Fewer, bigger farms ‘will address lice problem’

NORWAY’S Institute of Marine Research is proposing a 33 per cent plus reduction (22 per cent in biomass terms) in the number of salmon farming sites in the west of the country, which it says could play a key role in dealing with problems. The targeted areas extend from Karmøy in the district of Rogoland to the middle…

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Grieg hints at sale of Skye farms

The Grieg Seafood Group may sell its five fish farms on Skye, the company indicated in a surprise statement today. Announcing  a review with its second quarter results, CEO Andreas Kvame said: ‘While we still have some challenges related to gill disease and algae in Shetland, the biological condition is improving. ‘We continue to work systematically…

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Algae outbreak costing Norway billions of kroner

NORWAY’S fisheries minister is to hold an urgent meeting with the salmon farming industry as it was disclosed losses from a major algae outbreak this week could reach more than two billion kroner – or around £200 million. The state broadcaster NRK said that nothing has been seen like it for decades and millions of…

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