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Princess Royal to open Seawork trade show
HRH The Princess Royal will officially open the Seawork trade show and conference on Tuesday 11 June 2024, marking the 25th edition of Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition. The Princess...
US seafood industry calls for aquaculture funding
US lobby group Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) is officially requesting that funding for offshore aquaculture be approved by Congress. SATS has submitted a letter to the Chair of the...
Mowi raises millions in green bonds issue
Salmon giant Mowi has successfully raised around £255m (€298m/NOK 3.5bn) in green bonds. Mowi said green bond finance will be used for sustainable and environmentally friendly projects as defined by...
Spike in demand
Sea cucumbers may not look too appetising to the Western consumer, but their potential in the export market is huge, Robert Outram finds In a series of man-made lagoons in...
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EU seafood groups join forces at Barcelona
Five major trade organisations representing European aquaculture, fishing and seafood processing have come together in a new strategic alliance. Their aim is to get Europeans to eat – and produce...
Flesh eating cod bug found off Norway
A new parasite which turns fish flesh into a slimy jelly has been found in cod off the Norwegian coast. So far it does not appear to have affected the...
Loch Duart says new feed has improved fish health and cut carbon emissions
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart says its switch a year ago to BioMar’s Blue Impact feed has reduced its carbon footprint, improved health for the stock and reduced natural impurities...
Måsøval swoops for family firm
The consolidation of Norwegian fish farming companies continued this week with the news that Måsøval AS has bought 100% of the shares in the operating activities of Vartdal Invest AS,...
Osland Havbruk signs up for two FiiZK cages
Norwegian salmon farmer Osland Havbruk has signed a deal for two semi-closed cages from aquaculture technology business FiiZK. FiiZK will supply two turnkey Certus 30000 semi-closed containment systems to Osland,...
Grand launch for global offshore project
SalMar and Aker have this week officially launched a bold new adventure in aquaculture – their global offshore salmon farming project. SalMar Aker Ocean will start in Norway, but it eventually...
SalMar chief upbeat on solid Q3 performance
Fish farming giant SalMar today unveiled a third quarter operating profit (EBIT) of NOK 748 million (£64m) up from NOK 647m (£55m) in the corresponding quarter last year. The harvest...