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Red tape, delays and depressed prices following the end of the Brexit transition period have cost Scotland’s salmon producers £11m in January and February alone. That is the calculation of […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart saw growth in both revenue and profit for the financial year 2019/20, the company’s accounts show. Loch Duart made a profit of £1.3m (up 18% […] Continue Reading
Marine technology business OTAQ has appointed Malcolm Pye, founder and former Chief Executive of Benchmark Holdings plc, one of the leading players in aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics. OTAQ provides […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has added a US operation to its existing French and UK sales offices. The US campaign will be led by Jim Scoon as US Vice-President, […] Continue Reading
Benchmark Genetics has agreed a five-year deal to provide 20-25 million ova annually for World Heritage Salmon (WHS), which is developing a land-based aquaculture facility in an abandoned mine. The […] Continue Reading
Norwegian cod farming venture Norcod is in a “strong position” to start commercial sales this summer, the company said. Reporting on results for the fourth quarter of 2020, Norcod said […] Continue Reading
Salmon farming giant SalMar today announced a “satisfactory” final quarter operational EBIT or profit of NOK 413.8m (£35m) . The figure is down 37% on the 2019 Q4 EBIT of […] Continue Reading
Food processing machinery supplier BAADER has completed its acquisition of Icelandic competitor Skaginn 3X. The deal was announced in October last year. BAADER, based in Lubeck, Germany, said it had […] Continue Reading
The Canadian federal government’s decision to close salmon farms in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia will put 1,535 jobs at risk and the state’s economy will take a […] Continue Reading
NTS ASA, the integrated aquaculture and aquaculture industry services group more than doubled its operating revenues during the final quarter of 2020, the company disclosed today. Its fish farming activities […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmer Bakkafrost has reported that its Scottish operations have been challenging, producing a loss in the final three months of 2020 for the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), which it […] Continue Reading
After years of wrangling, Mowi looks to have finally received clearance to carry out fish farming on a UNESCO World Heritage site in a remote region in northern Norway. Despite […] Continue Reading
ADISSEO, Belgium. Compatibility of feeds with fish digestive and metabolic capacities is paramount for optimal growth performance and health. Suboptimal levels of dietary lipids, the inclusion of plant ingredients, […] Continue Reading
Great progress has been made in the handling of fish during the last few years. Research conducted by Matís, the Icelandic food and biotech research institute, the University of Akureyri […] Continue Reading
FLS Caligus is a high-performance delouser, focussed on fish welfare We care about fish welfare because it is both good for the fish and economically important for the farmers. FLS […] Continue Reading