smolt News
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Arctic Fish takes first steps in large expansion project with two agreements
Arctic Fish’s subsidiary, Arctic Smolt, located in Iceland’s Westfjords, has entered into two separate agreements to pursue the expansion of its smolt facility at Nordur Botn in Tálknafjördur, Iceland. The project will have an estimated cost of €24 million (approx. CAD $35.7 million), making it one of the largest private investment projects in the Westfjords. One ...
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Building one of the world’s largest smolt plants - again!
Krüger Kaldnes, a Veolia Water Technologies subsidiary specialized in aquaculture, has recently commissioned one of the world’s largest post-smolt RAS facilities for Lerøy Sjøtroll Kjærelva, located in Fitjar, Norway. The facilities were designed according to the highest standards, with a strong focus on biosecurity, fish logistics, and footprint. ...
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AQUA SPA – The first out of 6 sister ships is delivered
The first out of six wellboat projects is delivered from Sefine Shipyard to DESS AquacultureShipping. Aqua Spa is the first ship in line and is now ready for operations in Tasmania, Australia. Aqua Maloy will be completed later this fall and the remaining four during 2020. Aqua Spa and the other sister ships has several new design solutions and is designed to significantly enhance fish ...
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Wild Atlantic salmon returns in North America near historic low in 2019
ASF’s annual State of Wild Atlantic Salmon Report, released today, shows last year’s adult salmon returns to North America were among the lowest in a 49-year data series, continuing a downward trend that threatens the sustainability of the species. In recent decades, the human harvest of wild Atlantic salmon has been significantly reduced through a series of conservation measures, ...
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FishGLOBE chooses Steinsvik
In August this year, FishGLOBE will be delivering the first of their closed farming systems to a customer in Norway. The V5 globe, certified to produce 250 tons of post smolt, will be equipped with feeding system, data acquisition- and remote operations capabilities from Steinsvik. Above: Photo 1: Closed globes in the sea: This is what a location may look like in a couple of years. 4 floating ...
By ScaleAQ
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Historical early delivery of rainbow trout eggs
The season’s first rainbow trout eggs from the AquaGen strain was delivered to Hofseth Aqua in Tafjord, Norway on November 19th, 2019, two months earlier than normal. With access to these early eggs, the smolt can be put to sea in spring, benefit from good growth through the summer and be harvested the following spring after 10 months in the sea. Rainbow trout production in the sea is ...
By Aqua Gen AS
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The gene for sexual maturation in salmon is found
The discovery of the gene that controls sexual maturation in female and male salmon provides new effective methods of controlling sexual maturation in farmed salmon. The new knowledge will also be of great importance in the management of wild salmon stocks. Maturation in salmon reduces growth, fillet quality and activity of the immune system. This leads to poor fish welfare and downgrading of ...
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Seattle Pub Utilities chooses EQuIS for Salmon Hatchery data
EarthSoft announced a large order from Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) for multiple licenses of EQuIS™ Alive and EQuIS Enterprise 6. SPU will use EQuIS and Alive supporting the Cedar River Sockeye Hatchery managing salmon life-cycle data from a variety of sources for both natural and hatchery fish. EQuIS will support the Hatchery’s adaptive management program for the collection and ...
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Salmon Farming Industry & CSR / Sustainability reporting: 2013 Benchmarking Study is out
2013 Seafood Intelligence BENCHMARKING report of the World’s Top 35 salmon & trout farmers’ and Top 3 salmon feed firms' Corporate, Social & Environmental Responsibility (CSER) reporting, in English Salmon Farming – Of CSR/RSE & Environment& “Sustainability” Reporting - The Awakening? SeafoodIntelligence has released the Benchmarking Report of the ...
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