The Fish Farmer Year Book 2022 is online now
The Fish Farmer Year Book 2022 is out now, and you can read it online here. It will also be available in a hard copy format with the December issue […] Continue Reading
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Salmon sales to US power ahead
Norway has exported more than 44,000 tonnes of salmon to the United States so far this year – a rise of 18%. The US is regarded by Scandinavian and northern […] Continue Reading
Fish farmer moves to Arctic tax haven
A wealthy Norwegian trout farmer is planning to move north to a region dubbed the “Arctic Monaco”, to reduce his tax bill. Entrepreneur Ola Braanaas, owner of Firda Seafood, says […] Continue Reading
Kelp study promises a happier home for cleaner fish
A company that provides cleaner fish hides for fish farms has received a £125,000 funding package from the Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) to explore the benefits of using natural kelp […] Continue Reading
‘Salmon express’ makes first trip
A new rail service carrying salmon from northern Norway for processing in Denmark and other European countries was inaugurated at the weekend. The first train, hauling 18 salmon wagons, left […] Continue Reading
ISA confirmed at fish farm in Iceland
Tests have confirmed Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) at a Laxar Fiskeldi fish farm in eastern Iceland. MAST, the Icelandic food and veterinary authority said they have received back the results […] Continue Reading
SEPA moots ‘protection zones’ for wild salmon
The new regime for regulating fish farming in Scotland will include wild salmon protection zones in which applications for new or expanded farm sites could be turned down if the […] Continue Reading
Olympic champion carries flag for Norway’s seafood
Norwegian Olympic champion Karsten Warholm has signed a two year deal to help promote the country’s seafood across the world. The co-operation agreement is with the Norwegian Seafood Council. The […] Continue Reading
Russian Aquaculture reports strong growth and profit
Russian Aquaculture has seen significant growth in both revenue and profit for the first nine months of 2021. The company, which farms Atlantic salmon and trout in the Murmansk and […] Continue Reading
Norway seafood exports hit new record a month early
Norway’s seafood exports last month have broken the 2019 all-time record figure of NOK 107.2bn (£8.9bn), the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. With the December figure still […] Continue Reading
Fish International postponed over Covid fears
Trade fair Fish International 2022 has been put back from February to September next year, in response to concerns over how the continuing Covid-19 pandemic is affecting Germany. The event, […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture Africa held over to March 2022
The Aquaculture Africa 2021 conference will now take place in March 2022 instead of this December, as had been planned. Marevent, the organisers, said that the change was in response […] Continue Reading
Lobster restoration project reaches another milestone
Orkney Shellfish Hatchery (OSH) has announced the release of its first stock of land-raised European clawed lobster juveniles into the ocean. The release, which saw 500 of the hatchery’s advanced […] Continue Reading
UK-Norway trade deal active at last
The long awaited free trade deal between the UK and Norway finally became “live” yesterday, opening the way for Oslo to increase salmon and other seafood exports to the British […] Continue Reading
Norway’s fish farm permits may be time limited
Norway’s Labour-led coalition government has set industry alarm bells ringing by announcing that it is considering putting a time limit on the granting of new fish farming permits. Fisheries Minister […] Continue Reading