Posts by Jenny Hjul
Norway Q1 salmon earnings surge
HIGHER prices, a weaker kroner and rising demand from the United States have combined to deliver strong growth to Norway’s salmon exporters during the first quarter of 2019, the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council today show. The country exported 245,000 tonnes of salmon worth NOK 16.7 billion (£1.49 billion) between January and March…
Read MoreFaroese farmer focuses on sustainability
INVESTMENT, sustainability and ever increasing efficiency – these are among the priorities spelt out by Bakkafrost chairman Runi M. Hansen as the Faroese salmon farming company prepares to meet growing future global demand for fish protein. Bakkafrost, he said, has been on an exciting journey for the past couple of years, with a high focus…
Read MoreChile and Norway agree closer cooperation
CHILE and Norway have agreed in principle to work together to fight fish crime and meet some of the common challenges facing the fish farming industry, despite being international rivals. Co-operation on aquaculture was high on the agenda when Harald Tom Nesvik, Norway’s fisheries minister, met his Chilean counterpart, Eduardo Portilla. Their meeting took place…
Read MoreMowi Scotland volumes see 36% drop
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, reported a significant drop of 21,300 tonnes, or 36 per cent, in production volumes last year, due to incident based mortality. Health issues such as anaemia and gill disease, as well as mortality at the new Inchmore hatchery and fish damaged in a storm, all contributed to the drop in…
Read MoreFisherman dies after falling overboard
A CREEL fisherman has died after falling overboard and spending almost an hour in icy North Sea waters, the Press and Journal reported today. The man, named locally as Tony Masson, had been out in his 19ft vessel, Sea Mist, outside Macduff Harbour when he fell into the water yesterday lunchtime. A passing fisherman noticed…
Read MoreThreat to Mowi world heritage site licence
MOWI has been told it may lose its fish farming licence in the Vega Islands World Heritage Area in the north of Norway. The warning has been issued by the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is looking again at the impact of aquaculture in what is viewed as a unique natural habitat. The Vega region is…
Read MorePoster plaudits for Stirling trio
THREE students from the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture were awarded prizes for posters displayed at this week’s Fish Vet Society conference, held near Edinburgh. Chiara Bosco won first prize for her work, and was presented with a copy of ‘Cleaner Fish Biology and Aquaculture Applications’, sponsored by publisher 5m. Elizabeth Leuchte and Kerryn…
Read MoreTwo innovators join Aqua-Spark stable
AQUACULTURE fund Aqua-Spark has announced two new investments, taking its portfolio to 16 companies. The latest enterprises to attract backing from the Dutch based group are BioFishency, an Israeli innovator in water treatment systems for use in land based aquaculture, and Molofeed, a Norwegian company with a feed formula that replaces live feed early in…
Read MoreRafferty to head up Cermaq Chile
AQUACULTURE veteran Steven Rafferty has been appointed the new managing director of Cermaq Chile, it was announced yesterday. He joins the company – which he last worked for as chief financial officer and chief operating officer farming between 2008 and 2010 – from London based Global Maritime, where he is aquaculture director. The Scot was…
Read MoreAce ‘delighted’ by Boston debut
DUNDEE based Ace Aquatec said it was delighted with the leads and opportunities provided by its first-time participation in the Seafood Expo North America in Boston. The Scottish aquaculture technology supplier, which is looking to expand its international markets, introduced its award winning Humane Stunner Universal (HSU) to potential customers in North America at last…
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