US boosts farmed shrimp safeguards

THE United States is proposing to make life fairer for some of its aquaculture businesses by implementing a first ever traceability programme for the country’s farmed shrimp and abalone sector. The NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration), the government organisation which oversees the fishing industry, has already asked for public comments on the proposed legislation. Although…

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Norwegian fish exports hit November high

NORWAY exported 276,000 tonnes of seafood worth 9.9 billion kroners (£914 million) during November, figures released today show. While the volume fell by eight per cent, revenues from the sales rose by 11 per cent or NOK 990 million, reflecting the rising price of fish, particularly cod and salmon. The country is now on course…

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Shareholders say yes to Mowi

AN extraordinary general meeting of Marine Harvest shareholders today approved, as expected, the change of the company’s name to Mowi. The new name will now become effective from January 1, 2019. Shareholders representing 225,055,360 shares, corresponding to 43.61 per cent of the share capital, were at the meeting in Bergen or represented by proxy. Also…

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Salmon blessed for Muslim market

WESTER Ross Fisheries has teamed up with a member of the Shia community to cater for Muslim customers, the BBC reported. Hatim Ameen flies up from Manchester to Loch Canaird near Ullapool to bless each fish to make it halal just before it is slaughtered. At the site, salmon are pumped from sea pens on…

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Grieg chief entrepreneur of the year

Per Grieg Jr, chairman of Grieg Seafood, won the finals of the EY Norway Entrepreneur of the Year Awards at a glittering ceremony in Oslo last night. An independent jury praised him for developing the company ‘through good strategic decisions, risk willingness and endurance’. The jury also said he had managed to create a significant…

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Faroese salmon exports down, cod up

EXPORTS of farmed salmon from the Faroe Islands have shown a significant decline during the first eight months of this year. Recent figures show that salmon sales – the islands’ most valuable seafood commodity – are down by 17 per cent or £51 million to a total of around £295 million over the period. There…

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Canadian aquaculture launches youth wing

THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has launched its own National Youth Council, partly to encourage more young people into the industry and partly to showcase the growing presence of the younger generation in the fish farming sector. CAIA executive director Timothy Kennedy said: ‘Seafood farming is a young and growing sector for Canada. We…

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MH plans high speed Mowi roll-out

MARINE Harvest has said it plans to move faster than its competitors following the launch of its Mowi brand, which will also become the company’s new name. Shareholders will be asked to approve the plan next week. In his latest monthly newsletter, Ben Hadfield, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland, pledged ‘significant investment over the…

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New type of trout found in Scottish loch

A DISTINCT ‘species’ of brown trout has been discovered by researchers at the University of the Highlands and Islands, suggesting biodiversity in Scotland’s lochs is much greater than originally thought. The Rivers and Lochs Institute at Inverness College UHI found four different ‘species’ of brown trout in Loch Laidon, Perthshire, including one which has never…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, November 30

US FOODS EXECUTIVE TO HEAD AQUABOUNTY AQUABOUNTY Technologies, the American company noted for its research and development of genetically modified fish, has appointed US Foods senior vice president Sylvia Wulf as its new chief executive and executive director. She is highly experienced in the food industry and previously held senior positions with Tyson Foods Inc,…

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