Posts Tagged ‘Sea Farming’
Now Norwegians changing minds on fish farming
Norwegians are becoming increasingly negative about salmon farming, according to new polling. The survey was carried out by Norwegian broadcaster NRK public radio and follows a series of reports about large salmon death numbers from various biological issues. But the industry organisation Seafood Norway believes that views would be different if there were more positive…
Read MoreFeed from Scotland helped Cooke produce Chile’s first organic farmed salmon
Cooke Aquaculture’s feed mill in Scotland is playing a key role in helping to produce the company’s first organic salmon in Chile. The organic salmon now being harvested by Cooke Chile is that country’s first organic farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Organic salmon will initially be equivalent to 25% of Cooke’s total salmon production in Chile. It…
Read MoreNorway slams the brakes on cod farming growth
Norwegian regulators have called a temporary halt to further cod farming applications, particularly those at new locations. The sector has been growing so fast that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) wants time for everyone to draw breath and examine any biological or related implications. Whether growth resumes will depend on an assessment of the…
Read MoreBetter news on escaped fish numbers
Fewer escaped salmon are getting into Norwegian rivers, according to the latest annual survey. OURO, the aquaculture industry’s association for dealing with escaped farmed fish says that fewer of these salmon migrated up the rivers in 2023 than in previous years. It adds: “This is positive because fewer escaped fish in waterways before spawning reduces the…
Read MoreArctic Fish granted licence renewal for two sites
The Icelandic Food Agency, MAST, has renewed the operating licence of Arctic Sea Farm, a subsidiary of Arctic Fish, at two key sites. The decision allows for up to 7,800 tonnes of salmon. The sites are at Patreksfjord and Tálknafjörður in the Westfjords region of the country. Arctic Fish, which is majority owned by Mowi,…
Read MoreNow Cermaq is forced to cull 900,000 young salmon
Cermaq has become the latest large Norwegian salmon company to be hit by a major biological issue. The company said yesterday it has been forced to cull 900,000 fish with wounds in six cages at its facility near Hammerfest. The fish weigh around 500 grammes on average. Earlier this week the Lerøy Seafood group reported…
Read MoreHigh seas fish farm set to sail under a French flag
Plans for a fish farming “superyacht”, the Ocean Ark, have moved a step closer to reality, with an agreement between assurance and risk management provider DNV and the developers, aimed at securing registration as a French vessel. The Ocean Ark, a patented advanced self-cleaning trimaran superstructure incorporating fish pens into its design, was developed by…
Read MoreBrighter outlook for AKVA group
Aquaculture technology service company AKVA has reported a strong increase in revenues and operating profits for last year. AKVA recorded an EBIT of NOK 68m (£5m) against an operating loss of NOK 56m (£4m) in 2022. Revenues increased by 2% to NOK 3,432m (£254m) and it also has a strong order intake last year of…
Read MoreUS $20.75m cash injection for Poseidon Ocean Systems
Poseidon Ocean Systems, the Canadian company behind the Trident sea cage system, has completed a US $20.75m (£16.3m) capital raising exercise. The Series B funding round was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) and joined by InBC Investment Corp., along with additional investment support from one of Poseidon’s existing shareholders, Export Development Canada. Poseidon said…
Read MoreCooke gives up legal fight over trout farm closures
Cooke Seafood has abandoned plans to win back leases at its two Washington state steelhead trout farms in the US, blaming delays by the state’s administration which it says make the case futile. The group’s subsidiary, Aquaculture Pacific, has filed a motion with the Superior Court of the State of Washington to dismiss its appeal…
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