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Glasgow SEC and Hydro with the Finnieston Crane

Aquaculture UK set for new venue in 2026

The next edition of leading trade show Aquaculture UK is moving to Glasgow, it has been announced. The organisers, Diversified Communications, said the show, which has been held in the...
The
Kingfish Company
yellowtail farm,
Zeeland

Kingfish Company sees revenue – and losses – up in Q3

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has continued to ramp up its production, with volume up and revenue up year-on-year and the capacity of its plant revised upwards from 3,500...
Rainbow trout

Upbeat outlook

Trout producers in the UK and around the world are confident that they have a great story to tell. Oliver Robinson, Chief Executive at the British Trout Association (BTA), is...
Mowi farm, Loch Hourn

Mowi Scotland Q3 profits up by almost 40%

Mowi Scotland enjoyed one of its best periods for at least two years, with profits jumping by almost 40% between July and September this year. The division, which has been...
Mowi corporate logo on phone

Record Q3 revenues for salmon giant

Mowi generated record-high operating revenues of €1.44bn (£1.2bn) between July and September this year, the group’s Q3 results reveal today. This outstanding performance was translated into an operational profit or...
Port Quin, Cornwall

Cornwall seaweed farms back on track

Despite enlisting celebrity firepower, campaigners have not (yet) managed to stop plans for the UK’s biggest seaweed farm, as Sandy Neil reports. Plans for two giant “no waste” seaweed farms...
Fish Farmer October 2024 - COVER

The October 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online

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Bakkafrost value-added products

Bakkafrost Q3 numbers hit by lower salmon prices, but Scotland improves

Bakkafrost today unveiled weaker than expected third quarter results. Meanwhile, the company’s Scottish arm continues to make a loss, but the latest figures show its recovery is continuing. CEO Regin...
Processing fish

Latest version of Seafood Processing Standard launched

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the latest version of its Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). Version 6.0 includes a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering...
Atlantic salmon

Bacterial kidney disease suspected at SalMar site

An outbreak of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is suspected at a SalMar site in Norway, it has emerged. According to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, it may have occurred at...
Mackerel helped take Norwegian seafood exports to their highest ever level, in October 2024

New record set for Norwegian seafood exports

The Norwegian seafood sector produced its best ever export results last month – with salmon continuing to dominate and also netting the highest ever value. The October total was NOK...
Norwegian Seafood Council visit to Saudi Arabia

Norway woos Saudi salmon buyers

A large group of Norwegian seafood exporters have just returned from a fact finding tour of Saudi Arabia, a country which is developing into a key market. They were there...
Abigail Penny, Executive Director, Animal Equality (right) celebrates outside the court with colleagues after permission to appeal the planning decision is granted

See you in court

Hopes for an onshore salmon farm in Grimsby are once more in question in a High Court battle over planning procedure, as Sandy Neil reports. A plan to build the...

Weak krone drives Q3 salmon export record for Norway

The value of Norway’s salmon exports rose by 13% to NOK 31bn (£2.3bn) during the July to September quarter, the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. The volume...
Aquaculture UK 2022

Scotland’s salmon production fell 18% in 2022

The latest figures from the Scottish Government confirm what the major salmon producers’ reports have already made clear – the biological issues experienced last year resulted in a significant fall...
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Salmon survival rates improve despite warmer seas

Scotland’s salmon farmers have finally had some good news to report on survival rates. Preliminary data for September 2023 indicates that survival was above 96.5%, up on the 95.3% recorded...

Cermaq names constructor for NOK 850m smolt plant

Cermaq has awarded the construction contract for its new £64m (NOK 850m) RAS plant at Sørøya, near the North Cape of Norway. The established and highly experienced turnkey company Total Betong...

Arnarlax parent lists on Iceland Nasdaq

Icelandic Salmon, the parent company of Arnarlax, has been listed on Iceland’s Nasdaq First North Stock Market for the first time, with a value of around ISK 71bn (almost £420m)....

Iceland’s anglers set for anti-fish farming rally

Iceland’s sports fishing organisations are planning a mass protest against open pen salmon farming this weekend. They have issued a rallying calls to members and anti-fish farm activists to gather...