Archive for July 2020
UK seafood processors face covid impact survey
A major survey is underway to find out the financial and socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on the seafood processing industry throughout the UK. It began earlier this month and will continue during August. The survey is being conducted by Seafish, which is asking seafood processors to provide information on how the outbreak has affected their…
Read MoreSearch starts for new SSPO chief
Scotland’s salmon producers have appointed leading recruitment firm FWB Park Brown to find a new Chief Executive for their trade body, the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO). The Board of the producers’ organisation has announced that the Edinburgh-based executive search company will start looking for a replacement for Julie Hesketh-Laird this week. Ms Hesketh-Laird announced…
Read MoreTurnover surge for salmon producer
Associated Seafoods, the artisan producer of high quality Scottish smoked salmon and shellfish, has reported a £5-million plus surge in turnover for the financial year ended October 31, 2019. The year end accounts, just out, show that the salmon business turnover increased from £22.4 million in 2018 to £28 million this time. The operating profit…
Read MoreMowi processing site takes covid hit
A huge Mowi owned salmon processing plant in Poland has been hit by coronavirus, with around 29 members of staff testing positive. The Morpol site near the Baltic coast is one of the largest in Europe and employs more than 4,000 people. According to the company 750 people had been tested over the past ten…
Read MoreNew camera technology for feed detection launched
Gael Force Group, supplier of products, technology and services to the global finfish aquaculture sector, today announced the launch of a new integrated range of HD camera technology products under their SeaSight brand. Their technology range has been substantially advanced with the development of a new SeaSight HD Camera which captures underwater video in crystal…
Read MoreBritish Columbia ASC success for Grieg
GRIEG Seafood is celebrating achieving Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for five of its Sunshine Coast salmon farms in British Columbia, making it only the second company in the world to be awarded this multi-site success. More significantly, much of the audit work was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic which presented real challenges for…
Read MoreRising ISA outbreaks under investigation
An investigation has been ordered into the rising number of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) outbreaks along the Norwegian coast. More than 15 confirmed cases have been logged so far this year, many of them during the last two months and it is giving cause for concern. Additional suspected infections are also under investigation. Troms and…
Read MoreSeafood Scotland encourages businesses to \’look local\’
Seafood Scotland has this week launched a campaign to help Scottish seafood businesses attract more customers through the use of free marketing directories to reach a greater consumer audience. With huge swathes of the seafood export market closed off due to the Covid-19 crisis, the seafood industry has been quick to innovate, establishing markets closer…
Read MoreSeafood Scotland encourages businesses to \’look local\’
Seafood Scotland has this week launched a campaign to help Scottish seafood businesses attract more customers through the use of free marketing directories to reach a greater consumer audience. With huge swathes of the seafood export market closed off due to the Covid-19 crisis, the seafood industry has been quick to innovate, establishing markets closer…
Read MoreSalmon facing \’challenging time\’ say analysts
SALMON prices are heading down and into a challenging period over the next three months, the latest industry intelligence reports suggest. The downward pressure appears to be due to increased output across the northern hemisphere producing countries and lower demand, most it due to the fallout from coronavirus. In Norway the salmon biomass has increased…
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