Posts Tagged ‘Land based farming and hatcheries’
Kingfish US project moves closer after Maine court success
The Kingfish Company has overcome a major hurdle against opponents trying to prevent the company building a yellowtail facility in Maine on the US East Coast.
Read MoreNordic Aqua Partners forced into surprise cull
Land-based salmon farmer Nordic Aqua Partners has said it expects to lose around 190 tonnes in the current quarter after detecting a high concentration of the off-flavour compound geosmin at its Chinese facility.
Read MoreKingfish Company sees sales up 36% in Q2
Land-based fish farmer The Kingfish Company saw its sales volume leap by more than a third, year on year, in the second quarter of this year.
Read MoreBlueprint for industry innovation published
Aquaculture features prominently in a new report setting out research priorities for the UK’s animal-based food sector.
Government-supported body the UK Agri-Tech Centre has published a report, “Livestock and Aquaculture innovation: the next ten years”, based on input from more than 150 stakeholders in the livestock and aquaculture industries.
Icelandic authorities probing 5,000 strong hatchery escape
The Icelandic Veterinary Agency MAST said that just over 5,100 salmon fry got out of a Samherji hatchery on land, at Öxarfjörður.
Read MoreMixed Q2 results from Atlantic Sapphire
Florida land-based salmon company Atlantic Sapphire harvested a total volume of approximately 1,245 tonnes (HOG) in the three months ending 30 June. The total was just 95 tonnes up on the previous quarter’s harvest.
Read MoreAtlantic Sapphire shares fall as founders sell up
Shares in Atlantic Sapphire, the Florida land-based salmon company, dropped sharply in Oslo yesterday after news that its two founders had sold their holding in the business.
Read MoreIceland land-based company raises additional €6m
The Icelandic salmon farming company Laxey has successfully raised €6m (just over £5m) in a new issue which has attracted a number of Norwegian investors.
Read MoreNordic Aqua reporting high quality from new China farm
Nordic Aqua Partners, the Norwegian company developing a new land-based salmon farm in China, has announced a first operational harvest of 523 tonnes.
Read MoreAquaBounty sells its Indiana farm to another RAS producer
AquaBounty Technologies has finally sold its land-based farm in Albany, Indiana after putting it on the market earlier this year.
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