Posts by Dave Edler
June Fish Farmer – Feed, Boats & Revolutions!
The June edition of Fish Farmer has now gone to press and you can see a sneak preview here. This month we take our regular look at feed, as well as catching up with a whole raft of boat builds and deliveries that have taken place in the past month. We look at the massive…
Read MoreMayors mutiny over salmon tax
THE mayors of at least 70 local municipalities along the Norwegian coast are demanding a \’fair share\’ of any new salmon tax imposed on the country’s aquaculture industry. The government has announced proposals for a tax of NOK O.40 (40 øre or cents) per kilogramme on salmon, trout and rainbow trout which is expected to…
Read MoreIceland community split on fish farms
ONE of Iceland’s main cities has caused a stir and political division in the region by telling the government that it does not want fish farming on the 47 mile long fjord which leads into its port. Akureyri City Council has conveyed its surprise message to Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries following a major debate. But…
Read More200K smolt lost in Grieg Shetland fire
UP to 200,000 fry have been lost in a fire which hit the Grieg Seafood Girlsta hatchery on Shetland earlier this week, the company has confirmed. However, at least three million fish were saved. The fire is thought to have started in an oxygen delivery system at the site. The emergency services were called and…
Read MoreNorwegian exports down again
NORWEGIAN Seafood exports in value during May for the second month in succession – with salmon again taking a hit. Covid-19 is continuing to disrupt sales due mainly to the loss of the restaurant trade, although given the global scale of the pandemic the reduction is perhaps not as large as it could be. Overall…
Read More20 year plan for English aquaculture announced
A NEW strategy was launched at the weekend to expand aquaculture in England over the next 20 years. Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd has been appointed to develop the strategy and will work with the Seafood 2040 Aquaculture Leadership Group to shape the project and the means to deliver it. But Scottish salmon farmers are…
Read MoreMorrisons selling 60% more British fish
A leading fishing podcast (Fathom) has been told by UK supermarket chain Morrisons that they are now selling 60% more British fish than they were before the lockdown started. At the outset of the COVID-19 crisis, supermarkets across the country chose to close fresh fish counters – a decision described by Paul Trebilcock of the…
Read MoreMowi begins world first sea lice trials
Mowi is the first aquaculture company in Scotland to trial an innovative new sea lice avoidance system developed by AKVA group. Mowi Scotland’s farm at Port na Cro (Argyll and Bute) is the first farm in the UK to install new and innovative technology specifically designed to proactively avoid a tiny fish parasite that is…
Read MoreMowi Scotland celebrates ASC lochs award
MOWI Scotland is celebrating the news that it has become the first aquaculture company in the world to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for freshwater lochs. The honour has gone to Loch Lochy and Glenfinnan and follows on from the ASC’s revised trout standard. This is a significant milestone towards the company’s stated ambition…
Read More10% spike for salmon as lockdowns ease
SALMON prices have shot up by more than 10 per cent in the past week, indicating that many economies around the world are re-awakening from the three month long lockdown. The latest intelligence from Norway Office of Statistics, often a marker for the industry in neighbouring salmon farming countries, shows that the kilo price for…
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