Archive for October 2021
A long road ahead
Some of the post-Brexit problems faced by UK seafood exporters have been fixed but there is still plenty to be done, reports Sandy Neil It’s one thing after another. No sooner had the seafood industry started to recover from the export crisis caused by Brexit than another one, a fuel crisis, added to the list…
Read MoreWave energy project could power feed barges
Feed barges at marine fish farms may be running on wave power in the near future, if a project to explore the technology proves successful. Australian company Carnegie Clean Energy has been awarded funding to test its MoorPower wave energy generator as a potential power source for offshore moored vessels. MoorPower is a wave energy…
Read MoreIsrael Corp takes bigger holding in AKVA group
Investment company Israel Corp has increased its stake in the AKVA Group, the Norwegian aquaculture services and equipment provider. About a month ago Israel Corp said it was taking a 15% share in the business, but yesterday that was raised to 18%. AKVA’s main shareholder, Egersund Group, will remain the majority owner. This earlier investment…
Read MoreMeal deals
The ‘value added’ packaged salmon meal was an idea that came and went, as Dr Martin Jaffa reports. I’m in the process of moving office and the move offers the opportunity for a clear-out of files, books and other miscellanea accumulated over 30 years. One of the collections includes several hundred examples of packaging that…
Read MoreSSF hopes ‘home-grown’ eggs will mean healthier fish
Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of the first batch of salmon eggs grown from selected stock from its own marine farms. The company hopes that the “home-grown” eggs will produce a more robust generation of salmon, better able to cope with climate change and with marine conditions in Scotland. The Scottish salmon…
Read MoreSalmon price rise opens door to Christmas
Salmon prices have risen in the past week, signalling that the Christmas rush is about to begin. But Norway has been experiencing a drop in exports since that the start of the month which could suggest that because of market uncertainty, buyers are waiting longer before placing orders. The latest figures from Statistics Norway show…
Read MoreUK competition watchdog looks at Grieg Shetland sale
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is looking at Scottish Sea Farms’ proposed acquisition of Grieg Seafoods’ Shetland business. The CMA is calling for views to help it decide “whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under…
Read MoreNew model will show salmon farms’ impact
A consortium of research organisations in Scotland is developing what is hoped will be a more accurate way of predicting how salmon farms interact with their surrounding environment. The new model is intended to help inform decisions on future farm locations and the development of existing farms, and to enhance the sector’s overall sustainability. The…
Read MoreThey know their plaice
Trials aimed at breeding plaice under farming conditions have proved highly successful, less than two years after getting underway. The results have even surprised the scientists at Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR), which is conducting the experiment. Plaice may not be quite as fashionable as it was, say, in the 1970s (in the days…
Read MoreA question of definition
Dr Adam Hughes asks: What does “sustainable investment” in the Blue Economy mean for fish farming? If the marine economy were a country, its GDP would rank about 7th globally in line with France or California. Estimates of its global value (not including the value of the ecosystem services it provides) range between $1.5trn-2.5trn (£1.1trn-1.8trn),…
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