Posts Tagged ‘Covid-19’
Lerøy Seafood Group sees revenue, profits fall for Q3
Lerøy Seafood Group, co-owner of Scottish Sea Farms, today posted a fall in third quarter revenue of NOK 329 million (£27.5 million). Salmon was not the problem, however. The company said the most significant factor behind the lower earnings was pressure on the whitefish market resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, and the change in catch…
Read MoreAid pledged for Scotland\’s langoustine sector
The Scottish government has allocated £1 million funding to support the langoustine industry through the Covid-19 pandemic. Langoustine (Nephrops) is Scotland’s second biggest seafood export, worth £80 million annually, but the government says it has been particularly badly impacted by Covid-19, with the loss of important domestic and export markets. A new body, the Scottish…
Read MoreAid pledged for Scotland\’s langoustine sector
The Scottish government has allocated £1 million funding to support the langoustine industry through the Covid-19 pandemic. Langoustine (Nephrops) is Scotland’s second biggest seafood export, worth £80 million annually, but the government says it has been particularly badly impacted by Covid-19, with the loss of important domestic and export markets. A new body, the Scottish…
Read MoreIrish mussel and oyster farmers offered Covid-19 aid
Rope mussel and oyster farmers in Ireland will get extra support to help cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced a package on Thursday that will provide a fixed, one-off payment of between €6,800 and €16,300 to each eligible oyster farming business and…
Read MoreTHE impact of Covid-19 has been felt right across the UK seafood chain including aquaculture
THE impact of Covid-19 has been felt right across the UK seafood chain including aquaculture , a detailed review of the industry by Seafish has shown Seafish says the purpose of the assessment reports is to help businesses, organisations and Government understand what is happening in the industry. It highlights how different sectors have been…
Read MoreUK seafood processors face covid impact survey
A major survey is underway to find out the financial and socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on the seafood processing industry throughout the UK. It began earlier this month and will continue during August. The survey is being conducted by Seafish, which is asking seafood processors to provide information on how the outbreak has affected their…
Read MoreMowi processing site takes covid hit
A huge Mowi owned salmon processing plant in Poland has been hit by coronavirus, with around 29 members of staff testing positive. The Morpol site near the Baltic coast is one of the largest in Europe and employs more than 4,000 people. According to the company 750 people had been tested over the past ten…
Read MoreSAIC to support recovery with new fund
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has launched an open, ongoing rapid-response funding call to support Scotland’s growing aquaculture sector through the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The innovation centre is welcoming applications from collaborative partnerships between businesses and academic researchers, for a fast-tracked process that will help the aquaculture sector adapt to a…
Read MoreGruelling new shift conditions for Mowi Chile workers
Coronavirus has caused Mowi Chile to start moving essential staff and services to Chile\’s Aysen region using boats, as tougher lockdown measures introduced by the local authorities begin to bite, reports IntraFish. 50 staff members, all of whom had tested negative for coronavirus, set sail on Saturday from the port of Koshifas in Puerto Montt,…
Read MoreISA Tests Used In Faroese Covid-19 Fight
TESTS used to detect ISA (Infectious Salmon Anaemia) are being successfully used in the Faroe islands in the fight against Covid-19, it has been revealed. The results so far are encouraging, but not conclusive. ISA is a marine virus that can lead to disease in salmon (and, occasionally trout) and hits many fish farms from…
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