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Nor-Fishing latest covid casualty
Nor-Fishing 2020 in Trondheim has been cancelled, after it\’s organisers issued a press release saying that they were pulling the plug on this year\’s event with a \’heavy heart\’. In recent years the Norwegian event, which alternates with Aqua Nor, has attracted an increasing number of aquaculture clients, and the 2020 show would have been…
Read MoreNo China Crisis for StofnFiskur
Stofnfiskur hf, a Benchmark Genetics company, last week successful shipped Atlantic salmon ova out of Iceland for delivery to customers in China. This is the second delivery of ova to China since the Corona crisis peaked in Europe in mid-March. The consignment, consisting of almost 400.000 eggs, was sent from Reykjavik on April 16 and…
Read MoreCanada\’s salmon farmers welcome $62m seafood aid package
THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance has welcomed a $62.5-million package to help the country’s seafood industry through the Covid-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the measure amid mounting concerns over the state of the country\’s food supply. He said the funds will go toward protecting workers and putting in place recommended health guidelines…
Read MoreCanada\’s salmon farmers welcome $62m seafood aid package
THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance has welcomed a $62.5-million package to help the country’s seafood industry through the Covid-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the measure amid mounting concerns over the state of the country\’s food supply. He said the funds will go toward protecting workers and putting in place recommended health guidelines…
Read MoreBakkafrost saves unique salmon strain from extinction
BAKKAFROST has revealed it is working to save a strain of North Atlantic salmon unique to the Faroe Islands that was in danger of becoming extinct, in a move that is starting to deliver success.. Chief executive Regin Jacobsen has told shareholders that the operation stems from large scale investment at its farming and harvest…
Read MoreAquaculture scientist to shape English seafood future
FORMER Stirling University aquaculture scientist Neil Auchterlonie has been appointed the new chairman of Seafood 2040, the strategic body set up to shape the long term future of England’s fish related industry. He takes over the role following the departure of the inaugural programme chairman, Alison Austin. Neil is a technical expert in fisheries, aquaculture…
Read MoreMarel order book never higher
THE head of Marel, the global seafood and food processing equipment supplier, has declared that its finances remain string and order book remains have never been higher despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. CEO Arni Oddur Thordarson today announced revenues of 302 million euros (€) for the first quarter of 2019 coupled with an 8.4…
Read MoreWhite spot disease threat to Australian shellfish farms
SHELLFISH farms in South east Queensland in Australia have been put on alert after White Spot disease was detected in seafood samples. White spot syndrome is a viral infection is highly lethal and contagious, killing shrimp quickly. Outbreaks of this disease have wiped out the entire populations of many fish farms within a short space…
Read MoreAqua Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist has now been announced for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, which were originally due to take place at next month\’s Aquaculture UK event in Aviemore. The awards are now due to be presented at the re-arranged awards dinner in September. There is the usual selection of rising stars and well known names in the…
Read MoreMowi Scotland takes hit on Q1 harvest
MOWI Scotland has taken a major hit in its harvest volume for the first three months of this year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a trading update from the company shows. The output at its Scottish operations is the largest in the group, down from 15,500 tonnes between January and April 2019 to…
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