Norwegian Gannet owner claims court victory

THE owners of the salmon slaughter ship Norwegian Gannet have won a major part of their long running processing dispute with the Norwegian fishery authorities. Bergen District Court yesterday delivered its judgement largely in favour of the Danish based Hav Line following a hearing last month, conducted in part by video link. Hav Line is…

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Salmon slaughter ship row goes to court

AN intriguing civil court case is underway in Norway involving the owners of the Danish owned salmon slaughter ship Norwegian Gannet and the government in Oslo. The Hav Line is seeking compensation of up to 700 million kroner (£55 million) from the Ministry of Trade and Industry over official demands that fish with deformities or…

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Iceland farmer loses 90,000 salmon in storms

THE Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax has lost at least 470 tonnes of fish because a run of severe storms have prevented harvesting from being carried out, it is being reported. The figure, confirmed by the national food safety agency MAST is a much higher than the original estimate of 100 tonnes and represents up to 90,000…

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All the news in the latest Fish Farmer

THE size and ambition of the aquaculture industry was very much in evidence at the recent Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim – and now you can read about it in the latest issue of Fish Farmer. We bring coverage from the greatest event in the fish farming calendar, with reports on new products and services,…

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Mowi uses ‘Gannet’ to process salmon at sea

PROCESSING salmon at sea could address the potential crisis of delayed cross Channel freight deliveries in the wake of a no deal Brexit. The new Norwegian processing ship Norwegian Gannet has made its first trip to Scotland, picking up 594 tonnes of salmon from Mowi’s Portnalong site on Skye. According to a report today by…

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