Big changes to salmon tax on way, says senior politician

There will be important changes to Norway’s controversial salmon tax proposal, a senior member of the Labour-Centre coalition has said. Geir Pollestad from the Centre Party and a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs said, in an interview with the newspaper Dagbladet, that the government would approach the issue with…

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Government report says ‘farms not to blame’ for sea lice spread

Salmon farms are not responsible for spreading sea lice among the wild fish population, according to a new report from the Canadian government’s scientific advisors, and British Columbia’s farmers have welcomed the findings. The peer-reviewed Science Response Report, Association between sea lice from Atlantic salmon farms and sea lice infestations on wild juvenile Pacific salmon…

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Bank report bullish on salmon prices

Hard times are hitting consumer demand for farmed shrimp, but demand for salmon is set to remain resilient in the first half of this year. That’s the prediction from Netherlands-based Rabobank in its latest global aquaculture report. The report, Global Aquaculture Update H1 2023, says that worldwide, “recessionary behaviour” is affecting the market for seafood.…

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Canadian Atlantic aquaculture to receive $40m in hurricane compensation

The Canadian government is awarding CAN $40m (£24.3m) to help the country’s Atlantic coast aquaculture industry recover from the damage wreaked by Hurricane Fiona last September. The shellfish farming sector in the Prince Edward Island region was particularly badly hit by the storm, which was one of the strongest in recorded history, tearing up buildings…

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Former Mowi Ireland chief wins case against the company

Jan Feenstra, the former long-serving head of Mowi Ireland, has been awarded more than £100,000 in a civil case against his former employer over a share scheme. The dispute was about a share option agreement, part of the salary programme for the management of Mowi. Feenstra had been prevented from taking up the stock options in…

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Second time lucky?

Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm could find a home in Loch Linnhe, after a plan to site it on Loch Long was rejected by a national park. If built, it will be Scotland’s largest fish farm by volume. Last year Loch Long Salmon (LLS), a joint venture between Simply Blue Aquaculture, Trimara Services and Golden…

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Cod farmer Statt Torsk scales back harvest plans

Norwegian cod farmer Statt Torsk has scaled down its harvest plans in order to focus on contracted deliveries rather than selling its fish on the spot market. The company now expects to harvest 3,500 tonnes this year, sticking to a strategy of supplying its pilot customer, a Spanish buyer, rather than selling on the open…

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Brazilian chefs get a taste of Scotland

Four top Brazilian sushi chefs have taken part in a trade mission around Scotland designed to promote UK seafood and boost exports to South America. Regis Sasaki, Marcelo Shiraishi, Luiz Hirata and Cris Mori, all renowned sushi chefs in Brazil, took part in a five-day trade visit to learn about various UK seafood species across…

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Talks over ISI’s factory sale collapse again

An attempt by Iceland Seafood International (ISI) to sell its Grimsby production site has collapsed for the second time in just over a month. The company said in a statement at the weekend that it had failed to reach a deal with a potential unnamed buyer. ISI had hoped to reach an agreement by the…

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Proximar begins feeding first fish in its Japan hatchery

Proximar Seafood has announced that the first batch of Atlantic Salmon juveniles have started to take feed at its land-based farm in Japan. The transfer of Proximar’s first generation fish to the start feeding department marks a milestone for Proximar’s production team, after the first eggs were successfully inserted in the company’s hatchery at Oyama,…

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