Scottish gov’t launches wild salmon rescue plan; no threat to farming
The government said a key contributory factor in the declining population of wild salmon appears to be climate change, and did not place any blame on aquaculture
UK research looks into fuel-saving benefits of new trawl gear
The 'Sumwing' has been designed to fly just off the seabed, reducing drag and therefore fuel use
Mowi’s salmon losses in Newfoundland more severe than might’ve been hoped
The new data indicates Mowi lost at least 1.3 million salmon at its NL operations in the last four months of 2021, about 300,000 more than an earlier best-case projection
Ahead of bumper season, Norway can sell Icelandic capelin as MSC
Iceland's capelin fishery has been MSC-certified for years, but now Norway has negotiated an agreement allowing its catches in Icelandic waters to carry the label
UK scampi firm’s 2022 focus on selling products, as inflation carried into new year
Whitby Seafoods was satisfied with its 2020 result, and has seen sales growth in 2021; the focus now is on pushing for more retail opportunities in the face of higher costs
US offshore aquaculture firm secures largest-ever concession off Brazil
Forever Oceans has signed an agreement with the Brazilian government to ocean-raise fish in two zones totaling 64,200 hectares, an area three-and-a-half times the size of Washington DC
Mowi outlines genomics, novel protein R&D efforts
The salmon farmer is working on several projects, including AquaIMPACT, a major effort to integrate fish breeding and nutrition to increase the competitiveness of the EU's aquaculture industry
Japanese sushi chain implements AI smart feeding at own aquaculture sites
Kura Sushi, which operates 569 outlets across Japan, Taiwan, and the US, will use the Umitron CELL smart feeder at its aquaculture subsidiary
Over 2,600t of salmon now dead from algae bloom in Chile
Chile's Sernapesca reported mortalities of 2,666t, of which 82% have been successfully withdrawn, at five fish farms belonging to Blumar, Salmones Austral and AquaChile
American Seafoods draws from EDF in hire of first chief sustainability officer
Tim Fitzgerald worked more than 18 years at the Environmental Defense Fund before joining American Seafoods in September
