The Scientist: Does Farming Drive Fish Disease?

Intensive aquaculture favors increasingly virulent forms of certain fish-infecting parasites and pathogens, studies show.   Fish farming is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world, but infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites cost the industry billions of dollars in worldwide losses each year. Now, emerging research suggests that diseases of … Continue reading →

Guardian, 1 April 2017: Salmon farming in crisis: ‘We are seeing a chemical arms race in the seas’

Every day, salmon farmers across the world walk into steel cages – in the seas off Scotland or Norway or Iceland – and throw in food. Lots of food; they must feed tens of thousands of fish before the day is over. They must also check if there are problems, and there is one particular … Continue reading →

Irish Times, 29 Feb 2016: Angling Notes – Concerns over fish farming raised at salmon conference in Norway

“Norway’s Wild Salmon Declares Bankruptcy – Fish Farms the Principal Cause” read the rather harrowing slogan which greeted 300 people in attendance at the recent wild salmon conference in the Alta Ice Hotel, Sorrisnivia, Norway. His Royal Highness King Harald, an ardent salmon fisher, was guest of honour accompanied by environment and fisheries ministers, top … Continue reading →

Times Colonist, 28 Feb 2016: Open Net-Pen Salmon Farms Ending In Norway?

Norway’s salmon-farming industry is hitting a wall. Because salmon farming began earlier there than in B.C., I wanted to get a glimpse of where we might be headed if our industry continues on its current path. This is the reason I organized the Wild Salmon Delegation to Norway, which spent two weeks there this month. What … Continue reading →

Green Warriors, Norway: New Video – Salmon farming kills the shrimp and lobster in Norway

Norwegian salmon farmers are dumping tonnes of polluted sea water along the Norwegian coast. Chemicals for lice treatments are supposed to kill the salmon lice, but in addition it kills all shell animals in the sea, like shrimp and lobster. The lobster and shrimp catch has been radically reduced the last years, after the salmon … Continue reading →

Undercurrent News, 12 June 2015: Norway opens research center for closed-containment salmon farming

Norway opens research center for closed-containment salmon farming Undercurrent News, 12 June 2015   Norway has opened a center for researching innovation in closed-containment farming of Atlantic salmon. Four Norwegian research institutions, two outside of Norway, and several industry partners from technology and the aquaculture industry, have now started operations at the center, named CtrlAQUA. … Continue reading →

Undercurrent News, 6 Feb 2015: Norway tells industry to finance catching efforts of escaped farmed fish

 Norway tells industry to finance catching efforts of escaped farmed fish 6 February 2015 Undercurrent News Norway is introducing new rules that will systematically ensure that fish farmers pay for the recapturing efforts of fish that have escaped from farms, including in cases where the fish’s owners are not known. This will be done through … Continue reading →

Undercurrent News, 28 Jan 2015: Norway Fisheries Minister In Crisis Meetings As Salmon Farm Escape Tally Rises

Norway Fisheries Minister In Crisis Meetings As Salmon Farm Escape Tally Rises January 28, 2015, 9:41 am Undercurrent News   Norway’s fisheries minister Elisabeth Aspaker flew to Bergen to hold a crisis meeting with the fisheries directorate as the number of escapes from salmon farms has increased further,reported the local newspaper Bergens Tidende (BT). Strong storms in the weekend … Continue reading →

Undercurrent News, 28 Jan 2015: Norway Fisheries Minister In Crisis Meetings As Salmon Escapes Tally Rises

Norway Fisheries Minister In Crisis Meetings As Salmon Escapes Tally Rises   January 28, 2015, 9:41 am Undercurrent News Norway’s fisheries minister Elisabeth Aspaker flew to Bergen to hold a crisis meeting with the fisheries directorate as the number of escapes from salmon farms has increased further,reported the local newspaper Bergens Tidende (BT). Strong storms in the weekend … Continue reading →

Undercurrent News, 23 Jan 2015: Norway investigates escapes of at least 120,000 salmonids in wake of storm

Norway investigates escapes of at least 120,000 salmonids in wake of storm   January 23, 2015, 1:13 pm Undercurrent News Norway’s fisheries directorate is investigating the significant salmon and trout escapes caused by the winter storm ‘Nina’ that hit in western Norway in early January. At least 120,000 salmon are estimated to have escaped from … Continue reading →