Laxar Fiskeldi hopes to raise sunken barge
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
Oil spill fears over sunk feed boat
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
Samherji expands in Iceland
Iceland’s largest fishing company is working to further expand its plans to establish a large fish farming operation near the fishing town of Grindavik on the southern peninsula of Iceland. […] Continue Reading
Iceland farm site plan faces opposition
Plans to build a large salmon farm near the east Icelandic port of Seyðisfjörður are facing growing opposition. The main protests are coming from sports fishing organisations and a section […] Continue Reading
Norway Royal Salmon share deal paves way for Iceland tie-up
A larger and more powerful Icelandic salmon farming operation looks set to emerge following a financial restructuring in Oslo. The Norwegian transport and aquaculture services group NTS is increasing its […] Continue Reading
Boost for Iceland’s aquaculture education
One of Iceland’s leading universities has received a major grant to help develop vocational training in aquaculture. The ISK 46 million award to the University of Akureyri in the north […] Continue Reading
Now Samherji bids for big shipping line
Samherji, one of Europe’s leading seafood businesses, has increased its stake in shipping and logistics company Eimskip, with a view to making an eventual takeover bid. The news has emerged […] Continue Reading
Plan to build salmon farm on former smelting site
Iceland’s largest fishing company has unveiled a plan to set up a salmon farm on a former aluminium smelting site. The move signals the company’s intention to embark on an […] Continue Reading
‘Administrative jungle’ holding up salmon applications
Dozens of operating applications for fish farming operations in Iceland are still stuck in a bureaucratic pipeline, some of them four or five years after they were first submitted, one […] Continue Reading