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Grieg Seafood farm, Finnmark

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...
23 MAY 2024. ALDI, SWINFEN VALE, SENCE VALLEY ROAD, ELLISTOWN, COALVILLE. LE67 1HU.

Aldi Swinfen Vale opens with manager Emily Parker-Raoof welcoming Team GB athlete Sam Oldham and children from local school Ellistown Primary to the store.

PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD GRANGE / UNP (United National Photographers).

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...
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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...
Zoex at the Aberdeen test site

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...
Oban

Shellfish Growers conference set for return to Oban

The key players in shellfish aquaculture in Scotland will be returning to Oban this autumn for the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) Conference 2024, on 29-30 October. The theme...
Hvide Sande salmon fillet

Takeover of Danish processor may be good news for Scotland

Scottish salmon sales could receive a lift following the takeover of Danish processing company Insula Hvide Sande. The Norwegian company First Seafood, based in Bergen, has announced its decision to...
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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...
three fish packed in ice

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 –...
two mean in a tunnel

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...
Market woman at her fish stand

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...
Three men in life jackets, each holding a salmon

Mowi hails fall in mortalities over August

Mowi Scotland recorded a significant year-on-year drop in salmon mortality during August, which the company said could be down to falling sea temperatures as part of the El Niño cycle....
Chinese city and harbour by the sea

Qingdao to host World Aquaculture 2025

The World Aquaculture 2025 event (WA2025) is set to take place in Qingdao city, China. The conference and trade show will be held at the Qingdao International Convention Centre, from...
Loch Duart trade show stand

Loch Duart set to make a splash at Singapore expo

Independent Scottish salmon producer Loch Duart will be making the case for what it calls its “unrivalled” product at a major trade show in Singapore this week. Seafood Expo Asia...
TriNations 2024 attendee group photo

Hearts and minds at TriNations 2024

The TriNations initiative brings together industry and academic experts to share the latest updates on farmed fish health. Chris Mitchell reports on latest TriNations event, held earlier this year in...
Mowi farm Beitveitnes, Norway

Mowi threatened with heavy fines over lice numbers

Mowi has become the latest large Norwegian salmon company to face the possibility of a big daily fine over high lice numbers. Last week it was revealed that SalMar had...
Photo: Icelandic Seafood International

High salmon prices hit Icelandic supplier’s sales

Seafood supplier Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has reported a positive turnaround during the first six months of this year, but high salmon prices early on in the period have continued...
100% Fish webinar panel: (clockwise from top left) Alexandra Leeper, CEO Iceland Ocean Cluster; Ben Wiper, Founder and CEO, 3F Waste Recovery; Thor Sigfusson, Founder and Chairman, Iceland Ocean Cluster; David Naftzger, Executive Director, St Lawrence Governors and Premiers, Great Lakes; and Petra Weigl, Managing Director, Europe, with Regal Springs.

Everything has value

One person’s waste could be another’s valuable commodity, as the aquaculture sector is discovering. The “circular economy” is one of those buzzwords that, like “sustainability”, can be stretched to make...
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Women in Scottish Aquaculture network finds new host

The future of Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA), the network established to support the growth and development of women in the sector, has been secured with the news that skills...