Posts Tagged ‘farmed salmon’
Young chefs win starring role at Brussels expo
TWO teenage students have won a trip to the world’s biggest seafood show, where they will prepare salmon dishes for Scottish farmer Loch Duart. Jaypee Escaro, 18, from Stevenage, and Michael Brown, 18, from Letchworth Garden City, are both Level 3 students on the advanced diploma in professional cookery course at North Hertfordshire college. They…
Read MoreNorwegian exports fly high despite coronavirus
NORWEGIAN seafood exports got off to a flying start in January despite coronavirus affecting business with China during the final week of the month. Overseas sales totalled 207,000 tonnes, the same as January 2019, but they increased in value by 15 per cent or NOK 1.2 billion (£100 million) to NOK 9.8 billion (£819 million),…
Read MoreNorway exports reach record NOK 107 billion
NORWAY’S seafood industry enjoyed its best ever year in 2019 with export sales hitting a record 107.3 billion kroner – or £9.25 billion – despite slightly lower volumes. And it is clear that aquaculture, and farmed salmon in particular, is the big money spinner, delivering more than two thirds or NOK 76.5 billion (£6.6 billion) of…
Read MoreIceland aquaculture exports triple
ICELAND’S fish farmers are stepping up the pace with the value of aquaculture exports now running three times higher than a year ago. Figures for October this year, the most recent month for which statistics are available, show that the export value of farmed products of all types totalled 3.1 billion kroner (ISK) or £19.6…
Read MoreHighland cinema will tell salmon story
THE developers of the new Highland Cinema in Fort William said building work was on schedule for the venue’s opening in May next year. Local entrepreneur Angus MacDonald said the town centre cinema will transform Fort William and the surrounding area, filling a cultural vacuum for residents and tourists. Mowi Scotland, the biggest private sector…
Read MoreWarm seas, not sea lice, \’led to mass salmon deaths’
WARMING seas, not lice or other infections, were behind a recent high number of salmon deaths on parts of Canada’s east coast, an investigation has found. The probe was carried out by Daryl Whelan, Newfoundland’s chief aquaculture vet, and his team, who found that unseasonal warm water over a 13-day period last month caused oxygen…
Read MoreWarm seas, not sea lice, \’led to mass salmon deaths’
WARMING seas, not lice or other infections, were behind a recent high number of salmon deaths on parts of Canada’s east coast, an investigation has found. The probe was carried out by Daryl Whelan, Newfoundland’s chief aquaculture vet, and his team, who found that unseasonal warm water over a 13-day period last month caused oxygen…
Read MoreNesvik appointed Norway\’s first seafood minister
HARALD Tom Nesvik has been elevated to the post of Norway’s first seafood minister. He was appointed fisheries minister a year ago after his predecessor, Per Sandberg, resigned over a controversial trip to Iran with his new girlfriend. Nesvik’s promotion and new title have been created to encompass Norway’s position as a multi-seafood country and…
Read MoreNesvik appointed Norway\’s first seafood minister
HARALD Tom Nesvik has been elevated to the post of Norway’s first seafood minister. He was appointed fisheries minister a year ago after his predecessor, Per Sandberg, resigned over a controversial trip to Iran with his new girlfriend. Nesvik’s promotion and new title have been created to encompass Norway’s position as a multi-seafood country and…
Read MoreNorway fighting fake news on salmon
THE Norwegian Seafood Council has revealed it is spending a lot of time and resources fighting fake news reports circulating around the safety of farmed salmon. The battleground appears to be concentrated in Asia – and South Korea, in particular. Salmon exports to that country have increased by 172 per cent in volume and 300…
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