Iceland salmon exports soar as new aqua bill approved

By andrewbalahura | June 24, 2019

THE value of Icelandic farmed fish exports have jumped by 71 per cent to 8.6 billion kroner – or £54-million – during the first four months of this year, new figures show. The announcement comes as Iceland’s parliament, the Althing, approved a new bill on the future of the industry which includes a number of…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, February 8

By Jenny Hjul | February 8, 2019

GRIEG INVESTS IN NEW LOW CARBON PLANTS GRIEG Seafood is to buy four new battery powered hybrid plants for its feed vessels as it looks to increase its environmental footprint by cutting down on diesel use. The plants, which hugely reduce diesel generator operations, have been specially developed by Fjord Maritime, based in Bergen, with…

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