Archive for August 2021
ASC fish welfare rules set to be tightened
Stricter fish welfare requirements could be introduced for producers certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, under proposals published today. The ASC is also consulting on additional documents accompanying its recently published Feed Standard, which aims to assure consumers that aquafeed used by ASC-certified producers is responsibly and ethically sourced. The ASC is an independent, not…
Read MoreCooke’s Bay of Holland site gets organic certification
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s Bay of Holland farm site in Orkney has been certified as organic by the Soil Association. The Bay of Holland seawater site, Stronsay, was constructed in early 2021 and stocked with Soil Association organic-certified smolts that currently average 550g. A new, purpose-built 200 tonne feed barge was commissioned from Gael Force to…
Read MoreRussian Aquaculture back in the black
Russian Aquaculture is in profit again and revenue is up substantially for the first half of this year. The company’s unaudited results for the six months to 30 June show a net profit of almost RUB 2bn (£19.8m) compared with a loss of RUB 0.4bn (£4m) for the first half of last year. Adjusted EBITDA…
Read MoreNRS to invest £20m expanding Iceland smolt plant
Norway Royal Salmon is planning to invest around £20m on expanding its smolt plant in Tálknafjördur, Iceland. The company has entered into two separate agreements worth a total of €24m through its Arctic Fish subsidiary known as Arctic Smolt which is based in the Westfjords. The project is thought to be one of the largest…
Read MoreAtlantic Sapphire averts liquid oxygen crisis
Florida-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire this weekend managed to avert a possible crisis due to a sudden shortage of liquid oxygen. The company said on Friday that it feared running out of oxygen – which is vital for its land-based RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) facility – because it was being bought up by hospitals in…
Read MoreHuon performance hit by Covid and other incidents
Huon Aquaculture, the Tasmanian salmon farming company at the centre of a takeover battle, has suffered a loss of AUS $128m (£67m) for the financial year ended 30 June. The company said it had been a turbulent year, with challenges including a fish pen fire, rising transport costs and the disappearance of a large consignment…
Read MoreAtlantic Sapphire continues to struggle
Miami-based salmon company Atlantic Sapphire is continuing to find life difficult during the first half of this year, delivering weaker than expected financial results for Q2. The Danish-owned company, which experienced a number of technical problems earlier in the year, reported a pre-tax loss of US $51.5m (£37.6m), against a loss of $31.5m (£23m) in the…
Read MoreNTS wins battle for Norway Royal Salmon
Despite predictions to the contrary, NTS has won the battle to own Norway Royal Salmon. Yesterday, in a day of high drama and more than a few surprises in Oslo, NTS announced in the morning it had acquired just over 40% of the shares in the business. SalMar looked to be on their way to…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms staff set to clean up
Scottish Sea Farms is scaling up its involvement in the Great British Beach Clean, mobilising employees and their friends, families and local communities to tackle rubbish washed up on shore or left by beach users. The event, taking place over September 17-26, is organised UK-wide by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and covers hundreds of…
Read MoreSeafood funding rounds open for bids
Seafood and fisheries businesses in England are being invited to apply for project funding from the Marine Management Organisation. The MMO, an arm of the UK Government, has opened four time-limited funding rounds to support: Businesses trading in live bivalve molluscs (LBMs); Projects aimed at protecting the marine environment; Projects delivering “world class” science and…
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