Salmon Evolution reports mortality issues
Land-based farming company Salmon Evolution issued a mortality alert at the weekend after revealing that its new facility in Norway has been hit by biological issues. It was less than […] Continue Reading
Salmon company celebrates 50 year anniversary with factory opening
Norwegian salmon farmer Vikenco has just celebrated 50 years in business with the opening of a new factory, slaughterhouse and processing facility, part of which has been in operation for […] Continue Reading
Independent salmon producers sign NOK 22 billion feed deal
The Salmon Group network, which represents several small and medium sized Norwegian fish farmers, has signed a new long term feed deal worth NOK 22 billion (£1.66 bn). The group […] Continue Reading
NASF partners with Seafood People
Annual industry event the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) has entered a strategic partnership with the executive recruitment group, Seafood People and investment firm Pareto Securities. The agreement means Seafood […] Continue Reading
Salmon prices up again after Easter dip
Fresh salmon prices have climbed back up after sagging over Easter, according to the latest figures from Statistics Norway. In week 15 it said the export price rose by 3.8% […] Continue Reading
Grieg reports another sharp rise in production costs
Grieg Seafood not only harvested fewer salmon during the first part of this year, it also saw a significant jump in its production costs. Presenting its 2023 first quarter trading […] Continue Reading
Mycoprotein feed start-up raises €11m
A Finnish biotech start-up that aims to produce fungus-based protein for animal and aquafeed has raised €11m (£9.7m) in its latest funding round. The capital raising exercise for eniferBio was […] Continue Reading
Salmon Evolution raises half a billion kroner in an afternoon
Salmon Evolution last night successfully completed a private placement, raising more than half a billion kroner in the process. The issue of 68,181,818 new shares in two tranches was only […] Continue Reading
Supermarket tycoon buys further into Atlantic Sapphire
One of Norway’s wealthiest businessmen has purchased a further ten million shares in the Florida salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire. The purchase by Johan Johannson is worth NOK 50 million (NOK […] Continue Reading