Christmas demand pushes up salmon prices

SALMON prices have risen sharply over the past week, suggesting that the slump which hit the industry this summer may now be over. According to Statistics Norway on Friday, the export price for fresh salmon was NOK 54.48 per kilo or £4.63 – an increase of 2.8 per cent on the previous week. But in…

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Lerøy reports new Scottish RAS facility on track

LERØY Seafood said today that the new Barcaldine RAS facility at its Scottish Sea Farms operation was on track, with fish moving through the site and the first release of smolt having taken place this autumn. But like SalMar yesterday, its co-partner in Scotland, it reports that biological challenges were continuing to impact on growth…

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Salmon farms cut antibiotic use by 60%

THE use of antibiotics in salmon farming in the UK has fallen 60 per cent, according to a new report by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA). The salmon sector used 1,011.3 kilograms in 2018, a decrease based primarily on a reduction in the number of treatments required in the seawater phase…

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Scottish Sea Farms Q3 results disappoint SalMar

SALMAR’S Scotland operations, which it shares with Lerøy Seafood, produced disappointing results this summer, the salmon farming giant’s third quarter results show today. Although Scottish Sea Farms, or Norskott Havbruk as the company calls it, generated operating revenues of NOK 629.5 million, up from NOK 547 million during the third quarter last year, expectations were…

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New Mowi chief predicts tax plan will be scrapped

THE new chief executive of Mowi has predicted that Norwegian plans for a controversial salmon tax will eventually be rejected. Ivan Vindheim, who took over the helm from Alf Helge Aarskog this week, said the proposal would have a devastating effect on salmon farming in Norway and, for this reason, he did not believe politicians…

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Salmon farmer tackles gill health with £1.9m workboat

SCOTTISH Sea Farms is improving its response time to gill health issues with a new, purpose built workboat. The £1.9 million Fair Isle will service the salmon farmer’s more northerly regions, delivering veterinary treatment. The company’s existing workboat, the Sally Ann, will be deployed at Scottish Sea Farms’ mainland operations. SSF head of welfare Dr…

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Aqua-Spark puts money into Ace projects

DUNDEE firm Ace Aquatec has won the backing of the international aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark. The Dutch based investor has an ethos of supporting sustainable projects and companies as part of its global goal for a healthier industry. Co-founders Amy Novogratz and Mike Velings said: ‘Ace Aquatec\’s focus on developing technologies for responsible farming is paramount…

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Mowi opens feed mill to public

Mowi Scotland invited local people to visit its feed plant at Kyleakin on Skye over the weekend to provide an insight into how the mill operates. About 50 visitors attended the open day on Saturday, held at the Kyleakin Connections centre near the Mowi facility, with a minibus running tours to the factory. Claes Jonermark,…

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Norway Royal Salmon reports mixed Q3 results

SUBSTANTIALLY higher harvests helped Norway Royal Salmon lift its overall operating profit, or EBIT, during the third quarter of this year. Post tax profits, however, were well down. The company today reported an operational EBIT of 131 million kroner for the July to September period, compared with NOK 34 million a year ago, when the…

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Mowi names new CEO to replace Aarskog

Mowi, the world’s biggest salmon farmer, has appointed Ivan Vindheim as its new CEO, replacing Alf-Helge Aarskog who has held the position for the past 10 years, the company announced this morning. Vindheim, who has been Mowi’s CFO since 2012, takes up the role today. He told Intrafish it would be ‘business as usual’, and…

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