Norwegian salmon sales defy covid onslaught
DESPITE being ravaged by the worst global pandemic in over a century, Norwegian salmon exports have held up impressively well during the first six months of this year, the latest […] Continue Reading
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Bakkafrost reports strong Q2 harvest
FOLLOWING a difficult start to the year Bakkafrost, the Faroese and now Scottish salmon farming business, is forecasting a strong recovery in the second quarter (March to June) of 2019. […] Continue Reading
Zoetis picks up Fish Vet Group from Benchmark
Zoetis has just announced the acquisition of Fish Vet Group from Benchmark Holdings PLC, as a strategic addition to its Pharmaq business which develops and commercializes fish vaccines and offers […] Continue Reading
Canada starts covid-19 salmon oil trial
THE Canadian health authorities have given the green light to a study to see if salmon oil can help Covid-19 sufferers make a speedier recovery. They are working with the […] Continue Reading
Disease attack at two major salmon companies
THE disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is presenting a costly headache for at least two big players in the fish farming sector, according to reports from Norway. The country’s Food […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture Awards 2020 Go Virtual
Due to the postponement of Aquaculture UK this year, the annual celebration of the industry, the Aquaculture UK Awards Dinner, will unfortunately not take place as originally planned. However, the […] Continue Reading
200 jobs lost if Iceland salmon ban approved
A Warning has gone out that the potential to create up to 200 jobs will be lost if a proposal to ban fish farming along the fjord which leads to […] Continue Reading
Bond nephew ‘stirred not shaken’ by fish farm investment
THE nephew of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has been stirred into financial involvement in a project to build a new fully integrated land based fish farming facility in northern […] Continue Reading
Salmon facing confusing picture
THE salmon industry faced a still uncertain outlook this week as it entered the second half of the calendar year. It was a mixed and confused picture for producers after […] Continue Reading
SSPO announce Chief Executive to step down
The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) Chief Executive, Julie Hesketh-Laird, has announced her decision to leave the organisation in the autumn. Hesketh-Laird was appointed to her role in February 2018. […] Continue Reading
Seafood sector gathers for safety initiative
This week (Wednesday 24 June), Seafood Scotland and Seafish as part of the Scottish Seafood Training Network (SSTN), brought the industry together for a webinar with Helen Muir, Chairman of […] Continue Reading
World first as ‘all electric’ salmon farm opens
THE world’s first fully all electric salmon farm has just been inaugurated – and is being hailed as an environmental trailblazer for the rest of the industry. The opening ceremony […] Continue Reading
Grieg appoints Mowi executive to lead commercial strategy
GRIEG Seafood has appointed Mowi Norwegian sales director Erik Holvik to drive up the development and execution of the company’s downstream efforts and global commercial strategy. He joins the company, […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices take a hit
Salmon prices across producing countries in the northern hemisphere are falling sharply, wiping out many of the the gains made just a few weeks ago. In Norway from a high […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost orders new wellboat
BAKKAFROST has ordered a new carbon friendly wellboat with a capacity to hold 1,000 tonnes of salmon. The Faroe Islands fish farmer says the investment is part of the company’s […] Continue Reading
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Stirling gill health meeting postponed
THE Gill Health Initiative conference due to be held in Stirling in April has been postponed due to coronavirus fears, the organisers announced today. Several of the organisations and businesses […] Continue Reading
Broader customer base boosts BioMar results
FEED giant BioMar has reported record revenue and earnings for 2019, despite competitiveness in the salmon feed market. The Danish company said its best ever results showed EBITDA increasing by […] Continue Reading
Scottish farmer dismissed from price fixing case
SCOTTISH Sea Farms has been released from a US class-action lawsuit that alleges Norwegian salmon companies colluded to fix salmon prices. The plaintiffs, led by seafood supplier Euclid Fish Company, […] Continue Reading
Cod farming project moves ahead at pace
THE fish farming company Norcod is moving ahead this month with plans to become the world’s largest producer of farmed cod. It has recently transferred around 200,000 fry to its base and released them […] Continue Reading
Decision tomorrow on Brussels expo
A FINAL decision will be made tomorrow on whether the giant seafood exhibition in Brussels is to go ahead next month in the wake of coronavirus fears. The organiser of […] Continue Reading
Salmon offers sustainable breakthrough – Tesco chief
THE drive towards a more sustainable future in food production presented great opportunities for fish farming, a Tesco chief told the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen. Giles Bolton, the director […] Continue Reading
Storms cost Bakkafrost a million salmon
RECENT storms around the Faroe Islands are expected to cut Bakkafrost’s harvest expectations this year by up to 10 per cent, the company revealed today. The unexpectedly severe weather hit the North […] Continue Reading
Scottish farmed salmon survival rate at 98.6%
THE average monthly survival rate of Scottish farmed salmon last year was 98.60 per cent, new figures reveal. The total is slightly sown on the previous year’s average of 98.83 […] Continue Reading
Fish welfare complaints ‘can be taken out of context’
THERE has been a significant rise in the number of fish welfare complaints received by government agencies over the past 18 months. Jenni Diffin of the Animal and Plant Health […] Continue Reading