Posts by Jenny Hjul
Salmon offers sustainable breakthrough – Tesco chief
THE drive towards a more sustainable future in food production presented great opportunities for fish farming, a Tesco chief told the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen. Giles Bolton, the director of Responsible Sourcing at Britain’s largest supermarket chain, which has more than 6,000 stores and convenience shops, told the large international gathering that people should be…
Read MoreStorms cost Bakkafrost a million salmon
RECENT storms around the Faroe Islands are expected to cut Bakkafrost’s harvest expectations this year by up to 10 per cent, the company revealed today. The unexpectedly severe weather hit the North Atlantic archipelago over a four-day period between February 28 and March 2, causing significant damage on the islands and to two of Bakkafrost’s farming sites in…
Read MoreScottish farmed salmon survival rate at 98.6%
THE average monthly survival rate of Scottish farmed salmon last year was 98.60 per cent, new figures reveal. The total is slightly sown on the previous year’s average of 98.83 due to environmental challenges seen at some farms during the third and fourth quarters of 2019, the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said. From August…
Read MoreFish welfare complaints ‘can be taken out of context’
THERE has been a significant rise in the number of fish welfare complaints received by government agencies over the past 18 months. Jenni Diffin of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), which works for Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), told the Fish Veterinary Society conference in Edinburgh on Tuesday that her…
Read MoreMowi names man killed at farm site
Mowi Scotland named the man who died in a workplace accident at Ardintoul, Kyle of Lochalsh, last month as assistant manager Clive Hendry. According to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, the accident happened as Hendry was disembarking from a workboat on February 18. A statement in the company’s March newsletter, The Scoop, said everyone at…
Read MoreMowi shinty sponsorship ‘promotes community’
Mowi Scotland has confirmed its renewal as title sponsor of the Camanachd Association, the shinty governing body. The three-year contract marks 34 years since the company began sponsoring the sport. Speaking about the latest contract, Ewan MacColl from Mowi, said: ‘We are delighted to continue our relationship with the Camanachd Association. ‘Shinty is so important…
Read MoreWild salmon sector seeks aquaculture manager
THE wild fish body Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS) is advertising for an Aquaculture Interactions manager to liaise with the salmon farming industry. The role will help FMS’s members manage relations between the two sectors, with the aim of protecting and restoring wild salmonid populations, according to the job advert on the FMS website. FMS said:…
Read MoreNorwegian salmon exports surge despite coronavirus
NORWEGIAN seafood exports last month defied all coronavirus gloom predictions and rose in value by 1.4 billion kroner (£118 million), with farmed salmon showing a particularly strong surge. Many analysts had expected the sector to take a hit because China, one of the fastest growing markets for seafood, was in almost total lockdown during February. But…
Read MoreBoston Seafood Expo called off
THE big Seafood North America Expo – known as the Boston Seafood Show – has been postponed because of coronavirus fears. The prestige event, due to take place in ten days’ time, was called off last night in a decision that now throws doubt on other big seafood events around the world, including the Brussels expo…
Read MoreEx-journalist Norway\’s new seafood minister
NORWAY’S Labour Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen is to take over the job of running the country’s fisheries and seafood ministry – at least for the time being. He replaces Geir Inge Siversten, who resigned after just 39 days in the post – one of the shortest in Norway’s history. Siversten stood down amid controversy over accepting severance money from…
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