Kontali names Kjerstad as next CEO

Seafood markets consultancy Kontali has appointed Kjetil Angell Kjerstad as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, starting from 1 April. Kjerstad is currently Head of Business Development and Strategy at telecoms business Telia Norway. He was formerly Head of Google Ads in Norway and his career also includes roles with Microsoft Norway and Telenor. Kontali provides…

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Green investor acquires aquaculture database provider Kontali

Norwegian ‘green’ investor Arendals Fossekompani has taken a controlling stake in aquaculture knowledge specialist Kontali Analyse. The move is a first step to building a global powerhouse for big data in the aquaculture sector. Founded in Kristiansund, Norway, in 1987, Kontali has served as the leading knowledge-based consultancy and data provider for the Norwegian fish…

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Algae outbreak \’cost £170 million\’

ECHOES of another outbreak involving micro-organisms almost a year ago have come back to haunt the salmon farming sector. A report by the seafood database Kontali shows that the algae attack which hit a number of fish farms in the north of Norway last May cost the sector up to 2.45 billion kroner – or…

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Algae outbreak \’cost £170 million\’

ECHOES of another outbreak involving micro-organisms almost a year ago have come back to haunt the salmon farming sector. A report by the seafood database Kontali shows that the algae attack which hit a number of fish farms in the north of Norway last May cost the sector up to 2.45 billion kroner – or…

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Study finds shortcomings in handling algae attack

THE economic and social impact of the algae outbreak which hit two important Norwegian salmon farming areas last May was more severe than first thought, a report has suggested. It also says some aspects in tackling the problem were not handled well. The independent aquaculture and fisheries data provider Kontali, which has closely mapped and analysed the…

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