This year’s edition of the UK’s leading aquaculture trade show promises to be bigger and better than ever This May will see the return of Aquaculture UK, which is once more being held in Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. With huge interest being demonstrated by exhibitors and registrants, this show looks set to retain its position as the UK’s leading aquaculture gathering. On Tuesday 14 May, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon (pictured above at Aquaculture UK 2022) will open the show and will head an exciting line-up of speakers. Cheri Arvonio Cheri Arvonio, Event Director at ..read more

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada has launched a tenacibaculosis model to assist farms in combating growing disease challenges In 2023, the Norwegian salmon industry experienced the loss of 62.7 million Atlantic salmon before they reached market size, marking an increase in mortality by 6 million salmon from the previous year. The largest contributors to this increased mortality were health issues arising from a variety of infectious diseases, among them tenacibaculosis. Outbreaks of tenacibaculosis have notably risen over the past decade and present a growing challenge to the sal ..read more

OTAQ introduces LPAS to combat harmful algae blooms: a game-changer in aquaculture monitoring Within the aquaculture industry there are increasingly frequent reports of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) being responsible for devastating fish kill events, in some cases with a single event wiping out an entire farm’s stock. In order to mitigate this, farms have been forced to perform routine, daily monitoring to provide them with the greatest amount of time to react and reduce damaging effects. Challenges in current monitoring strategies Current strategies are not without their challenges, however. Mo ..read more

BIO-UV Group has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with US-headquartered Pinnacle Ozone Solutions to leverage the company’s QUADBLOCK Ozone water treatment products in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.  Pinnacle is one of the largest suppliers of ozone technology in the North American markets. Pinnacle’s patented advanced ozone technology will increase BIO-UV Group’s ozone product capacity to 30 kg/h and more, which will open a much larger market opportunity worldwide. Pinnacle will support BIO-UV Group’s strategy to establish its range of water treatment solutions acros ..read more

A plan for a large salmon farm on the US East Coast is hanging in the balance following a controversial decision by the local city council. Nordic Aquafarms has been trying for years to build the $500 million facility near the town of Belfast, Maine. It is also planning a large yellowtail farm in Humboldt County, on the California coast which is making much better progress. But the Maine project hit the buffers this week when a group of councillors on Belfast City Council went back on a decision taken three years ago to acquire a piece of land that was essential for the project. The compa ..read more

Nordic Aqua Partners has announced the successful completion of its first commercial harvest of Atlantic salmon produced at its facility in Gaotang, eastern China. The company described the achievement as a major operational milestone for Nordic Aqua which would now be introducing the Nordic PureAtlantic brand to the growing Chinese market. Chief executive officer Ragnar Joensen said: “Our first harvest confirms the high-quality of our farmed Atlantic Salmon, achieving an average weight of approximately 5.7 kilograms LW, with mortality rates of below two per cent, no signs of maturation issues ..read more

Advanced aquaculture technology is enhancing biosecurity and fish welfare, writes Iain Brown, Industry Sales Engineer, Xylem UK and Ireland Leading aquaculture experts from Xylem will deliver a keynote address at Aquaculture UK, taking place at Aviemore, Scotland, 14-15 May 2024. The presentation “Optimised energy consumption in land-based aquaculture – sustainability put to life!”, will be given by Asbjørn Husby, Senior Engineer Aquaculture & Water Treatment, and Ronny Haugland, Business Development Director, on day two. With biological and microbial threats to fish farming on the increas ..read more

European Union salmon processors are demanding that Norway calls an end to the ban on exporting “prod” or damaged fish. The joint call, has come from the EU Salmon Processors Union which includes key countries such as Poland, Denmark and the Netherlands. The Norwegian authorities, and much of its salmon industry, is so far resisting the demands. The Union has described the situation as “facing a crucial challenge that affects us all, and it is high time we take collective action”. And it claims the Norwegian ban is creating very high prices for superior and ordinary fish. The statement said ..read more

Fresh salmon prices hit an all time record in Norway last week, although there are signs the surge could be over. They soared to NOK 123.28 per kilo during week 15, an increase of NOK 3.34 per kilo or 2.2% on the previous week. The official figures from Statistics Norway are generally an average so some fish could be higher while other smaller salmon may be below that level. The trend continued upward, but later reports indicate prices are starting to come back down. Last month the Norwegian Seafood Council reported that the value of salmon exports had fallen for the first time in over two yea ..read more

Mowi Scotland produced an encouragingly higher harvest during the first three months of this year, a trading update today shows. The output between January and March from the division, which has suffered from biological and other issues in the past, totalled 14,500 tonnes against 11,000 tonnes a year earlier – a rise of 3,500 tonnes – or an increase of more than 30%. The Scotland operational EBIT per kilo, however, was down from 2.45 euros last year to €2.20 euros this time. Mowi Ireland, which had been affected by high temperatures in the past, did produce an improved financial performance. O ..read more