Posts by Vince McDonagh
European Commission in call to cut admin burden on aquaculture
The European Commission has published two working documents to help member states promote sustainable aquaculture.
Read MoreAKVA order book strong despite Land Based disappointment
AKVA Group, one of the world’s leading aquaculture technology and service businesses, today announced a 10% reduction in first quarter revenues, with slow progress in its land based sector.
Read MoreRow over fjord salmon licences erupts in Iceland
A political row has broken out in Iceland over the granting of new fjord farming licences to the country’s salmon companies.
Read MoreISA suspected at two Norwegian sites
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) looks to have returned to Norway following an absence of several weeks.
Two suspected cases have been identified in recent days.
Cermaq to trial algal oil as sustainable alternative
Cermaq Canada has announced that it is to carry out trials on the use of algal oil in its salmon feed. The company hopes that the experiment will reduce the need for using marine ingredients.
Read MoreCanada facing ‘alarming’ drop in salmon output
CANADA is facing an alarming decline in salmon farming activity, the industry’s main body has warned.
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) says the decline is the equivalent of 390 million meals.
Lerøy working on key salmon blood health project
The Lerøy Seafood company is working on a project that could develop salmon blood into an important health supplement, it has been disclosed. The Norwegian research organisation, SINTEF, says the aquaculture industry has a residual raw material utilisation rate of approximately 94%, but at the moment the only remaining part that is not used is the…
Read MoreNorway MP calls for halt to overseas salmon promotion
Norwegian Green MP Rasmus Hansson wants the country’s Seafood Council to suspend the promotion of salmon overseas until the industry addresses a range of fish welfare issues.
Read MoreAker BioMarine earnings sharply up
Krill harvesting company Aker BioMarine has said earnings and growth rose sharply during the first three months of this year.
Read MoreLerøy facing new listeria discovery claims
The Lerøy Seafood Company has been hit by claims of a new discovery of the listeria bacterium at one of its Norwegian sites, according to Norway’s national broadcaster NRK.
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