Ice Fish Farm posts loss for Q2
Ice Fish Farm, the Icelandic salmon company, has reported a second quarter operating loss of NOK 86 million (£7.2m) following a write-down of biomass. This compares to a profit of […] Continue Reading
Icelandic salmon farmer hit by second ISA outbreak
Icelandic salmon farming company Laxar Fiskeldi has been hit by an ISA outbreak for the second time in five weeks. Laxar is currently finalising plans to merge with its sister […] Continue Reading
Iceland fish farm merger nears completion
A merger between two of Iceland’s leading fish farming companies has moved into its final phase. The board of Ice Fish Farm has approved a draft agreement to take over […] Continue Reading
Laxar Fiskeldi and Ice Fish Farm set to merge
Two of Iceland’s leading fish farming companies have announced they are to press ahead with merger plans. Ice Fish Farm has said it is buying Laxar Fiskeldi through a share […] Continue Reading
ISA confirmed at fish farm in Iceland
Tests have confirmed Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) at a Laxar Fiskeldi fish farm in eastern Iceland. MAST, the Icelandic food and veterinary authority said they have received back the results […] Continue Reading
Iceland salmon farmers in merger talks
TWO of Iceland’s leading fish farming companies have agreed to initiate talks over a possible merger. They are Ice Fish Farm and Laxar Fiskeldi, both majority owned by the Norwegian […] Continue Reading
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