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THE first smolts from Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been safely transferred to sea pens, the company said today. The smolts, which arrived at Barcaldine as […] Continue Reading
A PILOT land based farm in Norway will lay the grounds for the RAS production of more than 30,000 tonnes of salmon, said the pioneers behind the project. Havlandet, in […] Continue Reading
BAKKAFROST today announced it has secured two credit facilities for a total of up to 352 million euros (£296 million), partly to help finance its recent acquisition of the Scottish […] Continue Reading
AFTER months of a downward spiral, salmon prices are rising sharply again. In Norway last week the average price for fresh or chilled salmon was just over 63 kroner per […] Continue Reading
ICELAND’S largest fishing company has landed a larger than expected operating licence to produce up to 3,000 tonnes farmed fish at Grindavik on the south western tip of the country. […] Continue Reading
NORWEGIAN seafood exports are poised to break through the 100 billion kroner milestone (£8.37 billion) for the first time in the next few days, boosted by exceptionally strong growth in […] Continue Reading
THE salmon farming sector can look forward to a better year in 2020, a leading Norwegian investment analyst has predicted. And Tore Tønseth, at Spare Bank 1 Markets, is also […] Continue Reading
GIDEON Pringle, who recently announced he was to leave his post as operations director of farming at Mowi, is to take up a senior role at Scottish Sea Farms. He […] Continue Reading
GRIMSBY based salmon specialist JCS Fish has joined the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), becoming the first seafood supplier to voluntarily disclose its farmed seafood sourcing through the initiative. The family […] Continue Reading
RUSSIA has unveiled plans to streamline its fish processing and marketing operation in a bid to increase competitiveness and create a higher international presence. The initiative includes the launch of […] Continue Reading
A GLASGOW fish processor which processes luxury salmon products from Scottish farms was hailed at the weekend as one of Britain’s fastest growing private companies. With an annual turnover of […] Continue Reading
LOCH Duart managing director Alban Denton is to retire at the end of the year after five years in the post, the company announced today. The board was informed of […] Continue Reading
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer has helped fund a live music studio for the west coast radio station Nevis Radio. The MOWI Live Lounge was launched this week, with local singer […] Continue Reading
A FUTURISTIC looking salmon farming project known as OceanTech has been refused development licences by Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries. The joint venture between Wenberg Fish Farming and marine technology supplier […] Continue Reading
THE newly formed Norwegian aquaculture supplier Scale AQ has announced an addition to its team, with workboat specialist Moen Marin coming on board. Scale AQ, headquartered in Trondheim, was formed […] Continue Reading
Mowi, the world’s biggest salmon farmer, has appointed Ivan Vindheim as its new CEO, replacing Alf-Helge Aarskog who has held the position for the past 10 years, the company announced […] Continue Reading
BAKKAFROST has moved to purchase the entire share capital of the Scottish Salmon Company. The bid is not entirely unexpected as Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen suggested as much in September, […] Continue Reading
GRIEG Seafood yesterday reported that survival rates are increasing at its Shetland operation where it has been experiencing ongoing biological problems. The announcement was made as the world’s seventh largest […] Continue Reading
STRONG demand from China and other parts of Asia helped fuel a 14 per cent growth in Norwegian salmon exports during October, the latest figures show. Salmon sales totalled 117,000 […] Continue Reading
THE head of Seafood Norway has described the new tax plans for the country’s fish farming industry as potentially destructive. Geir Ove Ystmark, CEO of the organisation which represents most […] Continue Reading
FAROESE fish farmer Bakkafrost today announced strong third quarter results and some of the lowest mortality rates for many years. Harvested volumes rose by more than 5,000 tonnes to a […] Continue Reading
NOMINATIONS opened today for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, which will be held during the biennial Aquaculture UK exhibition in Aviemore in May. The awards are open to entrants from across […] Continue Reading
THE closing date for nominations to Lantra Scotland’s 2020 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS) is fast approaching. Rural employers, colleges and schools are being asked to put forward […] Continue Reading
NORWAY’S fish farming companies face the unpalatable prospect of a new 40 per cent basic tax rate on their profits. That is the main majority recommendation from the special committee […] Continue Reading