Posts Tagged ‘Norway’
Norsk Sjømat puts listing on hold
Norsk Sjømat is postponing plans to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange, blaming increasing turbulence in the financial market. The company said the uncertainty was particularly acute in the seafood sector at the moment. The surprise announcement comes just three weeks after salmon farmer Norsk Sjømat and conventional fishing company Nergård announced they were joining…
Read MoreFischtechnik makes the grade
Staff from Fischtechnik International Germany are striving to build the best graders for live fish. For almost 40 years the company has been known for its unique belt system which carries the fish very gently and sorts them with high precision. More than 2.000 fish graders have been exported to over 70 counties. whether trout,…
Read MoreMajor salmon merger looms?
A mega-marriage between two, possibly three, fish farming companies could be on the cards. Norway Royal Salmon and Midt-Norsk Havbruk have confirmed reports that the two companies are talking about a merger, with a possible third as yet unannounced company becoming involved. Rumours have been circulating for some time and now the disclosure has set…
Read MoreMinister tells salmon firms \’polluters must pay\’
Norway\’s fish farmers have been told they will have to shoulder a larger share of the bill for recovering escaped salmon in future. Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen has announced a crackdown following a large number of escapes in the last two years. Companies have been accused by politicians on all sides of…
Read MoreMinister tells salmon firms \’polluters must pay\’
Norway\’s fish farmers have been told they will have to shoulder a larger share of the bill for recovering escaped salmon in future. Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen has announced a crackdown following a large number of escapes in the last two years. Companies have been accused by politicians on all sides of…
Read MoreSalmon exports show September pick up
After two months of decline, Norwegian salmon exports picked up in September, latest figures from Norway’s Seafood Council show. They show that 118,800 tonnes of salmon were sold to overseas markets last month, a volume rise of three per cent. The total value was 6.1 billion kroner (£510 million), up two per cent of NOK…
Read MoreISA confirmed at Mowi site
Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has now been confirmed at a Mowi site in the northernmost part of Western Norway. Mowi notified the Norwegian Food safety Authority early last month that the company suspected ISA at the farm know as the Bjørlykkestranda site. The suspicion was based on the results of PCR analysis carried out at…
Read MoreTransition deal could help Scottish salmon
Britain and Norway may have signed a new exchange agreement on fishing, but a more significant development for the Scottish salmon sector could be the news that the UK is prepared to offer the EU a three year transition period on catch exchanges. For without such a deal, Scottish salmon and other seafood faces the…
Read MoreSalmon prices on the up?
After weeks in the doldrums, farmed salmon prices may be turning the corner. Fresh and chilled salmon increased by just under five per cent last week to around NOK 50.77 per kg, according to the latest figures from Statistics Norway which closely monitors price trends in the seafood sector. However, while prices for large salmon…
Read MoreFish farming communities share £180 million
At least 150 coastal fish farming communities in Norway look set to share a bumper payout of more than £180 million from the country’s aquaculture fund. The total in Norwegian currency comes to NOK 2.2 billion and demonstrates the importance of the fund to some of the more remote areas. The spoils, which come from…
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