Unintended consequences
When all of this palaver started about coronavirus, writes Nick Joy, I was one of the people who consistently mispredicted what the outcomes would be. I simply could not believe […] Continue Reading
Pandemic dents AKVA Q2 results
Covid-19 and other factors had a bigger than expected impact on the performance of aquaculture technology services group AKVA AS during the second quarter of this year, the company’s latest […] Continue Reading
Fish processors air problems with the PM
Representatives of the fishing and fish processing industries in Scotland met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson today to share their concerns over quota negotiations and labour shortages. The meeting took […] Continue Reading
Scottish Government to back seafood with £1.8m
The Scottish Government has pledged funding of £1.8m to help seafood businesses sell to markets in the UK and overseas. The initiative is intended to help the sector recover from […] Continue Reading
Nordlaks sees 2020 revenues hit by pandemic
Salmon farmer Nordlaks, which recently received an official rebuff over its giant offshore Havfarm platform, saw sales fall by more than 10% last year, mainly as a result of the […] Continue Reading
Fishy statistics
Dr Martin Jaffa asks: has the pandemic reversed the long decline in fresh fish consumption? A new report commissioned by the Alaskan Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) would seem to suggest […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon exports to Europe up 74% on 2020
Despite the headwinds of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, Scotland’s salmon exports to European Union countries in the first quarter of this year were up by 74%, by volume, compared […] Continue Reading
RSPCA Assured resumes in-person assessments
Animal welfare body RSPCA Assured will be returning to in-person assessments as standard from 17 May, in line with easing Covid-19 restrictions in the UK. The organisation, which carries out […] Continue Reading
Madeira is still on, AE2021 organisers say
The organisers of Aquaculture Europe 2021 (AE2021) are confident that the event will be able to go ahead as an in-person conference in Madeira this October. An annual event, Aquaculture […] Continue Reading