Kingfish producer reports harvest up for Q1
The Kingfish Company, producer of high value yellowtail kingfish, is reporting a first quarter harvest of 228 tonnes, 19 per cent up on the final three months of 2020. The […] Continue Reading
Atlantic Sapphire Q1 harvest down as losses mount
Land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire has unveiled less-than-spectacular harvest figures in its 2021 first quarter trading update. The company, best known for its Miami Bluehouse salmon says just 721 tonnes […] Continue Reading
Pure Salmon picks Benchmark for ova supply contract
Benchmark Genetics has won a contract to supply eggs for ambitious land-based aquaculture group Pure Salmon. The agreement covers the delivery of more than 80 million eggs per annum, at […] Continue Reading
Sande Settefisk signs RAS farm deal
Investment in land based salmon farming continued apace this week with another company announcing large scale investment in a new project. Sande Settefisk has signed a deal with water treatment […] Continue Reading
‘Technical’ incident setback for Atlantic Sapphire
Land-based producer Atlantic Sapphire looks set to lose up to 500 tonnes of salmon following technical problems at its plant near Miami, Florida. The losses represent 5% of of its […] Continue Reading
Researchers call for standard approach to disinfection
A comparative study of disinfection practices at land-based salmon farms in Norway and North America has found that North American farms use disinfectant more regularly, but the length of time […] Continue Reading
Lerøy Seafood set to invest in land-based salmon farming
Lerøy Seafood is planning to move into land based salmon farming. The company published its financial results for the final quarter of 2020, showing that operating profits fell from NOK […] Continue Reading
Atlantic Sapphire scales up growth in Florida
Atlantic Sapphire announced last night it is to scale up the second phase of its “Miami Bluehouse” salmon production at its Florida land-based farm. The move will increase annual production […] Continue Reading
Grieg invests in land-based project
Grieg Seafood is set to become the first mainstream salmon producer to invest in a land based site that will grow salmon to market size . The joint venture in […] Continue Reading