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Benchmark Genetics says construction of its new incubation centre in Iceland is on track for completion this summer. The new facility, which will have an annual capacity of 300 million […] Continue Reading
Iceland has just launched its first aquaculture dashboard, bringing near total transparency to the country’s growing fish farming sector. The online dashboard was unveiled by Fisheries Minister Kristján Þór Júlíusson, […] Continue Reading
A group of young investors in Iceland have come together in an enterprising new fish farming venture. The move is another example of the rapidly growing interest within the country […] Continue Reading
Icelandic Salmon looks set to win permission to produce an additional 10,000 tonnes of salmon in the Westfjords region. The company formerly known as Arnarlax, has received an assessment report […] Continue Reading
Benchmark’s Iceland arm, StofnFiskur hf, is changing its name as part of the parent company’s “single brand” strategy. Stofnfiskur will now be known as Benchmark Genetics Iceland hf and the […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices remain in a state of stagnation as the first month of 2021 draws to a close. In Norway at the end of last week they were either flat […] Continue Reading
A former fishing skipper has landed a key senior management post at one of Iceland’s leading aquaculture companies. Forty-year-old Einar Guðmundsson takes over as managing director of Hábrún efh which […] Continue Reading
The owners of the salmon feed boat which sank during a fierce storm in an east Iceland fjord last weekend say they are looking at plans to refloat the vessel. […] Continue Reading
Coastguards in Eastern Iceland are today assessing the environmental situation after a large feed boat, containing 10,000 litres of fuel oil, sank during a severe storm at the weekend. The […] Continue Reading