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A group representing 25 environmental and sports fishing organisations has called on the Icelandic government to ban open-net farms in the country. The demands comes just days after the Icelandic […] Continue Reading
Måsøval Eiendom has said it is exploring the potential of taking on a strategic partner in the Icelandic salmon company Ice Fish Farm, which it says has the potential to […] Continue Reading
Icelandic salmon farmer Ice Fish Farm has posted a third quarter operating profit of NOK 54 million (£4.5m), well up on Q3 a year ago when the company’s profit was […] Continue Reading
The export value of aquaculture products from Iceland is continuing to soar, according to the latest official data. Preliminary figures show it hit ISK 5 billion or just over £30m […] Continue Reading
Mowi is set to take a majority stake in the Icelandic salmon breeder Arctic Fish. It is Mowi’s first significant move into aquaculture in Iceland. Mowi recently warned that the […] Continue Reading
Local authorities in the Westfjords, Iceland’s largest salmon farming area, have called for any tax contributions from aquaculture to go directly to them instead of having to collect it from […] Continue Reading
Iceland’s competition authority is to investigate a proposed merger between two of the country’s largest salmon farmers. Both Arnarlax and Arctic Fish are Norwegian-owned, being owned by SalMar and Norway […] Continue Reading
Artec Aqua, a Norwegian based turnkey supplier for onshore aquaculture, has signed a £150m-plus deal to build a large land-based salmon farm in Iceland. The facility is for GeoSalmo ehf and […] Continue Reading
Land-based salmon farmer Landeldi has appointed Eggert Þór Kristófersson as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Iceland-based business operates a farm and hatchery in the country’s Ölfus region, with the […] Continue Reading