New boss at North Atlantic Seafood Forum

THE former chief of MSD Animal Health is to head the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF), the prestigious annual seafood conference, it was reported yesterday. Johan Kvalheim (pictured) will replace Jørgen J. Lund at the helm of the Bergen based event, which is held every March. Kvalheim graduated from the Norwegian College of Fishery Science…

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Iceland MPs on Norway fact finder

AS Iceland gears up to expand its aquaculture sector, a group from the country’s parliament, the Althingi, has just completed a fact finding mission to study how the Norwegians successfully developed their own industry. Eleven members of the parliamentary employment committee had been in Bergen for the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) last week and,…

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Novel feed firm boosts team

NOVEL feed producer Veramaris has expanded its team as it prepares to open its full scale production facility in the US this summer. The Dutch firm makes natural marine algal oil at three sites on two continents, North America and Europe. The third and largest facility, in Blair, Nebraska, is currently under construction and expected…

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