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Monday, November 16, 2020
100% of Bakkafrost salmon in the Faroe Islands is now ASC certified
Following a 7-year assessment period, all Bakkafrost farms in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, are now certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for responsible aquaculture, the company announced on November 11.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Canada to end open-net salmon farming in British Columbia, possibly adopts area-based approach to aquaculture
Canada's plan to terminate open-net salmon farms on the British Columbia coast could lead to different rules for different areas of the province.
Friday, November 13, 2020
Scotland's salmon sector pledges to achieve zero carbon emission
Scotland's salmon farming sector made a long term pledge to achieve zero net carbon emission by 2045.
Friday, November 13, 2020
American Aquafarms to start salmon farm in Maine, US
American Aquafarms has proposed a salmon farm in Gouldsboro, Maine, the United States, that would draw US$300 million or more in investment and create hundreds of jobs in the area.
Monday, November 9, 2020
FDA fails to comply with environmental laws when approving AquaBounty salmon, US judge says
A judge from the US District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that the Food and Drug Association has violated core environmental laws in approving AquaBounty's AquAdvantage salmon, a genetically modified fish.
Friday, November 6, 2020
Salmon along Canada's British Columbia coast more likely to encounter pathogens near salmon farms
A new study has found wild salmon along the British Columbia, Canadian coastline to have an almost triple possibility to encounter harmful pathogens near active salmon farms.
Friday, November 6, 2020
99% of Norwegian salmon produced antibiotics free
According to the latest annual Norwegian NORM-VET report, Norwegian salmon farms have nearly eliminated the use of antibiotics.
Monday, November 2, 2020
Serious sea lice problem strikes Scotland's salmon farms
Salmon at Scottish farms in Argyll and Bute, Skye and the Outer Hebrides were found in terrible conditions, campaigners from the Salmon and Trout Conservation (S&TCS) Scotland said, as footage revealed lice-infected wild salmon.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Chilean salmon bears brunt of COVID-19 market adjustments
Norway's slow salmon output growth, dependence on stable EU consumption kept it profitable. Rapidly growing Chilean output was export-dependent on nations deeply affected by COVID-19.
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.
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.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
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 Mar ...
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.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Salmon falls hard, with price rallies, output deceleration and volatility ahead
Production outraced exports, deflating prices. Output cutbacks, rising demand point to late-year price rally, and a highly volatile 2021.
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).

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