Mowi clarifies smolt number statement
A war of words has broken out between Mowi Canada West and the Canadian Fisheries department as the farming giant clarified the number of smolts that will have to be […] Continue Reading
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Next step for ‘submarine’ fish farm project
Aquaculture company Eidsfjord Sjøfarm AS has been given a partial go ahead to develop a 900-foot long “submarine-like” offshore fish farm. The project had earlier been rejected by the Norwegian […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon exporters count the cost of Covid-19
Exports of salmon from Scotland fell 23% during 2020, figures compiled by HM Revenue & Customs show. The figures show that the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the […] Continue Reading
Scottish Sea Farms set to upgrade Shetland sites
Scottish Sea Farms is investing nearly £2m to upgrade and improve its Shetland farm infrastructure. The company says the investment will better equip its farm team to improve fish welfare […] Continue Reading
Arctic Fish plans to raise £51m with listing
Icelandic salmon farming company Arctic Fish says it plans to raise up to NOK 600m (£51m) when it goes public. It has engaged DNB Markets, Pareto Securities AS and Arion […] Continue Reading
Ewing sets out priorities for Seafood Taskforce
Streamlining export processes, fixing IT systems and resolving trade issues with the EU must be urgent priorities for a new UK Government led seafood export taskforce, according to Scotland’s Fisheries […] Continue Reading
The February issue of Fish Farmer is online
The February issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now and you can view the online version here. This issue of Fish Farmer is, somewhat inevitably, dominated by Brexit. What […] Continue Reading
Benchmark promotes Seim to new fish health role
Benchmark Genetics has promoted Rudi Ripman Seim to the position of Head of Production Norway & Global Fish Health. The post is newly established and, Benchmark said, is part of […] Continue Reading
Grieg reports loss for Q4 in ‘challenging year’
Grieg Seafood has excluded Shetland from its main 2020 fourth quarter results published today, which show an operating loss of NOK 17m (£1.45m). The Shetland performance is contained as a […] Continue Reading