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Why we need exports

By Nick Joy Travelling to Europe is a wonderful thing for widening the mind but also reminding me how much we continue to depend on the good taste of our...
How the proposed Gaia Salmon post-smolt facility at Traena will look.

Plans to blow up islets to build large post-smolt facility

A row is brewing over plans for a new post-smolt facility in the north of Norway – which will involve blowing up two small islands to make space for the...
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Indian shrimp farmers accused of major human rights violations

India’s extensive shrimp farming industry has been accused, in a new report, of large scale human rights abuses and unacceptable employment practices. The report has been published by the international...
Saab Seaeye

Underwater Contracting adds more Falcons to its fleet

Scottish-based marine support services business Underwater Contracting (UCO), already owner of the world’s largest fleet of Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs, has added to its pool through the purchase of five...
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Grant helps novel sea lice vaccine research to next step

Hopes for an effective vaccine against sea lice have been boosted with the news of a grant that is helping research into a further stage. Partners from the University of...
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Now Norwegians changing minds on fish farming

Norwegians are becoming increasingly negative about salmon farming, according to new polling. The survey was carried out by Norwegian broadcaster NRK public radio and follows a series of reports about...
Fish Farmer March 2024 - cover

The March 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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Research set to assess benefits of offshore shellfish farming

A new study aims to use tagged lobsters to help assess the positive impact of offshore shellfish aquaculture on marine ecology. Scientists, mussel farmers and fishers on the Devon and...
Norwegian Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy Cecilie Myrseth

Building up an appetite

How to persuade UK consumers to eat more seafood was a key issue at the Norway-UK Seafood Summit, reports Dr Martin Jaffa At the end of February, Norway came to...
Cooke Chile celebrates the first harvest of its organic salmon

Feed from Scotland helped Cooke produce Chile’s first organic farmed salmon

Cooke Aquaculture’s feed mill in Scotland is playing a key role in helping to produce the company’s first organic salmon in Chile. The organic salmon now being harvested by Cooke...
cod fish swimming in blue sea

Norway slams the brakes on cod farming growth

Norwegian regulators have called a temporary halt to further cod farming applications, particularly those at new locations. The sector has been growing so fast that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority...
wild salmon leaping upstream

Better news on escaped fish numbers

Fewer escaped salmon are getting into Norwegian rivers, according to the latest annual survey. OURO, the aquaculture industry's association for dealing with escaped farmed fish says that fewer of these...
Arctic Fish, Westfjords

Arctic Fish granted licence renewal for two sites

The Icelandic Food Agency, MAST, has renewed the operating licence of Arctic Sea Farm, a subsidiary of Arctic Fish, at two key sites. The decision allows for up to 7,800...
Trond Hakon Schaug-Pettersen, CEO Salmon Evolution

Data will drive the fish farm of the future

As technological advancements continue and costs become more accessible, how are traditional and modern fisheries adopting data-driven approaches and intelligent systems into their production processes? This will be one of...
One of Cermaq's sites

Now Cermaq is forced to cull 900,000 young salmon

Cermaq has become the latest large Norwegian salmon company to be hit by a major biological issue. The company said yesterday it has been forced to cull 900,000 fish with...
Weather station, Glen Girnock

60-year salmon study helps understand a species under threat

The most detailed long-term study ever carried out of Atlantic salmon in a Scottish river valley has yielded valuable insights, say researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The data covers...
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Alternative aquafeed needs ‘complementary’ approach

There is no single solution to finding alternative protein sources for aquafeed, according to a study into options for reducing the sector’s dependence on marine ingredients. The study, published this...
Hofseth's planned mountain mine salmon farm

Hofseth’s mountain farm plan faces criticism

Resistance is growing against a plan to build a huge land based salmon facility at a former mountain mining site in Norway. The project, which will trade as World Heritage...
Roasted salmon and green beans for Easter brunch

Norwegian salmon prices flat as Easter approaches

The price of fresh salmon in Norway has fallen for the fourth consecutive week and is now at its lowest point since the end of January. According to Statistics Norway,...