Mowi unveils new products at Boston expo
Mowi has chosen the key trade show Seafood Expo North America to launch a number of new consumer products. Three years after the launch of the Mowi brand – at […] Continue Reading
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Prawn stunner launched at SENA show
Aquaculture technology specialist Ace Aquatec has developed a humane stunner for farmed prawns, to allow farmers to carry out cruelty-free slaughter. The portable Humane Stunner Universal (A-HSU) for prawns was […] Continue Reading
SalMar closes slaughterhouse with loss of 110 jobs
SalMar is to close a large coastal slaughterhouse at Rørvik in central Norway with the loss of more than 100 jobs. The company said the decision is largely based on […] Continue Reading
Wellboat company Frøy in buoyant mood
The head of the big Norwegian wellboat and aquaculture support company Frøy has said the business is in good heart, with turnover and operating profit for Q4 both up year […] Continue Reading
Drynan to head AquaGen Scotland
Keith Drynan has been appointed as the new Managing Director at AquaGen Scotland, the aquaculture breeding company. He will take up the position on 1 May. Prior to joining AquaGen, […] Continue Reading
Faroes government moots tax hike for salmon farmers
The new Faroe Islands government is proposing a big rise in its salmon ground rent tax, doubling the rate to 20% at the top end. The surprise news was disclosed […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost’s Johnstone scoops aquaculture award
Two aquaculture trainees from Bakkafrost Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms are among the winners at Lantra Scotland’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills). The awards were held last night […] Continue Reading
Board changes at Nordic Aqua Partners
Nordic Aqua Partners, which is developing a land-based salmon farm in Ningbo, China, has named Ragnar Joensen as CEO and appointed three new directors to the company’s board. Joensen was […] Continue Reading
Fish farm protest staged at Grimsby football match
Anti-salmon farm campaigners used Grimsby Town FC’s League Two match against Newport County earlier this week to stage a large protest against plans for a new land-based fish farm in […] Continue Reading