Posts Tagged ‘Icelandic Food Administration’
Shock as Iceland salmon licences revoked
TWO Icelandic coastal communities have expressed shock and dismay after licences to allow a major expansion of fish farming were suddenly revoked. Late last year, the Icelandic Food Administration gave the green light to the companies Fjarðarlax (owned by Arnarlax) and the Arctic Sea Farm to produce up to 17,500 tonnes of salmon in Patreksfjordur…
Read MoreIceland farmer seeks cause of net breach
ICELAND’S largest fish farming company has been working this week to limit the damage from what could have been a potentially serious net pen failure in the north west of the country. However, the company, Arnarlax, appears to have contained the damage and while it is not known how many fish – if any –…
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