News
Going to Trondheim? Book a space with SAIC
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has managed to secure a stand at Aqua Nor, the hugely over-subscribed aquaculture exhibition being held in Trondheim in August. But SAIC CEO Heather Jones said her organisation is ‘very active in supporting a Scottish mission to Aqua Nor’ and in the absence of a Scotland pavilion this year,…
Read MoreInvestors urged to back thriving Lerøy Seafood
INVESTORS are being urged by a leading global financial advice organisation to ‘run towards’ the Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) , the big Norwegian salmon farming and fishing company. The advice, from financial technology company Simply Wall St, described Lerøy, which owns a half share in Scottish Sea Farms, as a business whose year on year…
Read MoreAqua Nor to get the royal treatment again
CROWN Prince Haakon of Norway is to attend the official opening of the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim this August. The visit marks the 20th time in the biennial event’s 40-year history that a member of the Norwegian royal family has been present at the show. Aqua Nor is the world\’s largest trade exhibition for…
Read MoreSSPO seeks new chair in ‘period of change’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation is recruiting for a new chairman to ‘help drive the SSPO agenda forward and to bring rigour and focus to the board’. The successful candidate will replace Gilpin Bradley, managing director of Wester Ross Fisheries, who stepped into the post two and a half years ago. The organisation, which currently…
Read MoreAward Treat as Britain\’s Benchmark is Aqua Nor finalist
BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other two companies chosen by the judges of the Nor-Fishing Foundation are Trondheim based Ecotone, for its SpectraLice – a fully automatic underwater camera that counts…
Read MoreAward Treat as Britain\’s Benchmark is Aqua Nor finalist
BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other two companies chosen by the judges of the Nor-Fishing Foundation are Trondheim based Ecotone, for its SpectraLice – a fully automatic underwater camera that counts…
Read MoreBP pumps $30m into alternative feed
CALYSTA, the company behind the alternative protein source FeedKind, has secured a $30 million endorsement from oil giant BP to scale up production. The investment, announced yesterday, will enable the global roll-out of the fish feed ingredient, which is currently being produced from the company’s Market Introduction Facility on Teesside, in north-east England. FeedKind, a…
Read MoreWhy Scottish salmon farmers ‘inspire Britain’
SCOTLAND’S salmon farmers are included in the London Stock Exchange’s list of inspirational businesses. Mowi Scotland, one of 38 Scottish names included, features in the £100 to £150 million group of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’, now in its sixth edition. And Wester Ross Fisheries makes it into the £10 to £20 million category. Seafood…
Read MoreSalmon surge sends UK exports soaring
FARMED salmon continues to play a vital role in the UK’s exporting success, as total exports for Scottish food and drink reached a record £1.4 billion in value for the first quarter of the year. The latest figures show that exports grew by 14 per cent over the past year, driven by a surge in…
Read More$570,000 boost for Nova Scotia seafood
NOVA Scotia, Canada’s most important seafood export province, is to spend more than half a million dollars expanding its fishing and aquaculture businesses. The two-year programme will see the state invest $570,000 over the next two years. The fund, called the Seafood Accelerator Programme, was announced by the province’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Keith…
Read More