Posts Tagged ‘Northern Harvest’
Mowi names new CEO to replace Aarskog
Mowi, the world’s biggest salmon farmer, has appointed Ivan Vindheim as its new CEO, replacing Alf-Helge Aarskog who has held the position for the past 10 years, the company announced this morning. Vindheim, who has been Mowi’s CFO since 2012, takes up the role today. He told Intrafish it would be ‘business as usual’, and…
Read MoreTrudeau won’t close farms, says Mowi boss
THE re-election of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in yesterday’s elections will not spell the end of net pen farming in British Columbia, according to one of the biggest operators in the region. Trudeau, whose Liberal Party lost the popular vote but secured enough seats to form a minority government, had announced plans to shut…
Read MoreMowi CEO called to Canada after mass mortalities
THE fisheries minister of Newfoundland and Labrador has suspended the farming licences of Mowi Canada East\’s Northern Harvest operations following a mass mortality last month. Gerry Byrne has also demanded a face to face meeting with Mowi’s Norwegian CEO, Alf-Helge Aarskog, after a reported 2.6 million salmon died. The loss, revealed yesterday, represents around half…
Read MoreMarine Harvest buys Canadian salmon farmer
MARINE Harvest is to buy leading east coast Canadian salmon farmer Northern Harvest, the Bergen based company announced. Northern Harvest is fully integrated with its own broodstock, smolt/hatchery, farming sites and processing operations. It is expected to harvest 19,000 tonnes of salmon in 2018; it has 45 farming licences in Newfoundland and New Brunswick, and…
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