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Newfoundland celebrates Aquaculture Week
THE Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is celebrating Aquaculture Week, which runs from September 22-28. The provincial government has backed the industry in a ‘Way Forward’ plan that aims to remove barriers to growth in the sector, which is now worth more than CAD $200 million (about £118 million) annually to the local economy.…
Read MoreTop marks for Peterhead’s new market
THE new Peterhead fish market has secured the highest AA food safety and quality rating just three months after opening for business. Assessors from BRC Global Standards granted the market its gold standard award following rigorous analysis of every aspect of daily operations. Peterhead Port Authority chief executive Simon Brebner said: ‘Winning this accreditation, which…
Read MoreNew scalloper launched for Islay
A NEW scallop boat for Islay has just been launched. Built by Parkol Marine Engineering of Whitby, the 20m long Atlantic Dawn is the first vessel to be completed at the company’s new Middlesbrough yard. She will be delivered to Islay Crab Exports, which is a family run fishing business supplying high quality shellfish, including…
Read MoreGael Force’s vision for growth
INVERNESS based equipment supplier Gael Force Group recorded a £7 million increase in turnover last year and almost quadrupled its profits. Accounts for the group, lodged with Companies House, showed its pre-tax profits rose to £1.6 million in the year to the end of last December from £439,083 in the previous 12 months. Its turnover…
Read MorePen ‘enclosed’ in new fight against lice
NORWEGIAN salmon farmer Cermaq transferred smolts into its sea based closed containment system this week. The 120m pen, in Horsvågen in Nordland, is encased in tarpaulin and will have water pumped in from a depth of 13m, preventing sea lice entering the cage. The tarp wall is made of strong and flexible composite, which minimises…
Read MoreAKVA barges for Grieg growth in Canada
AKVA group is to supply Canadian salmon farmer Grieg NL with at least eight feed barges, as well as feed systems. Grieg recently won clearance to proceed with its planned $250 million project in the Placentia Bay area of Newfoundland, following an environmental review by the Supreme Court. The development is expected to create 250…
Read MoreBakkafrost seeks cause of 750,000 dead fish
BAKKAFROST last night reported the death of hundreds of thousands of fish at one of its salmon farming sites on the Faroe Islands, with the precise cause still unknown. However, it is beginning to look as if the spread of a potentially harmful algae could be at the heart of the problem which has so…
Read MoreSandberg launches seafood business
PER Sandberg, who resigned as Norway’s fisheries minister last month over a controversial holiday to Iran, is planning to start his own company – and, unsurprisingly, it is connected to seafood. He will work with his girlfriend, Bahareh Letnes, a former Miss Iran, who already has her own fish business. According to the company register…
Read MoreSalmon sector in dark over Holyrood probe
THE salmon farming industry in Scotland continues to await the outcome of a parliamentary report into its future, following three sessions of a Holyrood committee that have been conducted in private. The Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee, which began its inquiry into the salmon sector in March this year, has met every Wednesday morning…
Read MoreFarm plan opposed by Jura deer stalker
PLANS by Kames Fish Farming to build the first fish farm off the Isle of Jura’s uninhabited west coast are being opposed by campaigners. Kames submitted its proposals to Argyll and Bute Council earlier this month, after withdrawing an application late last year to site a farm in the Sound of Jura. The company is…
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