Lerøy reports new Scottish RAS facility on track

LERØY Seafood said today that the new Barcaldine RAS facility at its Scottish Sea Farms operation was on track, with fish moving through the site and the first release of smolt having taken place this autumn. But like SalMar yesterday, its co-partner in Scotland, it reports that biological challenges were continuing to impact on growth…

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Lerøy posts strong Q4 results

THE Lerøy Seafood Group today posted substantially higher earnings and profits for the final quarter of 2018. The group, which owns a half share in Scottish Sea Farms, announced that Q4 revenues rose by NOK 773,000 to NOK 5,340 million. Harvest total was up by 17 per cent 49,000 tonnes gutted weight of salmon and…

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Devastating fire at Leroy hatchery

LEROY Seafood, the world’s second largest salmon and trout farming group, has lost 2.6 million young fish after a fire at a major salmon hatchery in northern Norway, the Financial Times reported today. The group, which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, said on Monday morning that an employee of a subcontractor that was…

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Lerøy reports record half-year turnover

THE Lerøy Seafood Group, one of the few companies with a significant combined salmon farming and conventional fishing business, today announced impressive second quarter results for this year. The company, which owns 50 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms, reported total revenues of NOK 5,042 million (£465 million), compared to NOK 4,224 million (£389 million)…

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