Lerøy products in second listeria scare

The Lerøy Seafood Company has been hit by two listeria scares involving salmon products, with outbreaks in Norway and Sweden. In the most recent, Lerøy’s salmon and game supply arm Laks & Vilt (Salmon & Game) in Oslo is withdrawing a batch of salmon gravlax with a latest consumption date of 8 December. The reason…

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Anti-ageing supplement ‘could help salmon’

A diet supplement already consumed by humans for its anti-ageing benefits could be used to help salmon digest feed and improve their natural disease resistance, with feed trials kicking off next month. A team of aquaculture and veterinary experts are looking at the impact of adding spermidine – a compound found in vegetables, cereals and…

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Sagging krone further boosts Norway’s salmon exports

Norway’s seafood exports for November totalled NOK 16.7 billion (£1.2bn), 17% up on November last year. Again farmed salmon was the main driver in this seemingly never-ending overseas sales surge. So far this year, Norway has exported seafood worth NOK 158.2 billion (£11.5bn) 15% up over the same period in 2022. The decline in the value…

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Björk’s new song will help to fight salmon farming

Björk, Iceland’s best known international pop star, has continued her campaign against salmon farming in her country by dedicating her latest song to the cause. Working once again with the Spanish singer Rosalia, she said all the proceeds would go towards the fight against fish farming and open pen farming in particular. Björk has accused…

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Arctic Fish opens new slaughterhouse

Arctic Fish’s new slaughterhouse in the north-west of Iceland opened last week in a ceremony watched by a crowd of more than 500 people. The Mayor of Bolungarvik, Jón Páll Hreinsson described the facility which is based near Drimla as “world-class”. He told the regional website bb.is it was one of the biggest investments in business…

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Boost for salmon in new Norway-EU deal

Norway and the EU have signed a new seafood deal which is expected to lead to an increase in salmon trade. Much of the deal simply confirms a continuation of the current arrangement, but the big winners are likely to be Norway’s salmon farmers. Norway’s new Fisheries Minister Cecilie Myrseth said that the EU remains her…

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Andfjord Salmon completes first harvest

Norwegian land based fish farmer company Andfjord Salmon has carried out its first slaughter but, like many young salmon businesses, it is still finding that profits remain elusive. The company has achieved a third quarter operating income of NOK 27.7m (around £2m) but has reported a loss of NOK 28.2m or just over £2m) against…

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Mowi wins planning approval for Kilbrannan Sound farm

Mowi Scotland has secured planning approval for a new salmon farm off the coast of Kintyre, on Scotland’s west coast. The farm, at Kilbrannan Sound, is expected to create 10 permanent jobs and is also linked to a major investment by Mowi in the local community harbour in Carradale. The company’s investment will see the…

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SalMar loses salmon in jellyfish attack

Around a million young salmon have been lost at a SalMar site in Senja, Norway during a jellyfish incident, it has been disclosed. SalMar said in a statement last night that in mid-November its fish farmers at the location Ørnfjordbotn in Senja observed a significant and threatening influx of (what are known in Norway as)…

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Ocean Ecology acquires Tritonia Scientific

Marine environmental services business Ocean Ecology Limited (OEL) has taken a controlling stake in underwater survey specialist Tritonia Scientific. The move follows OEL’s acquisition of marine tech company Ecospan Environmental last year. Tritonia’s key technology involves using georeferenced 3D photogrammetry (G3DP) to evaluate hard substrates beneath and around fish farm sites. G3DP also serves as…

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