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Fish message goes to kindergartens
NORWAY has turned to the kindergarten in an attempt to halt a decline in fish consumption among its young people. The country may be the world’s largest cod and salmon producer, but youngsters are turning away from seafood in worrying numbers. ‘Now the Nofima Research Institute, based in Tromsø, has launched a project called Future…
Read MoreBC salmon farmers to close sites
AT least ten net pen fish farms in British Columbia are to be voluntarily closed or relocated in an effort to create a migration path for wild salmon. Described as a ground-breaking agreement, it involves two major companies, Marine Harvest and Cermaq, and the federal and state governments and the First Nations which represents native…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, December 14
POLAR SEAFOOD FOUNDER FOUND DEAD ANDERS Jonas Brøns, the 68-year-old founder of Greenland based Polar Seafood, has been found dead near the harbour of Aalborgin, Denmark. His death is thought to be either accidental or due to natural causes. He launched Polar Seafood in 1984 as the sales and marketing company for a number of…
Read MoreAquaculture awards go annual and global
THE Aquaculture Awards held in Aviemore last May are to become an annual event, with a date already fixed for May, 2019. They will also be thrown open to a wider audience, with global aquaculture companies invited to compete. The organiser, 5m Publishing, announced the new date for the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards, to be…
Read MoreThird of salmon farming staff under 30
A THIRD of the workforce in Scotland’s salmon farming sector are under the age of 30, according to a new report published today by the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO). The majority work in Highlands and Islands communities, employed on farms, and in engineering, veterinary, processing, sales and marketing, and HR roles, as well as…
Read MoreShellfish reaping rich rewards
SHELLFISH is proving to be the new ‘gold’ for many of Norway’s fishermen, the latest export figures show. Exports of king crab leapt by more than 40 per cent in both volume and value last month. They totalled almost 200 tonnes and were worth NOK 58 million – 45 per cent more than the returns…
Read MoreIceland fish firm’s profits down
HB Grandi, Iceland’s second largest fishing and fish processing company, has announced reduced revenues and operating profits for the first nine months of this year. Income for the period totalled €149.2 million (£132.7 million) compared to €158 million (£141 million) in the previous year. The EBITDA was €24.1 million (£21.4 million), which represents about 16.2…
Read MoreNorway urged to process more of its fish
NORWEGIAN fishing and salmon farming companies are facing growing demands to process more of the fish produce at home. Part of the crusade is environmentally based and part is on economic grounds because changing tactics would not only reduce the carbon footprint, but it would create hundreds of local jobs. In Britain, the practice is…
Read MoreIsraelis build RAS salmon plant in Russia
THE Israeli RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) specialist AquaMaof is building a land-based salmon farm in Russia, which will receive its first eggs towards the end of next year. The 2,500 tonne, €25 million project, financed by local investors, will include a hatchery, nursery, and full grow-out areas. AquaMaof CEO David Hazut said: ‘We are extremely…
Read MoreAdvice for processors on trade deal
SEAFISH has released a new resource to support the seafood production industry in preparing for trade issues around Brexit. The information note summarises a report prepared by Global Counsel, which proposes how Rules of Origin could work in any future Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and the EU. Seafish says the protocols for…
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