AKVA lands new Cooke deal
AKVA group’s land based division has announced a deal with Cooke Aquaculture for ‘several larger land based smolt projects’. The first of these is a project in Chile, due to […] Continue Reading
Scotland’s biggest barge for biggest farm
THE largest feed barge in Scotland has been delivered to Marine Harvest’s Carradale site, the company’s – and Scotland’s – biggest seawater farm. The Akva wavemaster AC 650 Panorama is […] Continue Reading
Change of CEO at SalMar
THE CEO of Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar is standing down after little more than a year in the post. According to reports, Trond Williksen (pictured), who was the boss of […] Continue Reading
Marine Harvest invests £3m in new barges
MARINE Harvest Scotland has taken delivery of two new feed barges for use in more exposed sites as the industry moves further offshore. The steel barges, which will be sited […] Continue Reading
AKVA asks for licence to submerge farms
The Norwegian authorities are to be applauded for encouraging large scale experimentation, said AKVA’s Trude Olafsen as she announced her company’s own innovative concept. AKVA has applied for six development […] Continue Reading
AKVA boss to move to SalMar
THE CEO of equipment supplier AKVA, Trond Williksen, has announced he will leave his post to join leading Norwegian fish farmer SalMar. Williksen, 52, will continue at AKVA for the […] Continue Reading