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Norway to spend £33m promoting seafood in 2023
The Norwegian Seafood Council is planning to spend NOK 408 million (£33.2m) on global marketing next year, with more than half that figure promoting farmed salmon and trout. It is one of the largest national promotion budgets for seafood and...
Former Kaldnes director joins Seafood People
Per Håkon Stenhaug, former Director of Business Services at RAS specialists Pure Salmon Kaldnes has joined recruitment business Seafood People as Director of People & Executive Search. He will be based in Oslo and tasked with further expanding Seafood People’s...
Netherlands salmon smoker saved by rival
The oldest smoked salmon business in the Netherlands has been saved from closure by a competitor. The Zalmhuys Group, based in Urk, has taken over the activities of smokehouse H. van Wijnen at two locations in the country. Two months...
Salmon prices continue to climb
Fresh salmon prices are moving up fast according to the latest updates from Statistics Norway. They rose by 5% last week (Week 48) to an average of NOK 81.70 per kilo (£6.70) which was the price a couple of weeks...
Benchmark raises NOK 158m for Oslo Stock Exchange debut
Benchmark Holdings, parent to the Benchmark aquaculture biotechnology group, has raised NOK 158 million (£13m) in preparation for a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The issue was priced at NOK 4.50 and a total of more than 35 million...
Scottish Sea Farms installs 160m pens at Mull site
Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms has installed four 160m pens, its biggest to date, at Fishnish off Mull, in a move aimed at improving fish health and welfare, employee safety, and operational efficiency. Where previously Fishnish had ten 100m pens,...
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AlphaGeo promotes Chasing’s versatile ROVs
Marine services business AlphaGeo UK will be at Aquaculture UK this May, promoting the versatile range of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from China’s Chasing Innovation Tech Company, including the Chasing...
Tenacibaculosis – an alternative approach
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada has launched a tenacibaculosis model to assist farms in combating growing disease challenges In 2023, the Norwegian salmon industry experienced the loss of 62.7...
Revolutionising aquaculture safety
OTAQ introduces LPAS to combat harmful algae blooms: a game-changer in aquaculture monitoring Within the aquaculture industry there are increasingly frequent reports of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) being responsible for...
BIO-UV and Pinnacle in partnership for ozone treatments
BIO-UV Group has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with US-headquartered Pinnacle Ozone Solutions to leverage the company’s QUADBLOCK Ozone water treatment products in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. ...
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Features
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...
Taking back control
Physical checks on plant and animal products imported from the EU into the UK will start from 30 April. Will the UK’s seafood exporters feel that they have a level...
Stark numbers
The latest report from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute indicates that the industry is still failing to get a grip on salmon and trout mortalities. Vince McDonagh reports The figures are...
Can you fillet?
Norway’s ban on the export of ‘inferior’ quality salmon is being challenged by the countries who want to process it, reports Vince McDonagh Is Norway heading for a potentially damaging...
Opinion
The speed of reaction
Opinion piece by Nick Joy I admit that my mind might not be quite on the job at the moment. Coming back from Sicily by car has been quite an...
Southern exposure
Scotland was well-represented at the Aquasur trade show in Chile, as Mairi Gougeon reports I have recently returned from an official visit to Chile, promoting Scotland’s aquaculture sector and exceptional...
Why we need exports
By Nick Joy Travelling to Europe is a wonderful thing for widening the mind but also reminding me how much we continue to depend on the good taste of our...
Building up an appetite
How to persuade UK consumers to eat more seafood was a key issue at the Norway-UK Seafood Summit, reports Dr Martin Jaffa At the end of February, Norway came to...
Events
Nothing beats getting together in person
Aquaculture industry companies and suppliers are looking forward to the sector’s biggest trade show in the UK As the UK’s leading trade show for the fish farming industry, Aquaculture UK...
Full speed ahead for sea trials showcase
Preparations are moving fast as vessels, speakers and delegates confirm for this year’s Speed@Seawork, partnered with the Society of Marine Industries (SMI). The event, which showcases fast working boats and demonstrates the...
Packed programme for Aquaculture UK’s new Innovation Theatre
Aquaculture UK has unveiled the programme for its first ever Innovation Theatre, with presentations running in parallel with existing Keynote Theatre. The trade show and conference will be held over...
Data will drive the fish farm of the future
As technological advancements continue and costs become more accessible, how are traditional and modern fisheries adopting data-driven approaches and intelligent systems into their production processes? This will be one of...
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