Posts by Robert Outram
The March 2023 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The March issue of Fish Farmer is out now online and you can read it here. In this issue, our feature on Cages, Nets, Pens and Moorings focuses on the trend to larger pens for salmon farmers, which is partly driven by the need to find more high-energy locations. Placing farms further offshore creates huge…
Read MoreSeafish helping shellfish farmers maintain clean seas
Seafish is currently working with UK shellfish producers on measures to help maintain the quality of the water at farms. Seafish is the public body supporting the seafood industry. Dr Eunice Pinn, the organisation’s Marine Environment Regulation Advisor, said bivalve shellfish production is an important economic growth area for UK aquaculture, but the sustainability of…
Read MoreMowi unveils new products at Boston expo
Mowi has chosen the key trade show Seafood Expo North America to launch a number of new consumer products. Three years after the launch of the Mowi brand – at the height of the pandemic – the company now has more than 20 salmon products ranging from fresh skin-packed hot and cold and breaded fish…
Read MorePrawn stunner launched at SENA show
Aquaculture technology specialist Ace Aquatec has developed a humane stunner for farmed prawns, to allow farmers to carry out cruelty-free slaughter. The portable Humane Stunner Universal (A-HSU) for prawns was launched in Boston at SENA, the Seafood Expo North America trade show, which opened on Sunday. Ace Aquatec’s prawn stunner has been trialled successfully on…
Read MoreSalMar closes slaughterhouse with loss of 110 jobs
SalMar is to close a large coastal slaughterhouse at Rørvik in central Norway with the loss of more than 100 jobs. The company said the decision is largely based on economic grounds, with the centre requiring an investment of NOK 250 million (£20m) to bring it up to standard. Rumours about a possible closure have…
Read MoreWellboat company Frøy in buoyant mood
The head of the big Norwegian wellboat and aquaculture support company Frøy has said the business is in good heart, with turnover and operating profit for Q4 both up year on year. Frøy reported a fourth quarter turnover of NOK 579m (£46m) up from NOK 561m (£44m) a year earlier which was also a good…
Read MoreDrynan to head AquaGen Scotland
Keith Drynan has been appointed as the new Managing Director at AquaGen Scotland, the aquaculture breeding company. He will take up the position on 1 May. Prior to joining AquaGen, Drynan held several senior leadership positions in the industry, including at BioMar, Troutlodge and Landcatch Natural Selection. AquaGen is a market based and research-oriented breeding…
Read MoreFaroes government moots tax hike for salmon farmers
The new Faroe Islands government is proposing a big rise in its salmon ground rent tax, doubling the rate to 20% at the top end. The surprise news was disclosed last night by Bakkafrost, the country’s largest salmon farmer which said the proposal has gone out to the industry for consultation before it is voted…
Read MoreBakkafrost’s Johnstone scoops aquaculture award
Two aquaculture trainees from Bakkafrost Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms are among the winners at Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills). The awards were held last night at the Dunblane Hydro. Among the winners were Craig Johnstone from Tarbert in Argyll who won the Aquaculture Learner of the Year category, while Lori…
Read MoreBoard changes at Nordic Aqua Partners
Nordic Aqua Partners, which is developing a land-based salmon farm in Ningbo, China, has named Ragnar Joensen as CEO and appointed three new directors to the company’s board. Joensen was previously Executive Chairman with the company. The three new faces on the board are Therese Log Bergjord, CEO at aquafeed business Skretting, which is a…
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