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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Cod farmer Statt Torsk agrees to whitefish merger

Norwegian cod farmer Statt Torsk announced at the weekend that it has agreed to become part of the larger whitefish group Vesterålen Havbruk AS. Statt Torsk  disclosed last month that it had been hit by high mortalities and production costs during the second quarter. The Q2 losses had almost doubled to NOK 18m (£1.3m). It…

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Hearing dates set for Cooke’s Nova Scotia application

Public hearings to consider a licence application by Cooke Aquaculture for two new farm sites in Liverpool Bay, Nova Scotia will take place in February next year, the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board has announced. The hearing dates have been set as February 05, 2024 to February 09, 2024. Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd (KCS), a…

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Scottish Sea Farms to set out plans for Shetland site

Scottish Sea Farms is holding a public meeting next week to set out to the local community its plans for a large new salmon farm in Shetland. The proposed farm, at Billy Baa, west of South Whiteness, is part of the company’s plan to consolidate its farm. The strategy will involve closing some smaller facilities,…

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Reward offered for capture of Lerøy’s 15,000 escaped trout

Fish farmer Lerøy Sjøtroll is offering a bounty of NOK 250 (almost £20) a head to anyone who helps capture any of the estimated 15,000 rainbow trout which have escaped from one of its facilities. The company is part of the larger Lerøy Seafood group. So far around 2,000 fish have been recaptured but it…

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Iceland salmon company apologises for fjord escape

Icelandic salmon company Arctic Fish has admitted that a recent escape came from one of its pens. The Mowi owned business has also apologised for the incident, which took place in Patreksfjörður in the Isafjord region in August. In total, 27 escaped fish have been captured and identified, but the total number lost is believed…

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Nova Sea to resume NOK 2bn investment

Salmon farmer Nova Sea has announced it is to continue with plans to build a new slaughterhouse at Lurøy, in Nordland at a cost of NOK 2bn (£150m). The company had put the project on hold after the announcement of the salmon tax in Norway. Nova Sea CEO Tom Eirik Aasjord said: “ We have now gone through…

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Conference focuses on ‘nature-positive’ aquaculture

The Fishmongers’ Company is hosting a free one-day conference in London on Thursday 30 November, to turn the spotlight on nature-positive shellfish and seaweed farming. The aim is to showcase the many benefits of this form of aquaculture and to highlight the exciting potential for investment in a growing industry. The Company said the event…

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Seagriculture USA: the Maine event

The second edition of Seagriculture USA 2023, a leading event for the seaweed sector, gathered 293 participants from 185 companies and 18 countries for two days of insightful discussions, knowledge exchange, and networking, from September 6-7. Hosted in the picturesque city of Portland, Maine, the event brought together a broad spectrum of participants, including seaweed…

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Kvarøy Arctic promotes Mikalsen to CEO role

Norwegian salmon farming business Kvarøy Arctic has appointed Rune Mikalsen as its Chief Executive Officer, in a move which it says will strengthen the company’s bid to grow in the American market. Formerly the CFO of Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett AS – Kvarøy Arctic’s parent company – Mikalsen is an experienced operator in the seafood industry. Kvarøy…

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