The January 2021 issue of Fish Farmer is online The January issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now and you can view the online version here. This issue includes a look at some of the ideas at the […] Legal battle looms over farms shutdown Mowi and Cermaq are taking the Canadian government to court over its decision to force the closure of salmon farms in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia. Mowi’s subsidiary, […] Grieg invests in land-based project Grieg Seafood is set to become the first mainstream salmon producer to invest in a land based site that will grow salmon to market size . The joint venture in […] Nordhagen to lead launch of Benchmark’s lice treatment Benchmark Animal Health has appointed Jan Rune Nordhagen as Senior Commercial Manager for Norway. He will lead the commercial launch of Benchmark’s novel sea lice control medicine BMK08 and the […] Proximar raises capital for RAS farm in Japan Feed giant Nutreco is set to take a stake in Proximar Seafood, the land-based salmon farming venture that is planning to operate in Japan. Proximar has announced plans to list […] Guðmundsson chosen to head Hábrún A former fishing skipper has landed a key senior management post at one of Iceland’s leading aquaculture companies. Forty-year-old Einar Guðmundsson takes over as managing director of Hábrún efh in […] BAADER acquires Sweden’s SEAC Food processing plant group BAADER has acquired SEAC AB, the Swedish fish processing manufacturer. The move continues BAADER’s drive to consolidate the sector. SEAC, based in Färjestaden on the Swedish […] Two cheers for Brexit compensation offer UK seafood industry bodies have welcomed confirmation of a £23m government fund to compensate exporters in the sector who have faced losses as a result of post-Brexit regulations, but are […] BlueNalu raises cash for ‘cellular seafood’ A new type of cultured seafood may find its way from the laboratory to dinner plates in the next year or two thanks to a $60m financing deal yesterday, involving […]