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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...
LPAS Hardware Set-up

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...
Seafood pack shot

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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US seafood imports at record high

AMERICANS ate more imported seafood last year than at any time in the past, new figures show. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which monitors and regulates the nation’s fishing...
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Oslo declares war on fish smugglers

THE Norwegian government is to step up its crackdown on fish smuggling, which is thought to be worth hundreds of thousands of kroners every year. Fisheries minister Per Sandberg has...
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Fish vet to chair animal charity

THE Scottish SPCA has elected Ronnie Soutar as its new chairman, the first fish vet to hold the post. Soutar (pictured), head of Veterinary Services at Scottish Sea Farms, is...
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Norway fish farmers bid millions for licences

NORWAY’S fish farmers have spent tens of billions of kroners at auction buying new salmon production licences as a prelude to a major expansion of the industry. The result is...
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Iceland raises cod and haddock quotas

ICELAND is raising its cod and haddock quotas later this year – which is good news for UK fish buyers, especially those based on the Humber. The decision will also...
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Contest seeks prize sea pictures

NATIONAL maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is looking for the best sea photography for its annual UK sea views competition. Launched to mark national Seafarers Awareness Week, from June...