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Norwegian salmon exports stall
EXPORTS of Norwegian salmon stalled slightly last month, but for the year so far they are still well up in both volume and value. Sales during September totalled 88,200 tonnes and were worth NOK 5.7 billion, down eight per cent in volume terms but with the value at the same level as September 2017. The…
Read MoreShock as Iceland salmon licences revoked
TWO Icelandic coastal communities have expressed shock and dismay after licences to allow a major expansion of fish farming were suddenly revoked. Late last year, the Icelandic Food Administration gave the green light to the companies Fjarðarlax (owned by Arnarlax) and the Arctic Sea Farm to produce up to 17,500 tonnes of salmon in Patreksfjordur…
Read MoreMSPs ‘to demand tougher salmon farm rules’
THE Holyrood inquiry into the future of salmon farming in Scotland will demand extensive changes to how the industry is regulated, according to a report in the Sunday Post yesterday. Quoting \’a source close to the [Rural Economy and Connectivity] committee\’, which conducted the probe, the Post reported that MSPs are concerned about the industry’s…
Read MoreMinister to open shellfish conference
SCOTLAND’S mussel and oyster farmers will descend on Oban this week for the annual shellfish conference, which will be officially opened by Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform. The minister will be speaking about the importance of protecting and enhancing Scotland’s water environment, new permitted development rights for shellfish…
Read MoreIceland Seafood’s sales and profits soar
THE international fish trading company Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has reported a significant rise in its 2018 half year sales and profits. As part of its growth strategy, ISI has agreed two strategic purchases already this year, the Spanish acquisition Solo Seafood/Icelandic Iberica in August (which was finalised this month) and the Irish fish trading…
Read MoreSalmon and oysters drive Australian growth
SALMON and oysters are the main drivers behind Australia’s impressive growth in fish farming, says report from EUMOFA, the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture. In 2008-09, the sector was producing just over 70,000 tonnes of farmed fish. By 2015-16, the last year for which figures are available, that total had risen to 97,000…
Read MoreFishUpdate Briefing Friday September 28th
CANNABIS’ LOBSTER TAKEN OFF MENU A US restaurant which found itself in the world spotlight last week over its practice of sedating its lobsters with marijuana to dull the pain of being boiled alive has now suspended the practice following official intervention. The authorities in Maine have said they are investigating Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound…
Read MoreMinister vows to deal with salmon detractors
FERGUS Ewing, Scotland’s rural economy minister, vowed to continue fighting for the future of the country’s salmon farming industry, which has come under increasing attack in recent months. In a speech in Kirkwall to mark the tenth anniversary of Scottish Sea Farms’ operations in Orkney, Ewing praised the contribution the sector makes to the islands,…
Read MoreBrexit deal ‘imperative’ for vet medicines
TO ensure continuity of supply of veterinary medicines in the UK and throughout the EU, a final agreement on the future relationship between the UK and the EU remains imperative, said the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH). The organisation, which represents the UK animal health industry, said it was pleased to have more information…
Read MorePoles show potential of salmon RAS
A POLISH land based salmon farm has successfully grown several batches of harvest size fish since it was established two years ago. Global Fish, based near Warsaw, has a 600-tonne capacity recirculation aquaculture system, producing fish from eggs to smolts and up to 5kg marketable salmon. It runs commercially, with a small-scale production for the…
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