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Backlash over Tromsø farm ban
LOCAL councillors in the Norwegian city of Tromsø are facing a mounting backlash over their decision to ban any further open salmon farming inside municipal boundaries. They have also ordered a halt to the expansion of existing fish farms unless they are enclosed or land based. An alliance of left and green parties on the…
Read More‘Don’t link Scottish salmon to catch quotas’
SCOTTISH salmon farmers are concerned that the Brexit proposal to link aquaculture with the fishing sector will result in tariffs being imposed on salmon exports to Europe. Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), said: ‘We have been clear that a negotiated outcome between the UK and the EU is preferable…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, November 23
MEDICS STUDY FISH THAT CAN REPAIR OWN HEART SCIENTISTS in the UK are carrying out a detailed study on the Mexican tetra fish, which has the ability to repair its own heart, to discover if the process can be used for humans who have suffered a heart attack. One gene appears to play a key…
Read MoreTromsø in shock fish farm ban
THE northern Norwegian city of Tromsø has called a halt to any further expansion of open fish farming activities inside its boundaries. And in a further move which has angered the aquaculture industry, it has said that existing farming operations should not be expanded unless they are within closed, land based facilities. The controversial decision…
Read MoreOffshore kampachi set for harvest
PIONEERING offshore farming venture the Kampachi Company has secured equity investment that will help scale up the production of its ocean reared fish in Mexico. The company announced earlier this week that it had received funding from the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund (SOF), a new fund managed by Mirova Natural Capital and dedicated to aligning…
Read MoreAquaculture wins £5.1m research funding
FISH vaccines made from algae are one of 12 projects receiving a total of £5.1 million to fund aquaculture research. Other projects, announced this week, include studying genetics and breeding patterns, looking at how shellfish can be more sustainable, immunising trout against kidney disease, and examining how robust salmon are and how susceptible to disease…
Read MoreFish and chips have older appeal
FISH and chip shops clearly outnumber other UK fast food outlets such as McDonalds, but they tend to be more popular among the older generation, a report into the UK food service sector has found. The young are now turning to more modern eating trends such as sushi, with its high salmon content. The report…
Read MoreChinese buy Chilean salmon farm
A CHINESE food service company is poised to pay more than $830 million for a majority stake in one of Chile’s main salmon farming businesses. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval and fulfilling certain conditions, but Joyvio, a subsidiary of the Chinese investment company Legend Holdings, is expected to take a 94.47 per…
Read More'Big potential' in seafood deal
IN one of the biggest deals of its type for many years, seafood company Seafood Connection has acquired the frozen food operation of Netherlands based Anova Seafood. Seafood Connection is the European business of the world’s largest seafood company by sales in both farmed and wild caught fish, and a leading supplier through retail and…
Read MoreMarel to beef up UK base
MAREL, the Icelandic processing equipment supplier, is upgrading its UK operations to strengthen its brand in the country and offer its workforce a more modern environment. And it is also looking to London for a possible Stock Market listing. The Icelandic company employs almost 200 people in the UK and Ireland and its plans include…
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