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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June Fish Farmer – Feed, Boats & Revolutions!
The June edition of Fish Farmer has now gone to press and you can see a sneak preview here. This month we take our regular look at feed, as well […] Continue Reading
Mayors mutiny over salmon tax
THE mayors of at least 70 local municipalities along the Norwegian coast are demanding a ‘fair share’ of any new salmon tax imposed on the country’s aquaculture industry. The government […] Continue Reading
Iceland community split on fish farms
ONE of Iceland’s main cities has caused a stir and political division in the region by telling the government that it does not want fish farming on the 47 mile […] Continue Reading
200K smolt lost in Grieg Shetland fire
UP to 200,000 fry have been lost in a fire which hit the Grieg Seafood Girlsta hatchery on Shetland earlier this week, the company has confirmed. However, at least three […] Continue Reading
Norwegian exports down again
NORWEGIAN Seafood exports in value during May for the second month in succession – with salmon again taking a hit. Covid-19 is continuing to disrupt sales due mainly to the […] Continue Reading
20 year plan for English aquaculture announced
A NEW strategy was launched at the weekend to expand aquaculture in England over the next 20 years. Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd has been appointed to develop the strategy […] Continue Reading
Morrisons selling 60% more British fish
A leading fishing podcast (Fathom) has been told by UK supermarket chain Morrisons that they are now selling 60% more British fish than they were before the lockdown started. At […] Continue Reading
Mowi begins world first sea lice trials
Mowi is the first aquaculture company in Scotland to trial an innovative new sea lice avoidance system developed by AKVA group. Mowi Scotland’s farm at Port na Cro (Argyll and […] Continue Reading
Mowi Scotland celebrates ASC lochs award
MOWI Scotland is celebrating the news that it has become the first aquaculture company in the world to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for freshwater lochs. The honour has […] Continue Reading