Natural defences

Young salmon

Researchers have charted how low levels of hydrogen sulphide in RAS systems trigger a defensive reaction in salmon – and their findings could be used to help manage the risks associated with this toxic gas.

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Coast Seafood marks 30th anniversary with 30% revenue rise

Norway’s Coast Seafood has reported a 30% increase in revenue for last year, but interest rate rises meant pre-tax profits fell. Coast purchased the fresh and frozen business Danish Vega Salmon in January 2023 which has an annual production turnover of around 25,000 tonnes of salmon and this acquisition was the main reason for the surge in turnover.

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Blue food, green solutions

Copenhagen

The eyes of the world’s aquaculture sector will be on Copenhagen this August, when the city hosts AQUA 2024, a joint event co-organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS).

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Packed programme for AQUA 2024

The eyes of the world’s aquaculture sector will be on Copenhagen this August, when the city hosts AQUA 2024, a joint event co-organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS).

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AQUA 2024 plenary speakers confirmed

The speakers for the two plenary sessions at AQUA 2024, jointly hosted by the European Aquaculture Society and the World Aquaculture Society in Copenhagen this August, have been confirmed. They are Dag Sletmo (pictured, left), Senior Vice President Seafood Division, DNB Bank, and Signe Riemer-Sørensen (right) Research Manager Analytics and AI, with the Norwegian research…

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Feed group BioMar posts record earnings for Q1

Feed business BioMar’s focus on adding value appears to be paying off, with increased earnings for the first quarter of 2024 despite a lower volume of sales, year on year. Including all the feed companies in the BioMar group, the company recorded an EBITDA for Q1 of more than DKK 310m (£35.5m), compared with DKK 117m (£13.4m) for Q1  2023.

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Nutreco and Skretting chiefs to step down

headshots of man and woman

The chief executives of feed giant Nutreco and its aquaculture business, Skretting, have both announced they will be stepping down. Nutreco CEO Fulco van Lede (pictured, right), will be leaving this summer after leading the company for the past three years. In addition, Therese Log Bergjord (pictured, left), CEO of Skretting for the past seven…

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BioMar sees record profits on lower volumes for 2023

Aquafeed group BioMar achieved record revenue and profits on slightly reduced volumes for 2023, the company’s update for Q4 shows. BioMar saw revenue for the full year 2023 up by just under 1% to DKK 17.9bn (£2.05bn) but recorded EBITDA or operating profit of DKK 1.25bn (£143m) up 23% from the full year 2022. EBITDA…

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