Skretting to close down UK feed plants

FEED company Skretting is to close down its UK operations due to market overcapacity, the company announced today. The Stavanger, Norway, headquartered firm has started a process of consulting with employees with the view to cease production in the UK at the end of April 2019. The move is aimed at reducing the overcapacity in the highly…

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Princess champions ‘crucial’ aquaculture firms

SWEDEN’S heir to the throne showed she could match the environmental credentials of her UK counterpart when she addressed the AquaVision conference in Stavanger this afternoon. Crown Princess Victoria was the star speaker on day two of the event, which is aimed at aquaculture leaders, and her message was ‘we must stop treating our oceans…

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Global leaders gather for AquaVision

AQUACULTURE leaders from across the world gathered in Stavanger last night for the start of the biennial AquaVision conference, held over two days in the city. Almost 450 participants from 45 countries – including a 45-strong delegation from Chile and a sizeable Antipodean group – will hear today from keynote speaker Ban-Ki moon, secretary-general of…

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Careers fair lines up industry leaders

MARINE Harvest Scotland managing director Ben Hadfield will give the keynote address at this year’s aquaculture careers day at the University of Stirling. The event, organised by the Aquaculture Students\’ Association, is now in its fourth year and has broadened out to include aquaculture students from across the country. The annual jobs showcase will also…

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