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Arnarlax, Iceland’s largest salmon farming company, has been fined ISK 120 million (about £705,000) following the loss of fish in an important fjord. The company has launched an immediate appeal. […] Continue Reading
The NTS group has unveiled a reduced third quarter operating profit or EBIT of NOK 78.5 million (£6.5m). The operating profit in Q3 last year was NOK 98.3m (£8.1m). The […] Continue Reading
Norwegian salmon giant SalMar is to lay off 851 people at its processing plants on Frøya and Senja, laying most of the blame on the government’s salmon tax proposal. The […] Continue Reading
Yet another Norwegian salmon company is reported to be laying off a large number of staff, laying the blame on the Oslo government’s ground rent tax proposal. Romsdal Processing has […] Continue Reading
After almost 30 years, Norway Royal Salmon has ceased to exist as an independent aquaculture company. The business was officially merged with salmon giant SalMar after close of trading on […] Continue Reading
SalMar has received European Union approval for its plan to acquire its salmon farming rival NTS and the NTS subsidiary Norway Royal Salmon. The European Commission said it had decided […] Continue Reading
A long-running dispute in the United States over allegations of price fixing by some of Norway’s largest salmon companies appears to have reached a conclusion. Reports from the US suggest […] Continue Reading
SalMar and Lerøy Seafood have issued their third quarter trading updates, with both recording fairly stable salmon harvests. The two companies are joint owners of Scottish Sea Farms, but the […] Continue Reading
Norway’s Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum remained defiant today as he prepared to deliver his first national budget which will impose extra costs worth billions of krone on the country’s […] Continue Reading