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Grieg Seafood sets more ambitious climate targets
Grieg Seafood group has updated its climate targets in order to fall in line with the 1.5 degree Paris Agreement. The company, which is planning to significantly reduce its own...
Aldi has invested £45m in UK seafood business
The discount supermarket chain Aldi has invested more than £45m in its seafood business over the past 12 months, it has revealed. This increased investment is part of what the...
Where has the time gone?
By Nick Joy This month, I hope you will forgive a subject a little closer to home, as an important milestone has just passed for me. Twenty-five years will have...
Wind, waves and sun
As Sandy Neil reports, moves are afoot to find greener energy sources for fish farming operations. The fish farming industry relies heavily on diesel generators which, of course, cause CO2...
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Kingfish Company moves towards profit as sales rise
The Netherlands-based Kingfish Company, which produces yellowtail in a land-based farm, saw growth accelerate during the second quarter of this year. Announcing its Q2 financial results, The Kingfish Company saw...
Norwegian salmon prices plummet to 2022 levels
The export price of Norwegian fresh salmon fell last week to its lowest point for two years. It dropped down during week 35 – the final week of August –...
Arctic salmon company making “strong progress”
The north Norwegian fish farmer Andfjord Salmon Group AS, has reported solid progress with its build-out at its Arctic location at Kvalnes in Andøya. CEO Martin Rasmussen said the next...
Fish vs people?
Setting the right balance between a global industry and local communities is proving a challenge in the West African fisheries, as Fiona Nicolson reports. The volume of fishmeal and fish...
Sting operation
Two projects are looking to unravel the secrets of the string jellyfish, as Vince McDonagh reports. As children visiting the seaside we all remember being told to stay out of...
Breakthrough tech turns fish waste to ‘fillets’
A Finnish food tech company has developed a technique to turn fish processing sidestreams into a high quality fillet-like consumer product. Hailia Nordic’s “Nyhtökirjolohi” (rainbow trout) is based on trout...
Woman convicted of salmon smuggling ‘seriously ill’ in Chinese jail
A woman who had business links with salmon producer SalMar is reported to be seriously ill with paralysis and other major problems in a Chinese jail, where she is serving...
Salmon Scotland calls for urgent focus on growth
Scotland’s salmon sector has urged the country’s First Minister, John Swinney, to prioritise growth and job creation in tomorrow’s Programme for Government. Trade body Salmon Scotland is also calling on...
