Salmar faces Ocean Farm escape probe
Salmon farming giant SalMar is facing an official investigation following the escape of salmon from its giant offshore platform Ocean Farm 1. It is not yet known how many fish […] Continue Reading
Big rush to buy into Salmon Evolution
The Norwegian land based aquaculture company Salmon Evolution looks set to raise 500 million kroner – or more than £42-million – in new capital following a private placement of shares […] Continue Reading
69% drop in China exports
China delivered the biggest export hit to Norwegian salmon farmers during August, according to the country’s seafood council. A year ago it was the largest growth market by far, but […] Continue Reading
Go ahead for advanced South Korean salmon farm
Dongwon Industries, South Korea’s largest fishing group, has announced that it intends to go ahead with its plan to enter the aquaculture business by building a large environmentally land based […] Continue Reading
Sharp drop in August salmon exports
Norwegian salmon exports took a big Covid hit during August, the latest figures out today show. Overseas sales fell by seven per cent in volume terms to 95,100 tonnes and […] Continue Reading
ISI swoops for artisan salmon smoker
The fast expanding company Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has signed a Letter of Intent with the Mondi Group AB of Sweden to acquire all the share capital of the artisan […] Continue Reading
AKVA wins Iceland feed barge deal
The Icelandic salmon company Laxar Fiskeldi is to buy a large new feed barge from the AKVA group to meet an expected east coast increase in output over the next […] Continue Reading
SSF serves up profit for SalMar
Following losses at the start of the year, Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) produced a modest second quarter profit for salmon farming giant SalMar, the Norwegian company has revealed in its […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost cites ‘covid uncertainty’ as dividend pulled.
Despite an equity ratio of 69 per cent, Bakkafrost has decided to forgo paying a dividend for 2019 because of the continued uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The Faroese fish farming group […] Continue Reading