Ocean Farm 1 gets new licences
THE salmon farming group SalMar has been give the go-ahead to convert eight development permits into fish production licences for its giant revolutionary offshore ‘sea cage’ known as Ocean Farm […] Continue Reading
Salmar announces ‘best ever’ Q1 results
EFFORTS to deal with long standing biological problems at Scottish Sea Farms negatively impacted on its performance at the start of this year, Norwegian salmon giant SalMar reports with its […] 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
Scottish farmer dismissed from price fixing case
SCOTTISH Sea Farms has been released from a US class-action lawsuit that alleges Norwegian salmon companies colluded to fix salmon prices. The plaintiffs, led by seafood supplier Euclid Fish Company, […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmer plans first ocean farm for Scotland
A NORWEGIAN style ocean farm capable of holding 1.25 million fish could be sited off the coast of Scotland if one of the country’s leading farmers receives approval for its […] Continue Reading
Iceland salmon farmer ends year on positive note
THE Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax, which lost stock worth £2.5 million in severe storms two weeks ago, has posted significantly increased harvests and profits for the final quarter of 2019. […] Continue Reading
SalMar reports gradual upturn at Scottish Sea Farms
BIOLOGICAL issues at Scottish Sea Farms are continuing to impact on SalMar’s financial performance, 2019 fourth quarter figures from the Norwegian salmon farming giant show. However, there are signs of […] Continue Reading
Better days ahead for Scottish Sea Farms – Lerøy
THE Lerøy Seafood Group today predicted an improved outlook for its Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) operation which it shares with fellow Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar. Delivering its financial results for […] Continue Reading
Icelandic storm losses estimated at £2.5m
THE cost of a run of storms which hit Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax last week is estimated to be at least £2.5 million. The company said it had lost around […] Continue Reading