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Norway continues record seafood export run
Norwegian seafood exports continued their record run last month, totalling NOK 11.6bn (£828m) – an increase of 6% by value on September last year. The volume, at 141,600 tonnes, represents...
Oslo pleads for ‘salmon queen’ jail transfer
Oslo is asking for the Chinese government to transfer Yimin Dong, the woman jailed for salmon smuggling two years ago, to a Norwegian jail. The family's plea was sent to...
Bakkafrost announces higher Q3 harvests for Faroes and Scotland
Faroese fish farmer Bakkafrost today reported a significantly higher third quarter harvest, with its Scotland arm showing a marked improvement. The Faroe Islands produced 21,600 tonnes, a rise of 4,800...
‘No cover up’, Holyrood committee is told
A hearing held as part of the Scottish Parliament’s inquiry into the salmon farming industry yesterday was dominated by arguments over an alleged “cover-up” ahead of the MSPs’ visit to...
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A model for growth
Anton Immink and Tim Messeder explain Rural Aquaculture Development’s award-winning approach to empowering Ugandan fish farmers. Rural Aquaculture Development (RAD) is a novel, value-chain based approach to developing aquaculture production...
Salmon Evolution on course for strong 2024 harvest
Norwegian fish farmer Salmon Evolution is moving decisively toward a full year harvest target close to 5,000 tonnes, according to the company’s latest market update. The company operates a land-based...
Salmon exporters face chaos as strike shuts US ports
Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese salmon companies are facing a serious export challenge today with US east coast ports shut down by a huge strike. Dockers at ports between Maine and...
Sense and sentinels
I have always been sure that it was unnecessary for Scottish Ministers to appoint a regulator to manage sea lice, writes Dr Martin Jaffa. As the weeks go by, I...
Finding a hook to tell a scientific story
An offshore mussel farm is restoring not just mussels but a whole eco-system – and the discovery of an old map illustrates its success, as Nicki Holmyard reports. We have...
Salmon escape fears in Northern Ireland
Around 5,000 salmon are feared to have escaped from a fish farm in Northern Ireland, regional reports suggest. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is carrying out an...
Iceland salmon exports take off
The export value of Icelandic farmed fish has reached more than £150m (ISK 27.3 billion) during the first seven months of 2024, according to the latest official figures. Statistics Iceland...
Celebrations as Proximar sells its first Mount Fuji salmon
Proximar Seafood has sold the first salmon from its Mount Fuji facility straight into the Japanese market. This achievement for the company also marks the first harvest in Japan of...
