Archive for March 2022
Ex-minister joins fish health business
Norway’s former Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen has gone back into business, joining a company which supplies health and important other services to the aquaculture sector. He has joined the Lofoten based Nordly Holdings in a business development role, in an area in which he has a strong background. The group, founded by Jim-Roger Nordly,…
Read MoreBright Tide in call for bright ideas
Innovative ideas for ocean-based business are being invited as part of an initiative to support sustainable development. Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have until 15 April to submit their proposals to the Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator Programme, organised by social enterprise Bright Tide. The 10 businesses selected will secure places on the eight-week programme which will offer…
Read MoreFunding deal for chain of French shrimp farms
Plans for a new land-based shrimp farm in France have taken a big step forward after the company behind the project announced it has secured almost €5m (£4.2m) in funding. Lisaqua plans to build a 2,000 square metre facility near Nantes followed by others around the country which together will eventually be capable of producing…
Read MoreNippon Gases to supply SalMar smolt plant
A new smolt facility and hatchery for salmon farmer SalMar will use oxygen and surplus heat from a nearby industrial gas production plant. Nippon Gases Norge has won a contract to supply oxygen to SalMar’s new smolt plant and hatchery, in central Norway. The deal, with the main company subsidiary SalMar Settefisk, also involves the…
Read MoreBioMar ordered to pay up in patent dispute
Feed company BioMar has been ordered to pay its competitor STIM NOK 36m (£3.1m) over breach of patent on a smolt feed. The ruling, by the Borgarting Court of Appeal in Norway is the latest chapter in the long-running legal dispute between STIM and BioMar over the latter’s Intro Tuning smoltification feed. STIM claimed Intro…
Read MoreOcein AS to establish in Scotland
After a solid start in 2022 Ocein AS is now establishing a service department in Scotland. We are happy to announce that we have hired Simon Fraser as our Lead Engineer in Scotland. Simon has significant experience in serving the aquaculture sector, having worked with net cleaners and pump systems for the past 12 years.…
Read MoreSalmon farmers aim to tackle marine waste
Scotland’s salmon farmers have introduced a system for reporting marine litter, in a bid to help keep beaches free of plastic and other waste. The producer’s organisation, Salmon Scotland, is encouraging people to report waste, regardless of the source, so that salmon farmers close to the location can help remove it. Salmon Scotland has set…
Read MoreTwo leading scientists join SAIC board
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed two senior scientists to its board. Professors Lisa Collins of the University of Leeds and Grant Stentiford, Co-director of the Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Futures at the University of Exeter, will be joining SAIC’s Independent Scientific Panel (SISP). Lisa Collins is N8 Agrifood Chair in Agricultural Systems…
Read MoreArctic Fish ‘not to blame’ for mortalities
Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish was not responsible for the biological incident earlier this year which cost the company almost £6m (ISK 1bn), an official investigation has found. The Dýrafjörður based business in the Westfjords region, part of Norway Royal Salmon, lost 2,500 tonnes of fish – a quarter of all the salmon in the fjord –…
Read MoreCargill buys big stake in Chilean salmon farmer
Cargill, the giant US based feed and commodities trader, is moving into the salmon farming business. The Cargill Group has agreed to acquire a 24.5% stake in the salmon farming subsidiary of Chile’s Multiexport Foods (trading as Multi X) for around US $290m (£220m), it was announced at the weekend. Chile is the world’s second…
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