Mowi Scotland has been pioneering a new approach to sea lice modelling that suggests regulators may be over-cautious. The post A brand new model appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

Collaboration and partnerships are set to take centre stage at the upcoming Aquaculture Africa 2024 Conference in Tunisia, 19-22 November 2024 Aquaculture Africa 2024 Conference (AFRAQ24) takes place this November in Hammamet, Tunisia, with collaboration and partnership at the heart of the three-day event. The great strength of AFRAQ is the bringing together of the… The post Partnership is key for Aquaculture Africa appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

For the first time, more than half the fresh cod exported from Norway last month was farmed, the latest statistics show. Two months ago the ratio was a third, which demonstrates the impressive growth in this still relatively young branch of aquaculture. The total September fresh cod export figure was 1,500 tonnes and worth NOK… The post Fresh farmed cod outstrips trawler catch in Norway exports appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

Dockers in the United States have agreed to suspend their strike until the New Year so that negotiations can continue. Earlier this week there were fears that the dispute could seriously impact on seafood shipments from Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Salmon exports would have been the most seriously affected. But last night the union representing the dock workers agreed to suspend the strike. The post US dockers suspend strike threat appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

Oslo is asking for the Chinese government to transfer Yimin Dong, the woman jailed for salmon smuggling two years ago, to a Norwegian jail. The family's plea was sent to the Norwegian government, which has decided to ask the Chinese authorities for Dong to be moved to Norway to serve out her sentence. The issue is also thought to have been raised when the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre visited China on a seafood mission a couple of weeks ago.  The post Oslo pleads for ‘salmon queen’ jail transfer appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

Faroese fish farmer Bakkafrost today reported a significantly higher third quarter harvest, with its Scotland arm showing a marked improvement. The Faroe Islands produced 21,600 tonnes, a rise of 4,800 tonnes on the same period 12 months ago. The harvest in Bakkafrost Scotland, which is now recovering from various biological issues, totalled 5,400 tonnes against 4,100 tonnes in Q3 2023. All harvest volumes are provided in head-on gutted (HOG) equivalents. The post Bakkafrost announces higher Q3 harvests for Faroes and Scotland appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

A hearing held as part of the Scottish Parliament’s inquiry into the salmon farming industry yesterday was dominated by arguments over an alleged “cover-up” ahead of the MSPs’ visit to a fish farm on 23 September. The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee of the Scottish Parliament is following up on a previous report, in 2008, on the salmon industry. As part of the inquiry, members of the committee visited a Scottish Sea Farms site at Dunstaffnage, near Oban on Scotland’s west coast, on 23 September. Later that week, campaigning group Animal Equality UK released video footage which, it said, sh ..read more

Salmon producer Mowi Scotland has transferred the first of its post smolts from Loch Etive to the company’s farm off the isle of Muck, on Scotland’s west coast. Mowi said the move was a “significant milestone”. The Loch Etive sites were acquired by Mowi as part of its purchase of the fish farming assets of Dawnfresh in 2023. They had previously been used to grow trout, but Mowi has repurposed them to grow post smolt salmon in conditions that, the company hopes, will make the transition from fresh to salt water more sustainable for the fish. The post Mowi’s first post smolts transferred from Lo ..read more

Anton Immink and Tim Messeder explain Rural Aquaculture Development’s award-winning approach to empowering Ugandan fish farmers. The post A model for growth appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more

Norwegian fish farmer Salmon Evolution is moving decisively toward a full year harvest target close to 5,000 tonnes, according to the company’s latest market update. The post Salmon Evolution on course for strong 2024 harvest appeared first on Fish Farmer Magazine ..read more