Archive for October 2023
Producer’s switch from air freight slashed carbon emissions
Faroese salmon farmer Hiddenfjord says it has cut 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions since it decided to stop exporting salmon by air. The family-owned company has just celebrated the first anniversary since declaring it was moving exclusively to sea transport. On October 10 last year, Hiddenfjord stopped using all air freight, making the company the…
Read MoreAnother step forward for Nordic Aquafarms’ California project
Nordic Aquafarms’ plans for a yellowtail kingfish RAS facility on the California coast have moved a key step forward with the granting of a permit for the plant’s waste water. The company, Nordic Aquafarms Inc, which is a subsidiary of its Norway based parent, had originally planned to build a 33,000 tonne RAS (recirculating aquaculture…
Read MoreDye hard
No, farmed salmon is not pink because it’s dyed that way with chemicals after slaughter, as Dr Martin Jaffa explains in his latest column for Fish Farmer, but it’s a favourite line that anti fish farming activists like to repeat. In fact, as Dr Jaffa notes, dyeing fish is a common practice when it comes…
Read MoreCooke’s Scotland arm reports profits for 2022 up 31%
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland saw profits up by almost a third in 2022 despite a “challenging year”, the company has reported. Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022, just published, show net profits up 31% to £27.5m. This was despite a modest increase in turnover of 4%, to £184m, and volumes falling by 15% on…
Read MoreIceland orders special measures to tackle rising lice numbers
Veterinary authorities in Iceland have ordered additional measures to be taken in the Westfjords region, its main salmon farming area, following reports of high numbers of sea lice. While Iceland has not been lice-free, the industry there has not suffered to the same degree as Norway, for example. But all that could be changing for…
Read MoreJust Plug and Play!
Owatec offers efficient wastewater and sludge management for aquaculture The new EU Taxonomy will regulate the import of goods and services within the EU area. For Norwegian seafood industries this will mean barriers to trade from the beginning of 2024. Owatec Group’s innovative, environmentally conscious, and cost-efficient solution for this challenge will help the businesses…
Read MoreFarmers rise to the challenge
Despite natural environmental challenges, the hard work and dedication of farmers and production companies has improved survival rates for farmed salmon through 2023. So says Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott in his latest column for Fish Farmer, in which he explains how understanding the mortality problems that came to a head last year has…
Read MoreCod farmer gets approval for a further 3,500 tonnes
Cod farmer Ode has received approval to start its sixth location, adding a further 3,500 maximum allowable biomass tonnes to production capability. The location is near Støylen, north of Bergen in Volda municipality. Ode was known as Gadus until it changed its name in February. The company said the new site would help it achieve…
Read MoreMowi showcases Florida centre for US Seafood Month
Salmon producer Mowi is celebrating National Seafood Month in the United States with a series of initiatives including the opening up of its 100,000 square foot processing facility in Miami to elite content creators specialising in food, health and science. It is also offering a behind the scenes look at sustainable seafood production, blending education…
Read MoreInnovation award for SAMS spin-out
A new company that aims to use marine worms to clean up waste from fish farms has won a prestigious national business competition. N-ovatio-N™ CEO Dr Georgina Robinson, received the Converge Challenge prize at the Converge Awards ceremony in Glasgow earlier this month. The Converge Challenge prize was the premier award presented on the night…
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