Posts Tagged ‘Cermaq’
Fish farm workers sacked for refusing drug test
Two former employees are suing a Norwegian salmon company after losing their jobs for refusing to submit a sample of hair for a drugs test. They worked at a Cermaq-owned facility near Alta in northern Norway. Both agreed to take a urine test, which showed up as negative, but they were then asked to provide…
Read MoreCermaq trials semi-closed system in Canada
Cermaq Canada has started the trial for its new Semi-Closed Containment System (SCCS) in British Columbian waters. The new system, based at Cermaq’s Millar Channel farm site, has been successfully stocked with smolts, the company says. The system uses a patented material to form a barrier around the system, which eliminates lateral interaction between wild…
Read MoreCermaq Canada and Kuterra agree smolts deal
Cermaq Canada has agreed a deal to supply smolts to Kuterra, a land-based salmon farming business based on Vancouver Island. Cermaq has announced it has signed a long-term contract with Emergent Holdings LLC, the lessee and operator of Kuterra Salmon. Kuterra’s operations are located in \’Namgis First Nation traditional territory on northern Vancouver Island, near…
Read MoreRising ISA outbreaks under investigation
An investigation has been ordered into the rising number of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) outbreaks along the Norwegian coast. More than 15 confirmed cases have been logged so far this year, many of them during the last two months and it is giving cause for concern. Additional suspected infections are also under investigation. Troms and…
Read MoreDisease attack at two major salmon companies
THE disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is presenting a costly headache for at least two big players in the fish farming sector, according to reports from Norway. The country’s Food Safety Authority says it has been notified by farming giant Cermaq that it discovered evidence last week compatible with ISA at its Marøya site in…
Read MoreAll aboard the \’Salmon Express\’
THE train has started to take the strain in moving salmon and other seafood from Norway into key European markets. A new direct service opened up this weekend from the northern port of Narvik to the southern Swedish city of Malmo where the fish is loaded onto refrigerated lorries for onward distribution to processing facilities…
Read MoreAll aboard the \’Salmon Express\’
THE train has started to take the strain in moving salmon and other seafood from Norway into key European markets. A new direct service opened up this weekend from the northern port of Narvik to the southern Swedish city of Malmo where the fish is loaded onto refrigerated lorries for onward distribution to processing facilities…
Read MoreMasked gunmen burn down Cermaq offices
The offices of Cermaq Chile have been burned to the ground in an arson attack after four armed intruders raided the Coipue site in the country’s La Araucania region, reports cooperative.cl. The masked gunmen set fire to the premises before firing off ten rounds of bullets at the site. They left behind pamphlets protesting against…
Read MoreCermaq pulls the plug on Chilean sites
Two salmon processing plants owned and operated by industry giant Cermaq in Chile are about to close, reports IntraFish, as part of efforts to restructure operations to negate the effects of reduced production. The two plants are located on Chiloe island, one in Ancud, the other in Dalcahue. The company previously had four sites in…
Read MoreIndividual fish farming moves a step nearer
SALMON farmer Cermaq is to install a Midgard System at its innovative iFarm, which was awarded four development licences by the Norwegian Fisheries Directorate. The farming concept, a joint project with BioSort, uses image recognition and the identification of each individual salmon to monitor growth, health and sea lice. The technology will enable a shift…
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