News in brief Argyll farm branches out into Barramundi


A JOINT venture between Oceanpick and Kames Fish Farming has led to the launch of Sri Lanka’s first marine fish farm.


Using Fusion Marine


polyethylene two-ring circular pens, the new farm has now been stocked with the first barramundi juveniles, with plans to diversify into other species in the future. In a project co-ordinated by Kames, the farm at Trincoma- lee harbour in north-east Sri Lanka, currently consists of four 40m circumference Fusion Marine Aquaflex pens with safety workstations. This will be shortly followed with an additional ten 60m pens at an oceanic location outside


FJARDALAX’s sites in Iceland are Eu- rope’s first salmon farms to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) cer- tification. The two farms,


the harbour. Kames Fish Farming also oversaw the con- struction of a land-based nurs- ery for barramundi, working in conjunction with UK-based marine hatcheries specialist PJD Gatland Associates.


RESEARCH Oceanpick is intent on de-


veloping a responsibly farmed operation at Trincomalee and extensive studies and modelling were carried out to assess the suitability of the site, which was conducted by locally-based environmental specialists, Transtech. The first harvest of barra-


mundi is scheduled to occur at the end of this year and Oceanpick has ambitious


Icelanders grab BAP with both hands


the Arctic Salmon brand. ‘We at Arctic Salm-


Patreksfjörðu and Tálknafjörður, are situated in the West Fjords of Iceland. The farms have been in operation since 2010, and the fish are proc- essed at the compa- ny’s plant in Patreks- fjörður. Fjardalax is expected to produce


One step ahead


approximately 4,000 metric tonnes of Atlantic salmon this year. The majority of its salmon is exported as H&G fish to buyers in Europe, the United States and Japan. The company’s products are marketed under


on are extremely proud to have attained BAP certifi- cation, Europe’s first salmon farms to do so,’ said Höskuldur Steinarsson, the


company’s general manager. A division of the


Global Aquaculture Alliance, Best Aquac- ulture Practices is an international certifica- tion programme based on achievable, science-


Sea Farms scheme scuppered


A SCOTTISH Sea Farms (SSF) planning application for a salmon farm at Gairsay Sound has been refused by the Orkney Council planning committee. A report in the Orcadian states that the committee was divided on the issue, four voting for the application and four against.


The site – which would have contained twelve 100-metre


circumference pens and a feed barge – was objected to on the grounds that the farm would take up fishing grounds of scal- lop divers and creel fishermen, as well as the environmental impact to the surrounding waters and the seabed. There were three letters of support for the project and 28


against. The meeting was also attended by representatives from Orkney Fishing Association and the Wyre Community Association. Richard Darbyshire, regional production manager for SSF, stated that the company would be appealing the decision.


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Sri Lanka’s Minister of Fisheries introduces the first batch of Barra


plans to expand production to more exposed site outside the harbour basin. It also in- tends to upgrade the nursery to a full hatchery for bar-


ramundi in the near future. To ensure peak freshness of all its produce, the project in- tends to vertically control the entire cold chain process.


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