SalMar upbeat about Scottish Sea Farms

NORWEGIAN fish farming giant SalMar said 2018 had been a good year for Scottish Sea Farms, the UK business it part owns with Lerøy Seafood. In its annual report, SalMar reveals that Scottish Sea Farms generated operating revenues of NOK 2,057 million (£183.4 million) last year, compared with NOK 2,088 million (186.23 million) in 2017.…

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Salmon farmers a good bet, says bank

A LEADING Nordic financial institution has said it expects salmon farming companies to continue to show an increase in earnings this year. Danske Banke, which is Danish owned and has operations in at least 16 countries, believes prices are expected to rise or at least remain stable this year and this means salmon stocks constituted…

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EU raids cost salmon firms millions

ALMOST seven billion kroner (about £625 million) has been wiped off the value of a number of Norwegian salmon farming companies following a series of inspections by EU officials in Scotland and the Netherland last week. The Seafood Index on the Oslo Stock Exchange has taken a huge hit during the last few days, with…

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Devastating fire at Leroy hatchery

LEROY Seafood, the world’s second largest salmon and trout farming group, has lost 2.6 million young fish after a fire at a major salmon hatchery in northern Norway, the Financial Times reported today. The group, which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, said on Monday morning that an employee of a subcontractor that was…

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Salmon firms moving into white fish

MORE aquaculture companies are predicted to expand into the cod and haddock business over the next year or two, following a major purchase by a Norwegian salmon business trio this week. The consortium was led by Coast Seafood, one of the world’s largest independent salmon and trout sales firms, and joined by Brødrene Karlsen and…

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Norway urged to process more of its fish

NORWEGIAN fishing and salmon farming companies are facing growing demands to process more of the fish produce at home. Part of the crusade is environmentally based and part is on economic grounds because changing tactics would not only reduce the carbon footprint, but it would create hundreds of local jobs. In Britain, the practice is…

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