Nancy Glen will be raised, says Ewing

THE cost of recovering bodies from the fishing boat Nancy Glen will be met by the Scottish government, fisheries minister Fergus Ewing announced yesterday. The boat sank in Loch Fyne, Argyll, last month, with the loss of two men, Duncan MacDougall and Przemek Krawczyk. A third crew member, John Miller, was rescued by a passing fish…

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Export honours for Scottish salmon

MARINE Harvest and the Scottish Salmon Company have been shortlisted in a number of categories in the Scottish Export Awards, announced yesterday. The two companies are both in the running for the Large Exporter of the Year prize, while Marine Harvest is also up for the High Growth Markets Exporter of the Year, and the…

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Arctic mission for UK Michelin chefs

A GROUP of top chefs from the UK with a total of 10 Michelin stars between them have just returned from a fact finding trip to northern Norway to look at skrei, the country\’s specialist variety of high quality cod. They all include skrei on their menus when the fish is in season, but went to…

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ISA hits Norway Royal Salmon Q4

AN outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia in November has proved costly for Norway Royal Salmon, denting its final quarter results for 2017. Figures today show that Q4 operational EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) or gross profit was 95​million kroners compared with NOK 101 million a year ago. The earnings per kilogramme were NOK 15.51 compared with NOK 26.83 in…

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Keep fishing out of transition deal – NFFO

THE UK government is being urged to keep fishing out of any future Brexit transition deal. As the Cabinet continues to debate the UK’s detailed positions on Brexit, the National Federation of Fishermen\’s Organisations (NFFO) has spelt out ten reasons why the industry should not be artificially tied to the EU after March next year. It says: ‘Logically, fisheries…

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King Salmon chief hails ‘unique’ product

GRANT Rosewarne, CEO and managing director of New Zealand King Salmon, spoke of the uniqueness of his product when he addressed Marel\’s Salmon ShowHow in Copenhagen last week. He was one of the two main speakers at the event, the other being Trond Davidsen, president of the International Salmon Farmers Association. More than 130 representatives from…

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Scottish salmon exports soar to record £600m

SCOTTISH farmed salmon exports reached a record high of £600 million last year, 35 per cent up on the previous year’s total. New figures released by HMRC yesterday also showed that export tonnage of salmon had increased in 2017, by 26 per cent. The US remains the largest market for Scottish salmon with sales worth…

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Open approach to closed containment

THE focus of salmon farming has shifted from building markets to building new technologies and placating public opinion, an audience in Copenhagen was told this week. Trond Davidsen, president of the International Salmon Farmers Association (ISFA), said traditional farming in open cages faced challenges both above and below water, with the industry losing the struggle…

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Insects 'no replacement for marine diet'

AN article published in the National Geographic magazine this week, stating that insects are a more environmentally friendly diet for salmon than fish, is ‘out of date and incorrect’, according to IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation. The article, titled ‘Why Salmon Eating Insects Instead of Fish is Better for Environment’, published on February 5, discusses fishmeal…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, February 9

ANTI-FREEZE SECRET TO COD SURVIVAL COD carry a type of anti-freeze in the form of proteins in their blood which allows them to survive ultra-low temperatures and avoid sea lice, researchers at the University of Oslo have found. The proteins bind to tiny ice crystals in the blood of the cod and prevent the ice from growing and…

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