Iceland fish farming up 38 per cent

FISH farming production in Iceland has increased by 38 per cent during the past 12 months. The annual figure is now 27,776 tonnes and that is expected to grow significantly over the new two to three years. The Icelandic Food Administration says salmon and trout remain the two largest species. Salmon production increased by a…

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Norway Royal Salmon Q1 earnings down

NORWAY Royal Salmon (NRS) has become the third major aquaculture company in recent days, after Bakkafrost and Lerøy, to report a drop in 2018 first quarter earnings and profits resulting from lower salmon prices. The company announced an operational EBIT (operating profit) of NOK 193 million against NOK 205 million for Q1 2017. The EBIT per kg…

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Go ahead for joint offshore farm

TWO of Norway\’s leading salmon farming companies have been given the go ahead to expand their activities in the northern area of the country. The Directorate of Fisheries has granted a number of offshore development permits to Norway Royal Salmon and Aker, which are collaborating on a joint project in the Troms area of Finnmark. The development, which…

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ISA hits Norway Royal Salmon Q4

AN outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia in November has proved costly for Norway Royal Salmon, denting its final quarter results for 2017. Figures today show that Q4 operational EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) or gross profit was 95​million kroners compared with NOK 101 million a year ago. The earnings per kilogramme were NOK 15.51 compared with NOK 26.83 in…

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