Posts Tagged ‘salmon’
Salmon Evolution ends 2023 with record biomass
Land-based fish farmer Salmon Evolution recorded an all-time high biomass of more than 2,200 tonnes as 2023 drew to a close. The Norwegian company’s latest trading update also notes that last year saw record harvest volumes. As at 31 December 2023 the company had a standing biomass of more than 2,200 tonnes (LW) and had…
Read MoreSouthern Chile hit by new toxic algal outbreak
Salmon farmers in the south of Chile are battling against another large toxic algal bloom which has already cost the sector thousands of tonnes in lost fish in the past few weeks. Losses are already approaching 3,000 tonnes in Atlantic and Coho salmon. So far, farms run by AquaChile and Blumar (pictured) seem to be…
Read MoreHomegrown success for the Scottish salmon sector
UK sales for salmon are up more than 3% year on year, and that is just one indicator of the importance of the industry to the national economy. So says Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott in the December issue of Fish Farmer (starting page 26), which you can read or download here. Scott also…
Read MoreFarmed fish ‘may not seriously harm wild salmon’, expert argues
A heated debate has broken out in Iceland over an article that argues farmed salmon escapes may not, after all, materially harm their wild cousins. The claim was made by fisheries expert Gunnar Davidsson, Head of Natural Resources in the Tromsø and Finnmark municipality, Norway. He was writing in the Christmas edition of the fish…
Read MoreMåsøval unveils increased harvest – and wins compensation
The family-owned salmon company Måsøval today announced a higher than expected harvest for both 2023 and the final quarter of last year. With the new year just three days old, it is the first of the big salmon companies to unveil Q4 details. The company harvested 7,929 tonnes in the final three months of 2023…
Read MoreIcelandic police drop fish escape investigation
The Icelandic police have dropped their investigation into fish farmer Arctic Fish, over a large salmon escape in August last year. An estimated 3,000 fish got out in what was seen around the country as a major incident, with anti-salmon farming factions calling on the government to ban open pen fish farming. The Icelandic Veterinary…
Read MoreTakeoff for GeoSalmo with financing completed
Land-based salmon company GeoSalmo has successfully raised ISK two billion (around £11.5 million) allowing it to move ahead very soon with its large-scale fish farm project in Iceland. The effort attracted an influential group of investors from across Scandinavia and northern Europe. GeoSalmo plans to build 24,000 tonne HFS farm (hybrid flow-through system) at Ölfus,…
Read MoreJellyfish force SalMar into harvest forecast reduction
The salmon farming giant SalMar has been forced to lower its 2023 harvest forecast by 5,000 tonnes due to jellyfish attacks earlier this month. It has also had to prematurely destroy some 600,000 fish in Norway as a direct result of the attacks. Salmar’s 2023 forecast for central Norway is now 142,000 tonnes and 92,000…
Read MoreInvesting in the future
Bakkafrost Scotland’s drive to be the leading sustainable salmon producer Bakkafrost Scotland is one of the largest employers in the Outer Hebrides with more than 500 staff across 45 locations on the West Coast of Scotland and Hebridean Islands. It continues its commitment to become Scotland’s leading salmon producer with a sustainable approach to business.…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms’ accounts show cost of biological challenges
The 2022 audited accounts for salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms, published this week, show a “year of two halves” which saw profit margins slashed thanks to fish health problems in the autumn and winter. Scottish Sea Farms (SSF), also known as Norskott Havbruk, is jointly owned by Norwegian salmon giants SalMar and Lerøy. Group turnover…
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