Blueshell wins top shellfish award

At a special gala industry awards dinner at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh on Wednesday 18 April it was announced that Michael Laurenson of Blueshell Mussels has won the Aquaculture Today 2007 Fit for the Future Award for work in the shellfish sector.

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Fit for the Future Awards Winners Announced

We are pleased to confirm the winners of the 2007 Aquaculture Today Fit for the Future Awards. The winners were announced at a special gala industry awards dinner on Wednesday, April 18.

The winners were selected from a range of exceptional companies and individuals that were shortlisted in 4 categories: finfish, shellfish, innovation and contribution to aquaculture.p/>

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Successful 2007 programme

This week Aquaculture Today brought together the fish farming industry to deliver the latest news and views from our pioneering and innovative sector. Organised by Fish Farmer magazine, the conference has become an essential platform to develop useful relationships and showcase the latest advances in farming, research, technology, processing and consumer relations.

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Top players attend conference

LEADING figures in the global seafood industry came together this week for an annual aquaculture conference.

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Sponsors, Freedom Food work with industry to improve welfare

Freedom Food is a farm assurance and food labelling scheme set up by the RSPCA in 1994 to improve farm animal welfare and to address growing consumer demand for higher welfare produce. It is the only farm assurance scheme in the UK with improved welfare as its primary goal, and is completely independent from the food industry.

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Norwegian company launches salmon futures clearing

FISH Pool ASA has announced the launch of the world’s first cleared futures contracts for fresh salmon. The announcement was made by Birgitte Sorheim of FISH POOL at this week's conference. The announcement marks a new step in the fast growing seafood derivatives market.

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Crown Estate reiterates commitment to aquaculture industry

THE Crown Estate has reiterated its commitment to Scotland’s fish farming industry. In a keynote speech to fish farmers at Aquaculture Today, The Crown Estate’s Chairman and Scottish Commissioner Ian Grant also highlighted the huge role that the industry plays in Scotland.

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Industry must fight back, conference hears

THE aquaculture industry continues to be plagued by often ill-informed criticism despite huge advances in environmental and welfare issues, conference delegates heard today.

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Consumers must come first

IT is time for the aquaculture industry to make the consumer its top priority.

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Health has suffered due to seafood drop, delegates told

THERE is a direct link between the decrease of seafood in the diet and the rise in mental ill health and heart disease, according to keynote speaker Dr Michael Crawford, a leading expert on human nutrition. Dr Crawford told delegates that marine lipids played a key role in brain development in evolution terms. He said the brain still depends on the same marine nutrients today for growth and development, adding that the marine food chain is by far the richest source of these.

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Salmon comes second in consumer welfare league

UK consumers perceive salmon as having one of the best animal welfare standards, according to a new report.

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Major award for organic cod farmer

SHETLAND-BASED Johnson Sustainable Seafoods added another trophy to its cabinet last night. The company, well-known for being the world's first producer of organic farmed cod, picked up the award in the Aquaculture Producer category at last night's glittering Seafood Awards ceremony in London.

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