Atlantic Sapphire’s Danish operation hit by fire
A major fire at the Langeland Laks facility of land-based salmon farming operation Atlantic Sapphire is a further blow to the company, in addition to difficulties earlier this year when…
European consumers stick with seafood, despite Covid
Nearly two-thirds of Europeans have fish on their menu several times per month, according to the latest Eurobarometer on EU consumer habits regarding fishery and aquaculture products. The pandemic does…
MEST has refitted an PSV as a delousing vessel for salmon producer Bakkafrost. Image: MEST
MEST rebuilds salmon service vessels
The MEST Shipyard in Tórshavn has completed a major reconstructon of an aquaculture service vessel for Bakkafrost, and has won a contract for a major refit or another to operate…
The two live fish carriers are being built at Cemre in Turkey. Image: Salt Ship Design
MAN powers world’s largest live fish carrier
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply the main engines for two new live fish carriers, currently under construction at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. The first, a…
Algae harvesting and drying in Bizerte Lagoon in Tunisia. Image: ©GFCM/Houssam Hamzah
Seaweed – the untapped resource
Seaweed could add up to 10% to the world’s food supply by using just 0.03% of the surface of the oceans, as well as having the potential by 2050 to…
Controls are being introduced to manage harvesting of wild wrasse. Image: Marine Scotland
Managing wild wrasse fisheries
Mandatory controls over the harvesting of wild wrasse for managing sea lice in the salmon farming industry have been announced by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing. The new measures are…
Cflow’s Flowline system is designed to ensure the gentlest possible handling of live fish. Image: Cflow
Cflow launches Flowline concept
The Flowline system developed by Norwegian company Cflow is expected to have a significant impact on transport of live fish. Flowline is a result of close co-operation with Astorplast AS…
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam built PSV Eidsvåg Opal back in 2013, and has nor converted it to operate as a feed carrier for its new owners. Image: Damen
Damen completes Eidsvaag Opal conversion
Damen Shipyards Group has recently completed a conversion project for Norwegian company Eidsvaag. Following a tender procedure, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) converted a former platform supply vessel (PSV) into a…
‘Ethically, it is absolutely the right decision,’ said Atli Gregersen. Image: Hiddenfjord/Súsanna Johansen
Faroese salmon farmer abandons airfreight
Atlantic salmon farmer Hiddenfjord has announced the suspension of all air shipping of its products as of 10th of October this year. This change has reduced Hiddenfjord’s overseas transport CO2…
Faroese company Ocean Rainforest has more than ten years of experience in seeding, growing, harvesting and processing seaweed under open ocean conditions. Image: Harald Bjørgvin/Ocean Rainforest
WWF leads funding for Faroese seaweed
Faroese seaweed farming company Ocean Rainforest has secured $1.5 million in funding, led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which committed $850,000. The rest comes from a mix of Faroese backers and…