Fish Farmer

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WELCOME to the first Fish Farmer of 2026, and Happy New Year! As another year in aquaculture kicks off, politicians are making their presence felt in Scotland and Iceland. In Scotland, two reports looking into the economic impacts of Scotland’s salmon...

India invests to scale up

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WILD and farmed fish are typically presented as being at odds with each other, but for several years now a fund supported by the salmon farming industry has been supporting preservation projects in Scotland for wild salmon and trout. The Wild Fisheries...

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SEAWEED is an industry that seems constantly on the verge of a breakthrough – but it faces many challenges that appear to be holding it back. Now, a research project coordinated by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre has cast valuable light...

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How hey ar e hel ping he oceans o eat he again

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AQUACULTURE is sometimes seen as an alternative to agriculture, but sometimes the two can end up working closely together. In August’s FishFarmer, we focus on two case studies that show how waste from fish farming operations can be used to help grow...

Salmon leads growth in Ireland

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TRADE wars and tit-for-tat tariffs seemed a distant threat in Barcelona last month, as key players gathered for Seafood Expo Global. The consensus at the show was that international trade in seafood is buzzing. This year, more than 2,000 exhibiting...

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THE season for events in the aquaculture sector is well under way, and last month Fish Farmer was lucky enough to attend the Blue Food Innovation Summit. This covers all aspects of food from the sea, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and,...

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WHERE does the future of aquaculture lie? Some argue that, with the increasing pressure on coastal space, the next frontier will have to be further out to sea in exposed, high-energy locations. A lot has already been spent on developing the technology...

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WHETHER apocryphal or not, the supposed curse “may you live in interesting times” has certainly applied to the opening months of 2025. The seafood sector worldwide is, as this issue goes to print, still trying to come to terms with the on-again...

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THE report from the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on the salmon industry had been expected just before Christmas. In fact, it was published on 17 January, and it was not a pleasant read, whether for the industry or for the...

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Welcome to the first Fish Farmer of 2025. In this issue we focus on feed, and particularly on the prospects for feed prices this year. The key components of feed, especially for salmon and shrimp farmers, are dependent not only on an economic cycle but...

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Welcome to the last Fish Farmer of 2024. As ever, in this issue we cover a wide range of topics in the world of aquaculture, from the challenge posed by sea lice to a breakthrough in shrimp genetics. We have a report from the Scottish Seaweed Industry...

Seaweed opportunity for Wales

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THIS month, Fish Farmer looks at a broad spectrum of the aquaculture sector, ranging from shrimp and oysters to salmon and trout. Our cover image depicts a boat laden with scallop shells, part of a project to recreate oyster reefs in the North Sea...

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ONCE every six years, the World Aquaculture Society and the European Aquaculture Society get together for a joint event, bringing together not only aquaculture experts from the academic world, but also senior industry representatives and public sector...

West Africa: unethical source of aquafeed?

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AS this month’s issue of Fish Farmer goes to press, we can say for sure that the UK will have a new Fisheries Minister. Mark Spencer, the previous incumbent, failed to retain his Sherwood Forest seat at the General Election, and the government he was a...