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Ace Aquatec Head of Sales Ben Perry and Senior Field Services Manager Ian Lawson with the A-HCS®.

Making sure every fish counts behind new partnership move

The aquaculture technology specialist company Ace Aquatec is leading a new partnership to improve salmon farming’s circular economy. Pictured: Ace Aquatec Head of Sales Ben Perry and Senior Field Services...
The Capital Airlines aircraft at Oslo prepares for first flight

Oslo opens new salmon air route to China – via Kazakhstan

A new direct salmon air route between Norway and China has just been launched from Oslo. The interesting aspect is that the plane travels via the former Soviet republic of ...
UCO’s Netfix system on an ROV

UCO nets a solution to the problem of containment 

Maintaining the integrity of nets is essential for a fish farm – but can be expensive. Fortunately, there is an answer to the dilemma Containment of stock is a key...
Tritonia are working to develop a regulatory standard for hard substrates beneath fish farms using ROV based 3D photogrammetry

Enhancing aquaculture operations

A comprehensive solution from Tritonia and Ocean Ecology Tritonia Scientific provide underwater surveying through the use of remote sensing techniques (multibeam, sidescan and ROV – remotely operated vehicle – visual...
ASDA supermarket store front

Asda recalls wrongly labelled King Prawn product

The Asda supermarket group has pulled a cultivated fresh king prawn product from its shelves over mislabelling; a mistake which could make them unsafe. Asda has warned the public not...
Cooke Scotland managing director Colin Blair, left, and North Lanarkshire councillor and Coatbridge and Bellshill Labour Party prospective parliamentary candidate Frank McNally at Cooke's Bellshill head office.

Labour election hopeful impressed during visit to Cooke Aquaculture

Frank McNally, a leading Scottish Labour politician and general election hopeful, has met with Cooke Aquaculture Scotland to hear about the positive and social impact the company, and aquaculture in...
Fish Farmer April 2024 cover

The April 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online

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Salmon oatcakes. Photo: Associated seafoods

European Parliament changes smoked salmon rules despite protests

THE European Parliament has decided to press ahead with a potentially controversial change to the regulations around smoked salmon processing. Objections had been raised by the processing sector but they...
Thomas Scheele Berg

New finance chief for Nordic Halibut

THE fish farming company Nordic Halibut has a new finance chief to help take the company forward. He is Thomas Scheele Berg (pictured) currently with currently serving as an investment...
Laxey chief technical officer Steinsson (left) shakes on deal with Akva sales director Jacob Bregnballe (right) ,

Akva Group wins key Iceland contract

LAXEY, the Icelandic company building a young land based salmon farm in the Westfjords region, has signed a keynote deal with the Akva Group. The agreement will focus on the...
Fish Farm with fish cartoon

The speed of reaction

Opinion piece by Nick Joy I admit that my mind might not be quite on the job at the moment. Coming back from Sicily by car has been quite an...
Boxfish Robotics

Elevate your fish farming with robotics solutions

Staying competitive in the dynamic fish farming industry requires a comprehensive approach to cover a multitude of inspections. Here to help is ARV-i, a state-of-the-art underwater robot designed by Boxfish...
HS Marine - crane

Quality always pays back

Because they are designed with long life and suitability for marine use in mind, HS.MARINE cranes represent a lower cost of ownership The growth of HS.MARINE continues in 2024. The...
Flugga boats electric boat

Ready to go

The electric Fluggaboat is coming back to Aviemore Unst Inshore Services Ltd are exhibiting the 100% electric Fluggaboat again at Aquaculture UK 2024. We will also have a representative from...
Lago-Sofia-site-visit

Southern exposure

Scotland was well-represented at the Aquasur trade show in Chile, as Mairi Gougeon reports I have recently returned from an official visit to Chile, promoting Scotland’s aquaculture sector and exceptional...
Dura-Composites_Access-Structure

GRP Access Structures for Barcaldine Hatchery

Dura Composites designed and supplied a challenging set of two GRP (glass reinforced polymer) access structures for Barcaldine Hatchery – one at the Vacuum Waste and the other at the...
Macduff ship design

New vessels in the pipeline for Macduff Ship Design

Macduff Ship Design is looking forward to delivery of a number of new-build projects over the coming months, including an innovative 18.5 m battery electric hybrid service catamaran, two mussel...
cermaq pens

Mayors in mass protest over salmon traffic light plan

A GROUP of 14 mayors along the west coast of Norway have signed a petition against government proposals to reduce fish farming in some parts of the region. They fear...
smoked salmon

Mowi in staunch defence of salmon

MOWI has come out fighting against industry detractors with a news statement describing salmon as a nutritional powerhouse. The company says on its website : “We are all aware of...