New board members for Norcod
Two heavy hitters from the seafood sector have been appointed to the board of Norwegian cod farmer Norcod, as the company prepares to move on to the main list of […] Continue Reading
Nordic Halibut opts for private placement
Fish farmer Nordic Halibut this week resumed plans for an Oslo Stock Exchange listing by submitting an application to join the Euronext Growth market. The company surprised many by withdrawing plans […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
Norwegian farmers taking salmon price hit
NORWEGIAN fish farmers are facing a marked decline in the price of fresh salmon this week for the first time since the Covid-19 crisis hit more than six weeks ago. Figures from Statistics […] Continue Reading
Mass mortality at Atlantic Sapphire’s Danish pilot
SOME 227,000 salmon have died at the Danish site of land based farming pioneer Atlantic Sapphire. The company lost the fish at its commercial pilot facility over the weekend, according […] Continue Reading
Iceland salmon farmers grappling with storms
SEVERE weather conditions have been preventing at least one of Iceland’s main salmon companies from carrying out harvesting activities. According to Morgunbladid, Iceland’s main newspaper, the slaughter of fish at Arnarlax’s farms […] Continue Reading
AKVA group reports ‘significant’ losses for Q4
AQUACULTURE equipment supplier AKVA said that its Q4 losses would be ‘significant’, at below minus NOK 100 million (£8.3 million). Updating the notice it issued to the Oslo stock exchange […] Continue Reading
Oslo to face legal action over new salmon map
THE Norwegian government is expected to face legal challenges to its new salmon farming traffic light scheme from companies caught up in the red zones, it has emerged. Up to 140 businesses in […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices drop in coronavirus slump
SALMON prices fell back sharply in Norway at the weekend with the coronavirus outbreak in China largely to blame. China is a major and expanding market for Norwegian frozen salmon […] Continue Reading