Nordlaks sees 2020 revenues hit by pandemic
Salmon farmer Nordlaks, which recently received an official rebuff over its giant offshore Havfarm platform, saw sales fall by more than 10% last year, mainly as a result of the […] Continue Reading
Havfarm refusal ‘a surprise’ says Nordlaks chief
Salmon farmer Nordlaks said last night there was no justification for the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries rejecting its application to convert development permits for the giant offshore platform Havfarm 1. […] Continue Reading
Shock as giant Havfarm project is refused permanent licences
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has turned down an application for 13 development permits to be converted into permanent licences for Nordlaks’ offshore salmon farm platform, Havfarm 1. The Directorate cited […] Continue Reading
Nordlaks celebrates year of significant investment
Nordlaks, the company behind the giant Havfarm1 salmon farming platform, invested more than 850 million kroner (£72 million) in 2019 – a year which it says an algae bloom outbreak […] Continue Reading
Fish farms urged to go electric
Seafood Norway, the trade organisation which represents companies and employers, has said it is vital that the country’s aquaculture industry should become fully electric within ten years. It made the […] Continue Reading
Giant platform receives first salmon
Just six week after completing its epic 15,000 mile voyage from China to Norway, the first salmon has been released into HavFarm1, the giant Nordlaks fish farming platform. Nordlaks said […] Continue Reading
Nordlaks suffers 5,000 litre diesel spill
Police and scientists are investigating a large diesel spillage from a fish farm owned by the high profile company Nordlaks. Around 5,000 litres of oil are believed to have come […] Continue Reading
A Giant Arrives
The July edition of Fish Farmer has just gone to press and the cover story is the arrival of Nordlaks giant offshore structure in Norway. We also take an in-depth […] Continue Reading
Offshore giant arrives on schedule
HAVFARM 1, the giant offshore salmon farming platform, has finally arrived at its new home in Norway after a voyage of almost 15,000 nautical miles. Strapped to the equally large […] Continue Reading