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Investing in healthy fish

Our round-up of what’s new in fish health focuses on new projects aimed at increasing the industry’s knowledge. The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced its support for three...
grapic of a large feed barge

Bakkafrost commissions world’s biggest feed barge

Aquaculture technology business GroAqua and Bakkafrost, the Faroes-based salmon farmer, have signed a deal to build the world's largest feed barge. The new barge will have record-breaking feed storage capacity...
Lerøy farm, Tveitnesvik, Norway

Lerøy reports fall in Q3 profits

The Lerøy Seafood Group today reported a £15m drop in its third quarter profits, blaming weak salmon and trout prices for the slump. The Q3 operating profit was NOK 412m...
Henning Beltestad, CEO Lerøy Seafood

Lerøy set to invest £25m in submersible cages

The Lerøy Seafood Group is investing around £25m in new farming technology in a move to improve fish welfare, the company announced today. This will include new submersible cages to...
Nordic Aqua Partners, Ningbo site June 2024

Nordic Aqua upbeat despite off-flavour issues

Land-based salmon farmer Nordic Aqua Partners said today that the geosmin problems, which affected production at its facility in eastern China location during the summer, have continued into the third...
Seawork

Seawork looks ahead to 2025

Seawork, the European commercial marine and workboats exhibition, connects businesses to showcase innovations, solutions and new products. The event, taking place over 10-12 June 2025, features demonstrations, launches and announcements,...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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Norwegian Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy Cecilie Myrseth

Seafood at centre of Norway’s export drive

The seafood industry will be the next focus in the Norwegian government's export reform programme. This venture is designed to increase overseas sales throughout the entire value chain, says Industry Minister...
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OTAQ in revenue warning

Aquaculture and offshore technology business OTAQ has warned that revenues for 2024 are likely to be below the current market forecast. Orders are taking longer to convert than was foreseen,...
Mussel farm with fishing boat at evening

Warmer seas hit Greece’s mussel harvest

Sea warming is not only affecting salmon farms – it has all but wiped out mussel aquaculture in Greece this year, according to reports. The Mediterranean has seen a steady...
Fish Farmer November 2024

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online, and you can read or download it here. The image on our cover this month is from St Andrews,...
Georgina Wright (left) and Sarah Holmyard have been appointed to the board of industry body Seafish

Seafish announces board appointments

Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has appointed two new members to its board. Sarah Holmyard and Georgina Wright bring experience from the shellfish and salmon...
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Key Grimsby seafood business saved

A Grimsby seafood business and with it more than 30 jobs have been saved following a financial rescue mission. The company, D&A Seafood Solutions Ltd, which had an annual turnover...
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Salmon Scotland calls for more investment in rural housing

THE trade group Salmon Scotland is calling for £10 million-a-year in licence fees paid to Crown Estate Scotland to be reinvested in affordable housing to tackle the growing property crisis...
Left: Gerrit Knol, Technical Director and Naval Architect of Nauplius. Right: Stewart Graham, Managing Director of Gael Force Group.

Gael Force Group signs exclusive agreement with Nauplius Workboats to build steel feed barges

GAEL Force, the aquaculture equipment and technology supplier and  accredited manufacturer NS 9415  has  signed an exclusive agreement to partner with the Dutch shipyard Nauplius Workboats for the building of...
From the  left - Tor Olav Seim, head of business development and founder of Ode and (right)  Claus Opshaug CEO and founder of C Food.

Project on using entire cod for human consumption

The  Norwegian cod farmer Ode and the innovative business C Food Norway  have come together on a project to utilise the entire cod. Ode is the world's largest cod producer...
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Cermaq Canada replies to herring death incident claims

CERMAQ Canada has replied to official reports that thousands of herring were killed in a mechanical delousing operation in British Columbia last year. The company said that while incidental catch...
Lars Erik Flatøy (centre)  pictured during the audit with Nordlaks quality manager Odd Johannessen (left), and the chief at  at Nordlaks Havfarmen, Trond Jørgen Hanssen (right)).

French supermarkets cast critical eye over Norwegian fish farms

FRANCE has long been Norway’s largest European customer when it comes to buying farmed salmon. But the French supermarkets like to see what they are getting and how the fish...
Seawork, Southampton

New categories for the Marine Innovation Awards 2024

To celebrate the 25th edition of the marine trade event Seawork, new categories have been introduced for the European Commercial Marine Innovation Awards (ECMAs). The awards will be announced at...