Salmon and Cod Aquaculture Complex to be Built in China 31 October 2013 CHINA – On the 21 October 2013, Norwegian companies Futurama and AquaOptima signed an agreement with Lim Shrimp Organization to create ‘Aquapolis’, the world’s first land based fully intergrated salmon and cod farming facility in Hainan, China. Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor reports. … Continue reading
Farm destroys 180,000 small fish after ISA confirmed at site in western Norway October 31, 2013, 5:47 am Undercurrent News Some 180,000 salmon of just 250 grams on average had to be slaughtered after a case of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) was confirmed at a farm owned by Firda Sjofarmer in Vatnoy, in the Norwegian … Continue reading
Sea Lice Probe Extended Undercurrent News, 30 Oct 2013 IRELAND’S Office of the Ombudsman is to extend its investigation into the Irish handling of the EU sea lice investigation to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The move follows on from last month’s announcement that its offices are to conduct a preliminary investigation into the Department … Continue reading
Ameoba gill disease transmitter suspected at Bakkafrost farm Undercurrent News, 29 Oct 2013 Authorities suspect they have detected the agent capable of causing ameoba gill disease (AGB) on a Bakkafrost farming site in the Faroe Islands. The possible detection is not connected to any gill pathology nor mortality, and there is no impact on fish … Continue reading
ISA suspected in northern Norway farms Undercurrent News, 29 Oct 2013 An outbreak of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is suspected at two sites owned by Lofoten Sjoprodukter and Lofoten Salmon in Nordland, northern Norway. Nordland has been home to five of the six ISA outbreaks confirmed in Norway so far this year. The two farms … Continue reading
Salmon Protestors Target Rivers Trust EU Fish News, 28 Oct 2013 WILD salmon advocates will ask members of the Rivers & Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS) to withdraw their support for the controversial Managing Interactions Aquaculture Project and file objections to all salmon farm applications at their AGM on Thursday. Protect Wild Scotland will be … Continue reading
Inquiry into ‘withholding’ of sea lice report widened Irish Times, 28 October 2013 By Tim O’Brien Row centres on the prevalence of sea lice near salmon farms and their impact on wild salmon The Office of the Ombudsman is to extend its inquiry into the Irish Government’s response to an EU Commission sea lice investigation. … Continue reading
Marine Harvest’s Report for Third Quarter 2013 shows significant losses 23 Oct 2013 Publication of Marine Harvest’s third quarter report for 2013 shows that operations have suffered considerably over recent months. It states: Operationally, the third quarter was a very challenging quarter for the Irish unit. Pancreas Disease (PD) severely affected 2 sites, while high … Continue reading
Jellyfish ‘bloom’ kills thousands of farmed salmon off Co Mayo Irish Times, 21 Oct 2014 By Lorna Siggins Up to 20,000 farmed salmon have been lost due to a jellyfish “bloom” off Clare island, Co Mayo. Aquaculture company Marine Harvest has said the losses occurred off Clare Island in the past few days, due to … Continue reading
Redress for maladministration EU Pilot 764/09/ENVI over sea lice from farmed salmon impact on wild salmon. Summary and weblinks The evidence for and copies of the Requests for Redress for maladministration EU Pilot 764/09/ENVI over sea lice from farmed salmon impact on wild salmon. The evidence of maladminsitration Document chronology 18 December 2009. Original EU … Continue reading
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