports, the Chilean salmon industry is facing challenges on a number of fronts.
Read MoreProximar secures one billion yen in loan capital
Proximar Seafood has secured two loan agreements worth a total of one billion Japanese Yen for its Mount Fuji RAS salmon farm project.
The figure, broadly equivalent to £5.3m or NOK 75 million, will be used for working capital and to strengthen liquidity as the company moves towards full production.
Read MoreFood Safety Authority strengthens aquaculture focus
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s new aquaculture division is now operational. The division was created as part of a major restructuring programme.
Bård Skjelstad, director of the new division, took up his post on 30 August. He said the move should enable the Authority to be able to better utilise its resources and contribute to more sustainable growth, improved fish health and lower mortality.
Read MoreAnimal rights group granted judicial review against Grimsby salmon farm plan
Plans to build an £80m-plus land-based salmon farm in Grimsby face an extra hurdle following a High Court decision to grant a judicial review of the local authority’s planning decision in favour of the project.
The case was brought by the organisation Animal Equality UK, which has questioned the decision by North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Cleethorpes) Council, which granted permission for the project almost a year ago.
Read MoreWork starting this month on Maine RAS farm site
Great Northern Salmon (GNS), the company looking to build the first recirculating aquaculture system in the US state of Maine, says it is about to start work on preparing the ground at its construction site.
GNS is building a RAS facility with capacity for 10,000 tonnes of salmon annually, in Millinocket, Maine. Pre-construction work is expected to start this month, in collaboration with the site owner, Our Katahdin.
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