Posts Tagged ‘Cermaq’
One dead, two hurt in BC fish farm incident
ONE man has died and two others were injured following an incident at a Cermaq fish farm on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. Cermaq Canada has confirmed the death, but would not say at which facility or when it occurred ‘out of respect to the family’. The company said it notified the Canadian Coast Guard immediately,…
Read MoreiFarm launch is ‘best Christmas present’
INDIVIDUALISED fish farming will move a step closer in 2020 as Norwegian producer Cermaq plans a January launch for its iFarm project. The company, which last year won four development licences from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, said the first transfer of fish to sea is planned for autumn next year. Although the four permits…
Read More$570,000 boost for Nova Scotia seafood
NOVA Scotia, Canada’s most important seafood export province, is to spend more than half a million dollars expanding its fishing and aquaculture businesses. The two-year programme will see the state invest $570,000 over the next two years. The fund, called the Seafood Accelerator Programme, was announced by the province’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Keith…
Read MoreRafferty to head up Cermaq Chile
AQUACULTURE veteran Steven Rafferty has been appointed the new managing director of Cermaq Chile, it was announced yesterday. He joins the company – which he last worked for as chief financial officer and chief operating officer farming between 2008 and 2010 – from London based Global Maritime, where he is aquaculture director. The Scot was…
Read MorePinneys staff forgotten claims MSP
THE 450 people who lost their jobs following the closure of Young’s owned Pinneys salmon site at Annan have been forgotten, according to a local member of the Scottish parliament. Speaking in Holyrood during a debate on the regional economy, Colin Smyth, the Labour MSP for South Scotland, said the community were told no stone…
Read MorePen ‘enclosed’ in new fight against lice
NORWEGIAN salmon farmer Cermaq transferred smolts into its sea based closed containment system this week. The 120m pen, in Horsvågen in Nordland, is encased in tarpaulin and will have water pumped in from a depth of 13m, preventing sea lice entering the cage. The tarp wall is made of strong and flexible composite, which minimises…
Read MoreCermaq opens new processing plant
THE Norwegian salmon farming company Cermaq has opened an ultra-modern new salmon processing factory in the Nordland region. The plant, located in the community of Steigen, is said to be one of the country’s most efficient processing sites for salmon, and the first factory to be constructed in accordance with the industry 4.0 standard, which…
Read MoreCermaq Canada sees higher lice levels
NORWEGIAN salmon farmer Cermaq has reported that fish health in its Canada operation was impacted by sea lice challenges in the Clayoquot Sound region. In the past quarter, sea lice levels at some farms in the region were higher than the same quarter last year, leading to a higher average lice count. Use of sea…
Read MoreThree-way bid for Young's Seafood
THREE businesses are bidding to buy Young’s Seafood, including one of its former owners, weekend reports have suggested. The Sunday Telegraph said yesterday that the £200 million sale of Britain’s largest frozen and chilled seafood company was nearing completion. The current private equity owners, led by Lion Capital, announced in April that they were putting…
Read MoreNorway fish farmers bid millions for licences
NORWAY’S fish farmers have spent tens of billions of kroners at auction buying new salmon production licences as a prelude to a major expansion of the industry. The result is that 160 coastal communities will received at least NOK 2 billion (almost £200 million) in development funding. The Oslo government decreed two years ago that…
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