Archive for November 2021
Kingfish Company land deal opens way for Maine farm
Land-based aquaculture business the Kingfish Company has concluded the purchase of land on the shore near Jonesport, Maine. The acquisition marks a crucial step towards the construction of its planned fish farm in the north-eastern United States. The company plans to build a RAS (recirculating aquaculture facility) to produce yellowtail kingfish, replicating its site in…
Read MoreNew Icelandic government pledges backing for aquaculture growth
Iceland has a new fisheries minister – and a new coalition government with a determined pledge to strengthen the country’s fish farming industry. Left-green party member and Health Minister in the old government, Svandís Svavarsdóttir takes over the key cabinet job of Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture from long-serving Kristján Þór Júlíusson who is…
Read MoreScottish salmon producers say production for 2021 will be up 4.5%
Salmon farmers in Scotland saw their production go up by 3.8% year on year for the third quarter of 2021, to 60,600 tonnes. The industry expects to produce a total of 217,000 tonnes this year, up 4.5% for 2020. The figures come from Salmon Scotland’s Economic Quarterly report for Q3, 2021. The report also shows…
Read MoreBenchmark reports strong growth, raises a further £20m
Aquaculture biotech group Benchmark has reported big increases in revenue and profit for the 2020/21 financial year. Revenue for the group’s parent, Benchmark Holdings, for the 12 months to 30 September 2021 was up by 18% to £125.1m and adjusted EBITDA (from continuing operations) was up 34%. The company also announced today that it had…
Read MoreSuspected ISA case found in Iceland
Fish farmers in Iceland are bracing themselves for the possibility that the first case of pathogenic Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) may have been found in the country. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, also known as MAST, has said there is a suspected case at a Laxar Fiskeldi pen at Reyðarfjörður in the east of…
Read MoreGlobal offshore company makes first key appointment
SalMar Aker Ocean has made its first senior appointment as the company gears up for its global offshore aquaculture project. The joint venture business has named Kristine Hartmann as its development director. She was previously operations director in C4IR Ocean, a foundation established by Aker and the World Economic Forum (WEF). Prior to this, she…
Read MoreHiddenfjord orders a fourth Certus cage from FiiZK
Aquaculture supplier FiiZK has won a contract to deliver to deliver a further Certus 15000 cage to Faroes-based salmon farmer Hiddenfjord. Hiddenfjord has already taken delivery of three semi-closed S-CCS from FiiZK which are currently being installed and will soon be ready for receiving fish. Børge Sneisen project manager at FiiZK said: “The fourth Certus…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms’ chief steps down from SAIC board
Scottish Sea Farms Managing Director Jim Gallagher has stepped down from the board of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC). He has cited the need to focus on his company as it prepares to take on Grieg Seafood’s Shetland business. Gallagher was one of the founding members of the SAIC board when it was set…
Read MoreSalmon prices on the rise – finally
The long awaited increase in salmon prices appears to be under way at last. Statistics Norway is reporting a six per cent rise for fresh and chilled salmon last week (Week 46), making up for most the decline earlier this month. Data from Statistics Norway is normally a week behind actual events but all the…
Read MoreOcean Ark ‘super farm’ moves ahead
Plans for a massive fish farming vessel – the Ocean Ark – have received approval in principle from RINA, the marine classification society. The go-head means the order to build this impressive looking concept in offshore salmon farming has moved up several gears. Looking like an aircraft carrier without the flight deck, it has been…
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