Posts Tagged ‘arctic char’
Arctic char farm wins government support
A fish farm looks set to be built in the heart of Canada – with official help and approval.
The Manitoba provincial government has promised support for the Sapphire Springs Inc Arctic Char aquaculture and processing facility near RockWood Municipality, north of Winnipeg.
Sapphire Springs, which is just four years old, says the CA $145m (£80.5m) project will create at least 100 jobs plus 120 indirect jobs and would help boost the local economy.
Read More200,000 fish lost in farm site explosion
An explosion in the oxygen supply has led to the death of around 200,000 hatchery fish at a farming facility in Norway.
The regional newspaper Bladet Vesterålen reports that Trond Geir Reinsnes, the owner of the Sigerfjord Fisk site, described the incident as a “nightmare”.
Volcano crisis: fish farmer battles to save business
Fish farming and fishing companies around the beleaguered town of Grindavik are racing to save what they can of their businesses from being engulfed by an expected volcanic eruption. The latest reports suggest that the port could be lost for good, with problems likely to remain for years. Earthquakes in the locality have already caused…
Read MorePlan to build salmon farm on former smelting site
Iceland\’s largest fishing company has unveiled a plan to set up a salmon farm on a former aluminium smelting site. The move signals the company’s intention to embark on an extensive expansion of its aquaculture business. The Samherji group has issued a statement that one of its divisions, Samherji Fish Farming, and aluminium smelter Norðurál,…
Read MoreIceland company to boost Arctic char aquaculture investment
ICELAND’S largest fishing company has announced that it is to step up its investment in Arctic char aquaculture. Samherji, which owns several trawlers, a major fish processing operation along with European and UK interests, says it is expanding capacity at its land based fish farming site near Grindavik in Iceland. Three new sea holes have…
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