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Norwegian salmon mortality rate up again
A record 62 million farmed salmon died in the sea phase in Norway last year, an official survey has shown. The figure is six million higher than in 2022, according to the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, corresponding to almost 17% of the total number of released in Norway that year. Edgar Brun, Director of Fish Health…
Read MoreMåsøval to challenge compensation award
The Norwegian salmon farmer Måsøval has decided to appeal for more compensation after the company was awarded almost £1m against the Norwegian government over an incorrect pancreatic disease diagnosis. Måsøval had originally claimed NOK 29.8m (£2.3m) over the incident which took place in August 2019. The company was forced to slaughter tens of thousands of…
Read MoreFaroes set to host Seagriculture EU 2024
Europe’s biggest conference for the seaweed industry, Seagriculture EU 2024, takes place this June in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Seagriculture EU 2024 will be held on 18-20 June at The Nordic House, Tórshavn (pictured, photo by Arne List). The theme of this year’s event, “Bridging Continents”, transcends borders and oceans to unite seaweed enthusiasts from diverse…
Read MoreNorway’s seafood exports see great start for 2024
High salmon prices at the start of this year helped to maintain a strong export performance despite lower volumes, the Norwegian Seafood Council said today. Seafood exports for Norway in January totalled NOK 13.3bn (around £1bn), 5% up on January last year. Christian Chramer, the Seafood Council’s CEO said it was a good start to…
Read MoreProximar suffers loss after leak at Mount Fuji site
Land based salmon farmer Proximar Seafood has suffered a biomass loss following a tank breach at its Mount Fuji facility in Japan at the weekend, the company has revealed. The incident happened in one of four operational tanks at the company’s new post smolt grow out facility. Preliminary estimates suggest that 50,000 fish have been…
Read MoreThe nation’s favourite fish
By Nick Joy I may be suffering a little bit, not as you may think from overindulgence for a change but because I went for a long hill walk with friends on New Year’s Day (suffering from the effects of overindulgence). So today my old bones are feeling rather sore from reminding myself just how…
Read MoreGrow your own
The coastal town of Grimsby has processed salmon for many years but now it will be producing them too, as Vince McDonagh reports Grimsby used to pride itself on being hailed the seafood capital of Europe. But that crown slipped some time ago, partly as the result of Brexit but mainly because the town lost…
Read MoreWild Fisheries Fund invites next round of grant applications
The latest phase of a conservation fund set up by Scotland’s salmon industry has started with a call for funding proposals for this year. The Salmon Scotland Wild Fisheries Fund was created to help save Scotland’s wild salmon by restoring habitats, providing protection from predators, and encouraging river restocking schemes. The fund will see £140,000…
Read MoreTasmania salmon farms ‘not harming environment’, study finds
A recent research project has found that the expansion of salmon farming around Storm Bay, Tasmania has had little or no adverse environmental impact. The survey was carried out by the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and supported by the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). It was commissioned after environmentalists…
Read MorePolice decision to drop salmon escape investigation challenged
The Icelandic Veterinary Authority Mast is appealing against a local police decision not to prosecute Arctic Sea Farm over a large fish escape in the summer. More than 3,500 salmon got out of the farm in the Westfjords in August in what turned out to be one of the largest escape incidents in recent times.…
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