Archive for January 2022
Insect protein producer gets funding to scale up
Danish insect protein business Enorm Biofactory has raised €50m (£42m) in a funding round that will enable it to scale up its production by 70 times. Enorm produces insect protein from black soldier fly larvae, for animal and aquafeed. The company’s facility currently has an output of three tonnes per week, but the latest funding…
Read MoreNorway anticipates rival bidders for NTS
Speculation is growing in Norway over whether a rival bidder is about to enter the fray for the NTS aquaculture group. Mowi submitted a NOK 13.8bn (£1.15bn) offer for NTS on Monday, averaging NOK 11 per share. If successful, Mowi would become a massive force in salmon, giving it almost 25% of world-wide production. Industry…
Read MoreIceland salmon output at record high
Salmon production in Iceland hit a record high in 2021. The latest official figures show that the country turned out 45,000 tonnes of salmon last year. This is 12,000 tonnes up on the previous year – an increase of 35% – making it the world’s fastest growing fish farming country. Iceland remains a relatively modest…
Read MoreThinking inside the box
Second-hand shipping containers have found all sorts of uses, from schools and theatres to pools and labs. Now, thanks to Finland’s Natural Resources Institute, we can add another: a prototype salmonid farm. How does it work? “The unit includes both a fish tank and the necessary water recycling technology,” explains the foundation, which is also…
Read MoreSalmon farmers blast Crown Estate over rent hikes
Scotland’s salmon producers have reacted angrily to a new rent regime announced by Crown Estate Scotland. The new framework will see many farm rents increased by 95%, as well as the end of the discount for the outer islands. Crown Estate Scotland (CES) administers the seas around Scotland on behalf of the Crown and leases…
Read MoreAquafeed production up by 3.7% worldwide
The world’s production of aquafeed increased by 3.7% last year, showing more growth than most other feed sectors, according to the annual Agri-Food Outlook report from animal nutrition group Alltech. Alltech works together with feed mills and industry and government entities around the world to compile data and insights to provide an assessment of feed…
Read MoreNew faces for Benchmark Genetics
Benchmark Genetics has announced two new hires for its core genetics team. Dr Grazyella Yoshida is joining as Senior Geneticist and Hans Ekvall as Junior Geneticist. They will be joining the Benchmark team, working on, among other areas, large-scale genetic and genomic evaluations, optimisation of the use of genomic information, and technical supervision of applied…
Read MoreDanish Aquaculture joins sea protection initiative
Danish Aquaculture, the trade association for Denmark’s fish farming industry, has agreed to join a new group set up to improve the marine environment around the country’s coastline. The Sea Think Tank was set up last summer by the environmentally focused Velux Foundation as a way of working towards a cleaner and healthier sea and…
Read MoreNorcod wins £4m Spanish supermarket deal
The cod farmer Norcod has won a £4m plus major contract with a large but as yet unnamed Spanish supermarket group, the company has announced. The deal is for the delivery of 850 tonnes of fish at a fixed gross price of NOK 60 per kilo and has a total value of NOK 51 million…
Read MoreStability is what we need now
As I was sitting down to write this, it occurred to me just how nice it would be to go back five years; only five years! Why this popped into my mind was not just Omicron and all its concomitant Valkyries. So much is up in the air at the moment. We could talk about…
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