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 be finalised in Q3 2019, with delivery expected from Q4 2019 to Q4 2021, said AKVA. The Norwegian based company’s land based business has experienced…

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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 fitted with many smart technology features, including the Akvaconnect 8 line feeding system. The barge, which is 35m long and 12m wide and can hold…

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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 Akva in Norway for six years, has asked to be relieved of his duties at SalMar, which owns 50 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms.…

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