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Seafood Norway, one of the country’s main organisations representing employers in aquaculture and fisheries, today described changes to the proposed “salmon tax” as disappointing, The organisation’s CEO Geir Ove Ystmark […] Continue Reading
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart has promoted Hazel Wade to the post of Operations Director. Wade has worked with Loch Duart for more than 18 years and has been Operations […] Continue Reading
The Norwegian government today unveiled its new salmon ground rent tax plans, lowering the rate from the original 40% to 35%. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finance Minister Trygve Vedum unveiled their […] Continue Reading
Iceland’s aquaculture-related exports totalled a record 49 billion kroner (£287m) last year, according to the latest official figures. This represents a 39% increase on 2021, according to Statistics Iceland. As […] Continue Reading
Pacific Reef Tigers, a prawn farm near Ayr in north Queensland, has been named as Best Responsible Producer in the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s annual Sustainable Seafood Awards in Australia. The […] Continue Reading
Land-based fish farmer Gigante Salmon has said in a Stock Exchange announcement that it has started drawing on a NOK 204m (£16m) construction loan facility. The move means the company […] Continue Reading
Norway’s Conservative party has said it will scrap the “salmon tax” if re-elected in 2025. The party’s leadership has also hinted that European Union membership could be on the agenda […] Continue Reading
The Chief Executive of trade body Salmon Scotland has written to all three candidates in the Scottish National Party’s leadership election, to call for a rethink on proposals to ban […] Continue Reading
Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim took to the international airwaves to denounce Norway’s controversial salmon tax plan, with an appearance on the CNN television news channel this week. Speaking after the […] Continue Reading