Mowi opens feed mill to public
Mowi Scotland invited local people to visit its feed plant at Kyleakin on Skye over the weekend to provide an insight into how the mill operates. About 50 visitors attended […] Continue Reading
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Norway Royal Salmon reports mixed Q3 results
SUBSTANTIALLY higher harvests helped Norway Royal Salmon lift its overall operating profit, or EBIT, during the third quarter of this year. Post tax profits, however, were well down. The company […] Continue Reading
Mowi names new CEO to replace Aarskog
Mowi, the world’s biggest salmon farmer, has appointed Ivan Vindheim as its new CEO, replacing Alf-Helge Aarskog who has held the position for the past 10 years, the company announced […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost in bid for all SSC shares
BAKKAFROST has moved to purchase the entire share capital of the Scottish Salmon Company. The bid is not entirely unexpected as Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen suggested as much in September, […] Continue Reading
Grieg Shetland survival rates on the rise
GRIEG Seafood yesterday reported that survival rates are increasing at its Shetland operation where it has been experiencing ongoing biological problems. The announcement was made as the world’s seventh largest […] Continue Reading
China fuels October Norway salmon surge
STRONG demand from China and other parts of Asia helped fuel a 14 per cent growth in Norwegian salmon exports during October, the latest figures show. Salmon sales totalled 117,000 […] Continue Reading
Norway aquaculture tax plans ‘destructive’
THE head of Seafood Norway has described the new tax plans for the country’s fish farming industry as potentially destructive. Geir Ove Ystmark, CEO of the organisation which represents most […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost delivers strong Q3 results
FAROESE fish farmer Bakkafrost today announced strong third quarter results and some of the lowest mortality rates for many years. Harvested volumes rose by more than 5,000 tonnes to a […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture awards 2020 officially open
NOMINATIONS opened today for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, which will be held during the biennial Aquaculture UK exhibition in Aviemore in May. The awards are open to entrants from across […] Continue Reading
Don’t miss out – Lantra deadline looming!
THE closing date for nominations to Lantra Scotland’s 2020 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS) is fast approaching. Rural employers, colleges and schools are being asked to put forward […] Continue Reading
Norway salmon firms face 40 per cent tax hit
NORWAY’S fish farming companies face the unpalatable prospect of a new 40 per cent basic tax rate on their profits. That is the main majority recommendation from the special committee […] Continue Reading
Oyster farm set up on Humber
AQUACULTURE has come to the Humber, once home to Britain’s largest deep sea fishing fleet, in the shape of a new oyster farm. More than 10,000 oysters from a Scottish […] Continue Reading
Nesse new Akva boss as CEO resigns
THE CEO of aquaculture equipment supplier Akva is to stand down, with effect from today, the Norwegian headquartered company announced. Hallvard Muri, who took up the post in November 2016, […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmer helps fund college crafts
A SALMON farmer’s community fund has bought new woodwork equipment for a college in the Western Isles. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has supported Macaulay College in Lewis, which offers […] Continue Reading
Fish farmers nervously await new tax proposals
NORWAY’S salmon and trout farmers are anxiously awaiting the results of an inquiry into future taxation plans for the industry which are expected shortly. An independent committee, chaired by economics […] Continue Reading
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Russian salmon set for global expansion
FISH farming in Russia is growing rapidly – and in one of the most sensitive parts of the world. Salmon and trout farms are springing up around the nuclear submarine […] Continue Reading
New role for Scottish Sea Farms’ pioneer
LEADING salmon sector figure John Rea, Scottish Sea Farms’ long-standing production director, is to leave the company to focus on a new career in coaching and training. Rea, who has […] Continue Reading
Nesvik demands action as salmon escapes double
NORWAY’S seafood minister Harald T. Nesvik has called the fish farming industry to an urgent meeting after it was disclosed that more than 284,000 salmon have escaped from Norwegian fish […] Continue Reading
Asda launches digital farmed seafood map
ASDA has become the latest major UK retailer to launch a digital seafood map setting out the complete supply chain of both the farmed and wild caught fish it sells […] Continue Reading
High investor praise for Scottish Salmon Company
THE Scottish Salmon Company, now thought to be mulling over possible sale offers, has been described by a highly respected investor advice organisation as a company with a flawless balance […] Continue Reading
Cooke buys Skretting’s UK feed plant
CANADIAN owned salmon farmer Cooke has bought Skretting’s Scottish feed mill in Invergordon, which ceased production in April this year. New Brunswick based Cooke announced today the establishment of Northeast […] Continue Reading
Minister vows to tackle fish farm licence delay
SCOTLAND’S Rural Economy Minister suggested yesterday that he would intervene to accelerate fish farmers’ licence applications. The current licensing system is a blockage to expansion that needs to be tackled […] Continue Reading
‘Gentle solution’ for new concept wellboat
A NEW wellboat, being billed as the world’s biggest and currently under construction in Turkey, is to be fitted with a Cflow fish handling system, it was announced today. The […] Continue Reading
Price slump hits Norwegian salmon companies
THE stock market value of Norway’s main fish farming companies has suffered unusually large falls over the past week as the spot price of salmon continues to drop back. The […] Continue Reading