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2019 Scottish salmon production highest ever at 203,881 tonnes

Salmon production in Scotland reached a record level in 2019 at 203,881 tonnes, registering an increase of 203,881 tonnes or 47,856 tonnes from the year before, according to the Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2019 published by the Marine Scotland Sciece on Monday, Oct. 19.

Mowi Scotland: Salmon genetics study launched

Mowi Scotland announced the start of a study of wild Atlantic salmon genetics in Scotland to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and farm-raised salmon.

US Senate announces new offshore aquaculture bill, environmentalists protest

United States Senator Marco Rubio, along with Senator Roger Wicker and Senator Brian Schatz will present a bipartisan legislation to advance aquaculture in federal waters, but the environmentalists protest that the bill could harm wild fisheries, Naples Daily News reported.
2019 Scottish salmon production highest ever at 203,881 tonnes
Mowi Scotland: Salmon genetics study launched
US Senate announces new offshore aquaculture bill, environmentalists protest
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Norway's Bremnes Seashore joins Salmon Group
Norwegian salmon producer Bremnes Seashore has joined Salmon Group as a shareholder, a network of 41 fish farmers who emphasise local ownership and interaction with local communities.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Scottish Sea Farms' head of freshwater farming to leave company
Scottish Sea Farms' head of freshwater farming, Pål Tangvik, will leave the company and return to his home country of Norway, having successfully fulfilled his mission of delivering the company's first full generation of recirculating aquaculture system-grown smolts.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Study finds Veramaris algae oil can help produce fish with more omega-3 fatty acids
Omega-3-rich algal oil can serve as an effective alternative to fish oil in the diet of farm-raised juvenile California yellowtail (Seriola dorsalis) without affecting growth or survival, according to a new study.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Two bills to control Danish offsource aquaculture's expansion introduced
Two bills, that would control the expansion of Denmark's offsource aquaculture industry, have been introduced last week in the country's parliament.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Vietnam's Minh Phu to appeal against US anti-dumping tariffs on frozen shrimp
Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company (JSC) has opposed the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'s application of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp exports, and would appeal against the decision, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Nofima: Drawing on natural abilities of Pacific salmon to fight sea lice
Researchers will use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to study the genes of Pacific salmon and their resilience against sea lice, Nofima said.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Mowi ASA makes organisational changes
Mowi has appointed Fernando Villarroel as chief operating officer of Farming Americas.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
2 salmon farming companies in merger talks
Norway Royal Salmon and Midt-Norsk Havbruk are in talks over a possible merger, Fish Farmer reports.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
University of Stirling researcher wins 2020 Global Aquaculture Innovation award
Postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacarias from the University of Stirling has become a recipient of this year's eighth annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, sponsored by Lineage Logistics, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced on October 19.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Nofima scientists conduct study on effect of LED light on salmon
Scientists from Norway's Nofima have recently studied the effect of LED light on salmon performance in closed-containment recirculated aquaculture systems (RAS).
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Skretting: Pincoy Project to launch good practice manual for Chile's salmon sector
A free webinar -- a collaborative initiative led by AquaGen, Blumar, Camanchaca, Centrovet, Cermaq, Pharmaq and Skretting -- will launch a good practice manual for the Chilean salmon farming industry today.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Skretting launches new growth model for barramundi
The farming of barramundi - also widely known as Asian seabass - has escalated substantially over the course of the last decade, with the fish becoming a very important marine aquaculture species throughout the Asia Pacific region, Skretting said.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Roslin: Genome explains differences in wild and farmed salmon
Researchers from the Roslin Institute and University of Aberdeen studied almost 500 salmon to identify and map large genetic variations in the genome - documenting sections that were deleted, duplicated or inverted - to reveal some that may help explain behavioural traits seen in farmed fish.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Cargill: Study shows consumer support of farmers grows as a result of COVID-19 challenges
A recent Cargill study found a majority of consumers are ready to rally around farmers in support of their efforts to put food on tables around the globe.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Aquaculture industry needs Philippine government's support to fill in galunggong supply
The government of the Philippines needs to support the local aquaculture sector said agriculture advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan.
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