Bakkafrost Scotland wins SCDI’s International Business award

Bakkafrost Scotland has won the award for Excellence in International Business at the prestigious SCDI Highlands and Islands Awards. This award, from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, celebrates businesses working in the Highlands and Islands that demonstrate outstanding achievements in the global marketplace, involving a successful export strategy that underpins growth and the…

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No offshore farms until tax differences solved, SalMar chief warns

SalMar founder Gustav Witzøe has warned there will be no expansion of Norway’s offshore fish farming sector until there is more clarification on the ground rent tax, the country’s media is reporting. One of the biggest difference between the industry and the government is over how the prices on which the tax is based will…

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Warning signs

Changes in the body fat of mackerel may give a clue to a factor in the decline of wild salmon. So argues Dr Martin Jaffa in his latest column for Fish Farmer. A new study from the University of Aberdeen funded by pelagic fishermen, yet to be fully published, has found that from around 2010,…

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Proximar takes full ownership of Mt Fuji farm

Proximar Seafood has, through its subsidiary Proximar Ltd, taken full ownership of the entire land based fish farm facility near Mount Fuji at Oyama, Japan. The move, carried out through the company’s subsidiary Proximar Ltd, marks the end of construction work at the first commercial Atlantic salmon farm facility to be built in Japan. The…

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Woman loses limbs after eating infected tilapia

A 40 year-old Californian woman has had all her limbs amputated after eating infected tilapia fish. Laura Barajas, a mother of a young son, from San Jose was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with a with a serious bacterial infection known as Vibrio vulnificus. She bought the fish at a local market. Her…

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Australia lets in Icelandic salmon

Australia has opened the door to Icelandic salmon and salmon products. The authorities in Canberra have said that Iceland’s salmon producers have now met the necessary conditions to allow them to export to the southern hemisphere nation. Mast.is. Iceland’s food agency said: “The licence has been a long time coming, but the Australian authorities have…

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Lifetime award for Hungarian aquaculture leader

Dr László Váradi was presented with Honorary Life Membership at the opening of the AE2023, European Aquaculture Society’s annual conference in Vienna last night. The prestigious award, which is reserved for those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to European aquaculture, was presented by EAS President Bente Torstensen. Dr Váradi has been President of…

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Steady as she goes for Samherji

Samherji, Iceland’s largest combined fishing, aquaculture and seafood business, has reported a solid increase in operating profits for last year. The operating profit came to ISK 9.9 billion (almost £60m), an increase of ISK 800m (£4.8m) on 2021. Sales remained relatively unchanged from the previous year at ISK 54 billion (£320m). Officially known as the…

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Icelandic company raises £35m for land-based farm

A relatively young Icelandic land salmon farming company has just completed a six billion ISK (£35.5m) share capital increase. Laxey, which changed its name from Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon last week, is building a new fish farm at Viðlagafjara on Heimaey in the Westfjords region. The proposed farm would have a production capacity of 32,000…

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The vital role of salmon farms

Aquaculture plays a key part in the economy and the social fabric of coastal communities, writes Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott in his latest column for Fish Farmer. Two recent high profile visits to farms – by the BBC Countryfile team and by the Shadow Scottish Secretary (pictured, right) – illustrate how important it…

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