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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Salmon welfare scorecard by NGO seeks to encourage transparency in salmon industry
UK-based Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has released the first edition of its new salmon welfare scorecard.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Norwegian salmon exports surge amid rising prices
Norway experienced a notable surge in salmon exports in the 48th week of 2023, reaching 22,910 metric tonnes (MT), an increase from the 22,316 MT exported during the same period in 2022 and a slight uptick from the 22,141 MT in week 47 of 2 ...
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Mass culling of salmon at SalMar farm to mitigate jellyfish invasion
SalMar, a major Norwegian salmon farming company, has culled approximately 1.2 million salmon at its Ørnfjordbotn, Senja, Norway-based salmon farm, due to an influx of Apolemia uvaria, a species of string jellyfish known for its venomo ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Equipment failure at salmon farm in Nova Scotia, Canada, left 100,000 fish dead
An equipment failure killed 100,000 Atlantic salmon worth $5 million at a Sustainable Blue land-based salmon farm in Nova Scotia, Canada, earlier this month, Sustainable Blue said November 28.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Plans for US$96 million salmon farm in England, UK, recommended for approval
Plans for a £75 million (US$95 million) onshore salmon farm in Cleethorpes, England, the United Kingdom, have been recommended for approval, despite objections.
Monday, November 27, 2023
Rizhao, China invests in US$137 million salmon industrial innovation base
Rizhao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong province, has invested in a CNY 1 billion (US$137.1 million) new salmon industrial innovation base in Lanshan district to elevate the city's marine economy, China Daily reported.
Monday, November 20, 2023
Australia signals possible salmon farming restrictions in Tasmania amid threats to endangered fish
Australia's Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has issued a warning that salmon-farm licensing in Tasmania could be under reconsideration, in response to growing concerns about the decline of the endangered species of fish, Maugean skat ...
Friday, November 17, 2023
Research finds sea lice treatments linked to increased bacterial infection risk for salmon
In a recent study conducted by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, certain sea lice treatments have been associated with an elevated risk of bacterial infection in salmon, Fish Farmer reported.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
AKVA Group highlights impact of Norway salmon tax on business activities
In its third-quarter results presentation, Norway-based AKVA Group, a leading aquaculture services and solutions provider, has raised concerns about the adverse effects of the Norwegian salmon tax on both sea-based and land-based operations ...
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Major Swedish egg producer ordered to cull entire flock amid salmonella outbreak
Sweden's largest egg producer, CA Cedergren, which accounts for nearly 1.2 million chickens, or 20% of all laying hens in the country, has been ordered to cull its entire flock by authorities due to persistent salmonella outbreaks, ABC News ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
AquaBounty in MoU to help establish salmon farm in Georgia
AquaBounty Technologies has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Noble Salmon, a company formed to build and operate a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) salmon farm in the Republic of Georgia.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Indigenous leaders urge Canada to commit to shift from open-net salmon farms
Indigenous leaders from British Columbia, Canada, have called on the Canadian federal government to stand by plans to transition away from open-net salmon farms, but an industry spokesperson has suggested the leaders were wading into politi ...
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Salmon farms in Iceland face welfare crisis amid sea lice outbreak
Images of severely diseased and dying salmon at an Icelandic fish farm have surfaced, revealing what a veterinary expert describes as an "animal welfare disaster" of unprecedented magnitude, The Guardian reported.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Scotland's salmon farms decrease antibiotic usage by over 50% in one year
A recent report from the United Kingdom government has revealed that salmon farming companies in Scotland have significantly reduced their antibiotic usage by more than 50% within a year, Global Seafood Alliance reported.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Icelandic consumer associate keen in labelling salmon produced in sea pens
The Consumers' Association of Iceland (Neytendasamtökin) has recently expressed interest in labelling salmon raised in sea pens, following a similar statement from Norway.

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