Bigger salmon sites the way forward
SCOTLAND could grow its aquaculture sector if it increased the scale of its farms in line with some Norwegian models. This was the message from Scottish Sea Farms managing director […] Continue Reading
Focus on fish health in Lofoten
EUROPHARMA is gearing up for its annual fish health seminar in the Lofoten Islands in Norway. To be held from June 14-16 in the picturesque village of Nusfjord, the meeting […] Continue Reading
Benchmark in deal with SalMar
BENCHMARK has signed a long-term agreement with Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar to provide genetics, health and knowledge services to the company, it was announced today. Benchmark through its subsidiary SalmoBreed […] Continue Reading
Scottish Sea Farms see profits rise
SCOTTISH Sea Farms reported an operating profit of NOK 24.39 per kg gutted weight in the final quarter of 2016, up from NOK 18.59 per kg in the previous quarter […] Continue Reading
AKVA boss to move to SalMar
THE CEO of equipment supplier AKVA, Trond Williksen, has announced he will leave his post to join leading Norwegian fish farmer SalMar. Williksen, 52, will continue at AKVA for the […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing Friday April 15
OSLO LAUNCHES SEAFOOD INDEX THE Oslo Stock Exchange has this week launched a seafood index dedicated to investors buying and selling exchange traded notes within the fishing and fish farming industries. Both sectors are […] Continue Reading
Norway orders lice-hit farms to cut output
EIGHT more Norwegian fish farms have been told to cut their production by 50 per cent from 2016 to 2018 due to the prevalence of sea lice at the sites, […] Continue Reading