Nova Sea workforce benefits from bonus policy
Norwegian salmon company Nova Sea has paid almost a million krone (£85,000) in bonuses to each of its 291 employees during the past five years. In total, the business has […] Continue Reading
Ace Aquatec hires Montgomery as CFO
Aquaculture technology and service provider Ace Aquatec has appointed Duncan Montgomery as Chief Financial Officer. Montgomery is the first person to hold this role in the company. He has held […] Continue Reading
OptoScale raises $4.1m for growth
Underwater sensor business OptoScale has raised $4.1m (£3m) to scale up its operations and expand to Australia, Chile and Iceland. OptoScale, based in Norway, sells real-time monitoring equipment for fish […] Continue Reading
Cargill strikes ‘strategic deal’ with Salmon Evolution
Feed giant Cargill is investing $5m in land based fish farmer Salmon Evolution, as part of a strategic deal that will also see Cargill supply all of the aquafeed for […] Continue Reading
Index shows slow progress on sustainability and rights
Three aquaculture operators and an aquafeed producer are among the top five performers in the 2021 Seafood Stewardship Index, reflecting leading practice on traceability, human rights and sustainability. Overall, however, […] Continue Reading
Loch Long Salmon kicks off planning process
In a long-awaited move, Loch Long Salmon (LLS) has submitted a planning application to develop Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm. The proposed farm site is at Loch Long near Beinn […] Continue Reading
641-mile challenge for Loch Duart staff
Staff at independent Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart will be collectively walking, running, hiking, swimming and cycling 641 miles for HEART UK’s “Great Cholesterol Challenge”. They will be looking to […] Continue Reading
Mowi seeks interdict against anti-salmon farming campaigner
Scotland’s largest salmon farmer, Mowi, is seeking a permanent interdict in the courts to prevent activist Don Staniford from accessing its farm sites without permission. Mowi said that it had […] Continue Reading
BioMar names chief for Vietnamese subsidiary
Multinational aquafeed group BioMar has appointed Franck Bodin as Managing Director for the new BioMar Viet Uc feed business unit in Vietnam. Franck Bodin is an established figure in the […] Continue Reading