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New bid to suspend Arctic Fish licences rejected
The authorities in Iceland have rejected a new request to suspend the operating licences of Arctic Fish at two locations in the Westfjords.
Read MoreKingfish Company ‘approaching breakeven’
Land-based fish farmer The Kingfish Company says it is working its way to profitability, with financial results for the first quarter of this year it called “promising”.
Read MoreGreen light for Scottish Sea Farms’ Shetland plan
Shetland Islands Council has given its approval to Scottish Sea Farms’ proposed offshore salmon farm at Billy Baa.
Read MoreLerøy facing police probe over latest escape
The Lerøy Seafood Company is facing an official investigation following the escape of 14,000 salmon – some of which are believed to be infected with diseases- earlier this week.
Read MoreNew CEO for merged Intership/Aquaship
Intership and Aquaship, the aquaculture support services business which merged in December last year, have announced a change at the top of management and a name for the combined company: “Intership/Aquaship”.
Read MoreSeafood could be key wartime resource, experts say
Could Norway’s aquaculture and fishing sectors feed the country in the event of a European war? That was the serious question posed at a recent Seafood Norway debate – and the resounding answer is “Yes!”.
Read MoreFirst fish released into Marine Donut pen
Thousands of salmon have been placed into Norway’s novel Marine Donut fish farm for the first time.
Read MoreCampaigners challenge ‘protected’ rule change for Scottish salmon
Environmental charity Wildfish has formally appealed against a change in the rules on what can be called “Scottish salmon”. Last month the UK Government approved a request to amend the “Protected Geographical Indication” (PGI) for “Scottish farmed salmon” to “Scottish salmon”. The PGI rules set out strict criteria for regional food products, specifying not only…
Read MoreEscaped Lerøy salmon may be diseased, experts fear
Some of the fish that escaped from a Lerøy Seafood facility in Norway could be carrying serious diseases, it is being reported.
Read MoreNorway’s biological issues cut into Mowi’s Q1 profit
Mowi, the world’s largest farmer of Atlantic salmon produced an operational profit or EBIT of €201m (£173m) between January and March this year. This is well down on last year’s figure of €322m (£277m).
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