Probe into mass escape at cod farm
The Norwegian authorities have launched a detailed investigation into the escape of at least 87,000 cod from a fish farm in Norway almost three months ago. The fish, weighing an […] Continue Reading
Iceland holds fire on open-net closure demand
The Icelandic government has stalled on a demand by a group of 25 sports fishing and environmental organisations to ban open-net fish farming in the country. They called on Reykjavik […] Continue Reading
Escape prompts call to ban open-net farming in Iceland
A group representing 25 environmental and sports fishing organisations has called on the Icelandic government to ban open-net farms in the country. The demands comes just days after the Icelandic […] Continue Reading
Arnarlax facing heavy fine for fish escapes
Arnarlax, Iceland’s largest salmon farming company, has been fined ISK 120 million (about £705,000) following the loss of fish in an important fjord. The company has launched an immediate appeal. […] Continue Reading
Aller Aqua site suffers major salmon escape
Norway’s Fisheries Directorate is investigating one of the biggest salmon escapes in the country for some time. At least 35,000 fish broke free from a facility run by the Danish […] Continue Reading
Bounty offered for escaped salmon
The authorities in Norway are still working to track the whereabouts of thousands of salmon that escaped from a Norwegian fish farm almost a month ago. The incident, which involved […] Continue Reading
‘At least 3,000’ salmon from Carradale escape made it to rivers, report says
Fisheries Management Scotland believes at least 3,000 farmed salmon may have found their way into Scottish and some northern English rivers when Storm Ellen struck the Mowi fish farm at […] Continue Reading
Grieg Seafood assesses avalanche damage
Another attempt will be made today to establish whether any fish have escaped from a Grieg Seafood owned fish farm in Northern Norway that was struck by an avalanche yesterday. […] Continue Reading
Fish farm fire sparks mass escape
At least 50,000 salmon have escaped into the wild following a fire at fish farm in southern Tasmania. Huon Aquaculture said the fire broke out late last night (UK time), […] Continue Reading