Grieg CEO hails record year for company
Grieg Seafood CEO Andreas Kvame has spoken of an historic year for the company in his 2022 annual report, published today. In February, the company reported an operational profit or […] Continue Reading
Investment group buys into SinkabergHansen
Investment group BEWI Invest has bought a large stake in the family-owned salmon farmer SinkabergHansen (SBH) for around NOK 2.2bn (£178m), it has been announced. The consideration will comprise of […] Continue Reading
Scotland could benefit from tax row, says Norwegian salmon farmer
Scotland could end up as one of the winners from Norway’s increasingly bitter salmon tax row, a leading Norwegian fish farmer has said. Sondre Eide, General Manager of the company […] Continue Reading
Salmon’s big guns unite to condemn new tax plan
Norway’s biggest salmon farmers have come out almost unanimously to condemn the Oslo government’s revised “salmon tax” plans. Despite the basic rate of the proposed “ground rent” tax being reduced […] Continue Reading
New tax plan “changes nothing” – Seafood Norway
Seafood Norway, one of the country’s main organisations representing employers in aquaculture and fisheries, today described changes to the proposed “salmon tax” as disappointing, The organisation’s CEO Geir Ove Ystmark […] Continue Reading
Loch Duart promotes Hazel Wade as Operations Director
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart has promoted Hazel Wade to the post of Operations Director. Wade has worked with Loch Duart for more than 18 years and has been Operations […] Continue Reading
Iceland aquaculture exports hit new record in 2022
Iceland’s aquaculture-related exports totalled a record 49 billion kroner (£287m) last year, according to the latest official figures. This represents a 39% increase on 2021, according to Statistics Iceland. As […] Continue Reading
Gigante Salmon opens £16m construction loan facility
Land-based fish farmer Gigante Salmon has said in a Stock Exchange announcement that it has started drawing on a NOK 204m (£16m) construction loan facility. The move means the company […] Continue Reading
Norway’s Conservatives pledge to scrap salmon tax
Norway’s Conservative party has said it will scrap the “salmon tax” if re-elected in 2025. The party’s leadership has also hinted that European Union membership could be on the agenda […] Continue Reading