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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Jobs boost for Western Isles as Marine Harvest plans expansion

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Salmon farming company Marine Harvest is set to create more than 40 jobs in the Western Isles as it announces plans to invest �40m to expand its Scottish operation by developing new farming locations further off shore.

Skretting marine hatchery diet goes green

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Skretting has launched an upgraded Gemma Wean marine larvae feeds that are literally green. Simultaneously the range of Gemma pre-grower diets for marine species has been rationalised.

Seafood company in aquaculture first

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

CUMBRIAN Seafoods and the supermarket giant Asda have broken new ground by becoming the first in the UK to sell King Prawns under the Best Aquaculture certification.

Scottish farmed salmon exports soar

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

SCOTTISH farmed salmon is becoming increasingly popular around the world, with exports having grown by 500 per cent over the past 20 years, according to the latest data.

Draft Standards for Sustainable Bivalve Aquaculture Completed

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC: Draft standards for sustainable bivalve farming, created by the 300-plus participants of the Bivalve Aquaculture Dialogue, were posted for public comment today.

Tilapia Scotland has space for more potential producers

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

THE Tilapia Scotland project is looking for one or two more potential Scottish based tilapia producers to add to their existing roster of participants.

Yellowfin tuna research advances at IATTC Achotines Laboratory in Panama

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Achotines Laboratory is one of the few facilities in the world that supports research on the reproductive biology and early life history of tunas.

Another record month for Norwegian fish and aquaculture exports

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

NORWAY has just announced another record breaking month for fish and seafood exports.

WWF-UK response to Government White Paper on Common Fisheries Policy Reform

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

WWF-UK today welcomes the launch of the UK Government�s White Paper on reforming the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The European Commission this year identified the problems facing European seas � nearly two thirds of fish stocks are in decline, and many of Europe�s fishing fleets are incurring losses or operating at very low profitability. Government support for a radical reform of the current management scheme will be essential to ensure a healthy marine environment and a profitable fisheries sector around the UK.

NAFC STAFF RETURN FROM NORWEGIAN FACT FINDING MISSION

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A team from the NAFC Marine Centre�s Marine Science and Technology department has just returned from a fact finding mission to Norway where some salmon farming companies are using Ballan wrasse as �cleaner fish� to control sea lice levels on salmon farms in a natural and sustainable way.

Koi herpesvirus disease outbreak confirmed

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Movements of fish into and out of a fishery in Lincolnshire have been restricted, following the confirmation of Koi Herpesvirus disease.

Cefas, acting on behalf of Defra, has issued a Confirmed Designation prohibiting the movement of fish to, from and within Wagtail Fishery, Cliff Lane, Marston, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

NAFC DELEGATE PRESENTS PAPER AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

NAFC Marine Centre PhD student Bobby Gear has just returned from Norfolk, Virginia where he presented a paper at the 12th North Atlantic Fisheries History Association (NAFHA) conference.

Nutreco to acquire Cargill�s Iberian animal feed businesses

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Nutreco has announced that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in Spain and Portugal. The acquisition includes Cargill's 12 compound feed production facilities, with a production volume of around 700,000 metric tonnes, annual sales of approximately EUR 240 million and 450 employees.

Sanford agrees to buy marine farms from Sealord for NZ$23.4 million

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

One of New Zealand�s largest fishing companies, Sanford Ltd., has agreed to acquire mussel farms from Sealord Group for NZ$23.4 million, adding to its Marlborough Sounds shellfish production capacity.

Canadian authorities grant full approval for SLICE

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Veterinary Drugs Directorate in Canada has given full approval to the use of SLICE� (emamectin benzoate), a leading product for controlling immature and adult stages of sea lice in farm-raised salmon.

Vanvouver Island University researcher wins major grant to study sea lice

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Sea lice research in Canada has been boosted with the award of a CA$413,000 federal research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to Dr. Duane Barker of Vancouver Island University.

New poll shows UK public want salmon without seal killings

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Campaigners� seeking an end to what they believe is the slaughter of thousands of seals in Scottish waters by the salmon industry every year today released the results of a new poll revealing that the majority of the UK public want better protection for UK seals and for retailers to stop buying salmon from producers that shoot them.

LIFT UP will be selling the HAVSTERK morts barge

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

HAVSTERK AS and LIFT UP AKVA AS have signed an agreement appointing LIFT UP as the sole distributor of the new HAVSTERK morts barge. During the upcoming AQUA NOR exhibition in Trondheim, August 18th to 21st, a morts barge will be shown.