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THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) plans to focus on small and medium sized enterprises over the next five years, after securing its second phase of funding, worth £10 million. […] Continue Reading
Mowi has warned it may move €22 million investment planned for Ireland to other countries because of delays in the Irish licensing system. Mowi Ireland boss Jan Feenstra has called […] Continue Reading
SEAFOOD shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange dropped sharply yesterday after it was revealed that three of Norway’s largest salmon companies are facing a United States criminal investigation over allegations […] Continue Reading
SALMON prices have risen sharply over the past week, suggesting that the slump which hit the industry this summer may now be over. According to Statistics Norway on Friday, the […] Continue Reading
LERØY Seafood said today that the new Barcaldine RAS facility at its Scottish Sea Farms operation was on track, with fish moving through the site and the first release of […] Continue Reading
THE use of antibiotics in salmon farming in the UK has fallen 60 per cent, according to a new report by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA). […] Continue Reading
SALMAR’S Scotland operations, which it shares with Lerøy Seafood, produced disappointing results this summer, the salmon farming giant’s third quarter results show today. Although Scottish Sea Farms, or Norskott Havbruk […] Continue Reading
THE new chief executive of Mowi has predicted that Norwegian plans for a controversial salmon tax will eventually be rejected. Ivan Vindheim, who took over the helm from Alf Helge […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH Sea Farms is improving its response time to gill health issues with a new, purpose built workboat. The £1.9 million Fair Isle will service the salmon farmer’s more northerly […] Continue Reading
DUNDEE firm Ace Aquatec has won the backing of the international aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark. The Dutch based investor has an ethos of supporting sustainable projects and companies as part of […] Continue Reading
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
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, 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 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 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
A DELEGATION of Members from Europêche and EAPO had a positive meeting with Karmenu Vella, the new the Maltese Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, to discuss the many […] Continue Reading
THE Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today expressed his serious concern at the major threat to Irelands’ whitefish fleet, ahead of the upcoming EU Fisheries […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH Fisheries Secretary, Richard Lochhead, is pushing for a sensible approach to discard ban implementation ahead of crunch EU Council. He outlined five key points that will ensure Scotland’s fishing […] Continue Reading
LANDINGS at Shetland’s white fish markets reached record levels for the second year in a row in 2014. Abundant stocks of fish in the rich waters around the islands have […] Continue Reading
PROBE INTO SEAFOOD ALLERGIES RESEARCHERS in Townsville, Australia have been awarded AUS $3.7 million to investigate seafood allergies in children, including the first ever tests on some of our most […] Continue Reading
FISHING industry leaders are making final preparations in advance of the annual Council of Fisheries Ministers to be held in Brussels next week. (15-17 December). Jim Portus, the Chief Executive […] Continue Reading
OPPORTUNITIES to fish in Faroes water were secured for another year as a result of the EU/Faroe talks, which concluded yesterday. This Agreement means stability for Scotland as fishing levels […] Continue Reading
IN reaction to the EU-Faroe deal announced on shared fish stocks for 2015, pelagic fishermen in Shetland have attacked the European Commission and Member State governments for failing to slash […] Continue Reading
IN response to the EU-Faroe deal announced today (TUE) on shared fishing stocks for 2015, Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), described it as […] Continue Reading