Top Japanese trading house offers $1.4 billion for Cermaq
AN offer has been made for the Japanese salmon producer, Cermaq, by Mitsubishi Corp, of NOK 8.88 billion ($1.4bn). Cermaq, which is based in Oslo, is one of the largest […] Continue Reading
Fish farm expansion brings jobs to Orkney
APPROVAL has been granted for the expansion of the Scottish Sea Farms site at Eday, north of Orkney. The £1 million expansion will create four new jobs locally, doubling the […] Continue Reading
Loch Duart MD to step down
AFTER 15 years at the helm of Loch Duart, Nick Joy has decided to step down as Managing Director in the Spring of 2015. He has cited a number of […] Continue Reading
New contracts for the Mørenot Aquaculture Group
MØRENOT Aquaculture Group landed new contracts at the Aquaculture UK 2014 exhibition in Aviemore, Scotland. Mørenot Aquaculture Group won a contract for four new Flexilink grids at the show. The […] Continue Reading
Salmon company has application rejected by Highland Council
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has had its application to remove a planning condition, which limits permission to operate one of its farms for ten years only, refused by the […] Continue Reading
Russian ban good news for Chilean salmon
WHILST the Russian import ban has left US, EU and Norwegian salmon producers desperate to find alternative markets, salmon companies in Chile are predicted to take advantage and treble shipments […] Continue Reading
Marine Harvest invest £3 million on Muck
LEADING salmon farming company, Marine Harvest, is investing £3 million on its Small Isles salmon farm, on the remote isle of Muck, off the west coast of Scotland. Part of […] Continue Reading
Record results for Scottish Salmon Company
HIGHER harvests and strong market prices have combined with a market-led strategy and good export sales to drive a record-breaking half-year for The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC). SSC has reported […] Continue Reading
Salmon industry in ‘high-cycle scenario’
ANALYSTS at Rabobank state that the global salmon industry is experiencing a temporary, but long-lasting undersupply and high price environment, one which will create a number of challenges for the […] Continue Reading