Norwegian salmon sales defy covid onslaught
DESPITE being ravaged by the worst global pandemic in over a century, Norwegian salmon exports have held up impressively well during the first six months of this year, the latest […] Continue Reading
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Bakkafrost reports strong Q2 harvest
FOLLOWING a difficult start to the year Bakkafrost, the Faroese and now Scottish salmon farming business, is forecasting a strong recovery in the second quarter (March to June) of 2019. […] Continue Reading
Zoetis picks up Fish Vet Group from Benchmark
Zoetis has just announced the acquisition of Fish Vet Group from Benchmark Holdings PLC, as a strategic addition to its Pharmaq business which develops and commercializes fish vaccines and offers […] Continue Reading
Canada starts covid-19 salmon oil trial
THE Canadian health authorities have given the green light to a study to see if salmon oil can help Covid-19 sufferers make a speedier recovery. They are working with the […] Continue Reading
Disease attack at two major salmon companies
THE disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is presenting a costly headache for at least two big players in the fish farming sector, according to reports from Norway. The country’s Food […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture Awards 2020 Go Virtual
Due to the postponement of Aquaculture UK this year, the annual celebration of the industry, the Aquaculture UK Awards Dinner, will unfortunately not take place as originally planned. However, the […] Continue Reading
200 jobs lost if Iceland salmon ban approved
A Warning has gone out that the potential to create up to 200 jobs will be lost if a proposal to ban fish farming along the fjord which leads to […] Continue Reading
Bond nephew ‘stirred not shaken’ by fish farm investment
THE nephew of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has been stirred into financial involvement in a project to build a new fully integrated land based fish farming facility in northern […] Continue Reading
Salmon facing confusing picture
THE salmon industry faced a still uncertain outlook this week as it entered the second half of the calendar year. It was a mixed and confused picture for producers after […] Continue Reading
SSPO announce Chief Executive to step down
The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) Chief Executive, Julie Hesketh-Laird, has announced her decision to leave the organisation in the autumn. Hesketh-Laird was appointed to her role in February 2018. […] Continue Reading
Seafood sector gathers for safety initiative
This week (Wednesday 24 June), Seafood Scotland and Seafish as part of the Scottish Seafood Training Network (SSTN), brought the industry together for a webinar with Helen Muir, Chairman of […] Continue Reading
World first as ‘all electric’ salmon farm opens
THE world’s first fully all electric salmon farm has just been inaugurated – and is being hailed as an environmental trailblazer for the rest of the industry. The opening ceremony […] Continue Reading
Grieg appoints Mowi executive to lead commercial strategy
GRIEG Seafood has appointed Mowi Norwegian sales director Erik Holvik to drive up the development and execution of the company’s downstream efforts and global commercial strategy. He joins the company, […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices take a hit
Salmon prices across producing countries in the northern hemisphere are falling sharply, wiping out many of the the gains made just a few weeks ago. In Norway from a high […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost orders new wellboat
BAKKAFROST has ordered a new carbon friendly wellboat with a capacity to hold 1,000 tonnes of salmon. The Faroe Islands fish farmer says the investment is part of the company’s […] Continue Reading
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10% spike for salmon as lockdowns ease
SALMON prices have shot up by more than 10 per cent in the past week, indicating that many economies around the world are re-awakening from the three month long lockdown. […] Continue Reading
Hydroniq lands contract for Larsnes Mek wellboat
Hydroniq Coolers has been awarded a contract by Norwegian shipbuilder Larsnes Mek Verksted AS to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a new vessel the yard is building for […] Continue Reading
UNESCO calls for Mowi heritage site talks
THE Norwegian branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Conservation Organisation – better known as UNESCO – is calling for a meeting with the Oslo government over plans to […] Continue Reading
Stormont delivers rescue boost for aquaculture
Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced a £360,000 emergency support package for Northern Ireland’s aquaculture sector. The package aims to help aquaculture businesses that have experienced a significant drop […] Continue Reading
Saucy Fish Co gets Waitrose boost
THE Saucy Fish Co. has secured two important new listings for its frozen and chilled ranges in Iceland and Waitrose, providing a welcome boost for both the salmon and whitefish […] Continue Reading
Nordlaks hail offshore ‘revolution’
A marine giant is today slowly making a long sea journey to Norway is what it is being hailed as one of the biggest development in offshore fish farming for […] Continue Reading
Nor-Fishing 2020 goes ‘virtual’
The organisers of this years cancelled Nor-Fishing event have announced that they will instead be offering a digital version of the exhibition. The exact time is not yet set, but […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices starting to spike
SALMON prices are showing positive signs of hardening as more countries gradually start opening up their economies in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. In Norway, which often acts as […] Continue Reading
Salmar announces ‘best ever’ Q1 results
EFFORTS to deal with long standing biological problems at Scottish Sea Farms negatively impacted on its performance at the start of this year, Norwegian salmon giant SalMar reports with its […] Continue Reading