Archive for February 2020
Trout fed insect and algal oil launched in France
FARMED trout fed with insect meal and algal oil is to go on sale in a French supermarket from next month. The fish, produced by Truite Service and to be stocked by retailer Auchan, are being reared on a diet formulated by Skretting that includes insect feed from French pioneer InnovaFeed and algal oil from…
Read MoreNew seafood minister rejects call to resign
NORWAY’S seafood and fisheries minister is facing calls to resign after less than six weeks into the post. Geir Inge Sivertsen took over from Harald T Nesvik last month following a split in the Conservative led coalition government over admitting an ISIS supporting Norwegian woman back into the country. But the new minister has been…
Read MoreYoung chefs win starring role at Brussels expo
TWO teenage students have won a trip to the world’s biggest seafood show, where they will prepare salmon dishes for Scottish farmer Loch Duart. Jaypee Escaro, 18, from Stevenage, and Michael Brown, 18, from Letchworth Garden City, are both Level 3 students on the advanced diploma in professional cookery course at North Hertfordshire college. They…
Read MoreSalMar reports gradual upturn at Scottish Sea Farms
BIOLOGICAL issues at Scottish Sea Farms are continuing to impact on SalMar’s financial performance, 2019 fourth quarter figures from the Norwegian salmon farming giant show. However, there are signs of improvement. The company has a 50 per cent stake in its UK operation, which it calls Norskott Havbruk and shares with the Lerøy Seafood Group. SSF…
Read MoreBakkafrost plans move to offshore farming
BAKKAFROST is poised to move out into the open sea because bays and inlets around the Faroe Islands are filling up with cages. The company said it wants to expand its salmon farming operation, but is running out of space. So it has applied to the government in Torshavn for permission to develop future new farms to…
Read MoreNAFC trainers chalk up 45 years in \’classroom\’
SHETLAND’S NAFC Marine Centre has marked the long service of two staff who have worked there for a total of 45 years. Caroline Hepburn, who celebrates 25 years at the centre, joined the then Shetland Fishermen’s Training Association (SFTA) in October 1998. She worked with the late Gussie Angus to organise training for the local…
Read MoreNAFC trainers chalk up 45 years in \’classroom\’
SHETLAND’S NAFC Marine Centre has marked the long service of two staff who have worked there for a total of 45 years. Caroline Hepburn, who celebrates 25 years at the centre, joined the then Shetland Fishermen’s Training Association (SFTA) in October 1998. She worked with the late Gussie Angus to organise training for the local…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Co boost for Bakkafrost Q4
BAKKAFROST today spoke about an exciting future ahead following its acquisition of the Scottish Salmon Company five months ago. The Faroese salmon farmer delivered significantly improved results for the final quarter of 2019, which includes SSC’s contribution from October 8, the date when consolidation was completed. The total operating EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) totalled 415.3…
Read MoreBetter days ahead for Scottish Sea Farms – Lerøy
THE Lerøy Seafood Group today predicted an improved outlook for its Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) operation which it shares with fellow Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar. Delivering its financial results for the final quarter of 2019, the company said costs are expected to decline in the current quarter when SSF’s new RAS facility at Barcaldine will…
Read MoreChina site for Calysta’s commercial scale-up
THE first commercial scale plant for Calysta’s single cell protein fish feed is to be built in China. The factory, with an eventual capacity of 100,000 tonnes, will produce the novel ingredient FeedKind, which is made by fermenting natural gas. The development is the result of a joint venture between FeedKind manufacturer Calysta and feed…
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