Samherji to expand in east Iceland
Samherji is to expand its land-based salmon farm at Öxarfjörður in north east Iceland at a cost of almost £8.5m – or one and a half billion Icelandic kroner. The […] Continue Reading
Northern star
Iceland’s fish farming saga is on the verge of an exciting new chapter. A new force in Atlantic salmon farming is starting to make its presence felt on the world […] Continue Reading
East Iceland farms on alert over algae bloom
Fish farmers on the east coast of Iceland are keeping a close watch on a potentially devastating large algae bloom close to the shore. A similar bloom killed most of […] Continue Reading
Arnarlax gets BRC seal of approval
Icelandic salmon company Arnarlax has been awarded the all-important British Retail Consortium (BRC) food safety certification for its processing operation in Bíldudalur in the Westfjords region. BRC Food Safety certification gives the […] Continue Reading
Iceland’s aquaculture output shows big rise for June
The export value of Iceland’s farmed fish products totalled just over ISK 3.2 billion (£18.4m) last month according to preliminary trade figures from Statistics Iceland. This represents a 67% rise […] Continue Reading
Processor Marel set to take over Valka
Icelandic food processing group Marel has struck a deal to acquire Valka ehf, a fish processing business also based in Iceland. Under the deal Marel will acquire more than 90% […] Continue Reading
Samherji signs major RAS deal
A £263m deal to build Iceland’s largest land-based salmon plant was announced last night. It will be located on the coast at Reyjanes, just a few miles south of the […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture is now a ‘significant’ export earner for Iceland
Seafood, including aquaculture products, now accounts for more than a third of all Iceland’s export earnings, the latest data shows. Revenues from trade in goods and services during the first […] Continue Reading
UK and Norway agree free trade deal
Norway and the United Kingdom have finally reached agreement on a free trade deal which will provide improved access for seafood, it was confirmed today. The deal, confirmed by Norwegian […] Continue Reading