Posts by Dave Edler
Grieg Shetland sees harvest and prices increase
GRIEG Seafood has reported good price achievement at its Shetland operation during the start of this year. Announcing its 2020 first quarter results today, Shetland produced a harvest of 2,047 tonnes, up from 1,788 tonnes a year ago. And it achieved an EBIT or operational profit per kilogramme of NOK 6.80 compared with a LOSS…
Read MoreSeafood Scotland sends plea to UK retailers
Seafood Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish seafood sector, has written to the chief executives of the main UK supermarket retailers, urging them to reopen their fresh fish counters. With international markets closed off, and the UK restaurant/catering sector largely shut down, the entire sector is relying on retail for survival, but most of the…
Read MoreNorwegian exports down after 18 months growth
NORWEGIAN seafood exports fell last month for the first time in 18 months, reflecting the damaging impact Covid-19 is having on the industry. However, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) today show that the salmon sector is showing a lot of resilience in finding new markets as traditional outlets shrink. Overall seafood exports including…
Read MoreMasked gunmen burn down Cermaq offices
The offices of Cermaq Chile have been burned to the ground in an arson attack after four armed intruders raided the Coipue site in the country’s La Araucania region, reports cooperative.cl. The masked gunmen set fire to the premises before firing off ten rounds of bullets at the site. They left behind pamphlets protesting against…
Read MoreBakkafrost reports Q1 loss despite SSC earnings boost
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) helped Bakkafrost, its new owner, deliver a first quarter EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) of 248.1 million Danish kroner (£29-million) during the first three months of this year in what it describes as a \’challenging period due to Covid-19\’. The Faroese salmon farming company acquired SSC in a £500-million…
Read MoreSeafood Scotland launches virtual supper clubs
In a bid to encourage more Scots to get fishy in the kitchen, and at the same time support the ailing Scottish seafood industry, Seafood Scotland has just launched a series of virtual ‘Seafood Supper Clubs’, putting chefs and budding cooks together online to create restaurant quality seafood dishes at home. Foodies that are missing…
Read MoreSalmon slaughter ship row goes to court
AN intriguing civil court case is underway in Norway involving the owners of the Danish owned salmon slaughter ship Norwegian Gannet and the government in Oslo. The Hav Line is seeking compensation of up to 700 million kroner (£55 million) from the Ministry of Trade and Industry over official demands that fish with deformities or…
Read MoreMowi receives clearance to farm on World Heritage site
MOWI has finally been given official clearance to carry out salmon and trout farming on a UNESCO World Heritage site in a remote region of northern Norway known as Rødskjæran on the Vega Islands. The decision should finally end a long running dispute between the salmon farming giant (which began in 2016 when it was…
Read More\’Women In Aquaculture\’ scholarship fund announced
Kvarøy Arctic, producers of sustainably raised salmon from Norway’s Arctic Circle, and the James Beard Foundation — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honour chefs and other leaders making America\’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone, have just to announced the first scholarship for women in aquaculture. Applications…
Read More\’Women In Aquaculture\’ scholarship fund announced
Kvarøy Arctic, producers of sustainably raised salmon from Norway’s Arctic Circle, and the James Beard Foundation — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honour chefs and other leaders making America\’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone, have just to announced the first scholarship for women in aquaculture. Applications…
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