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Grieg Seafood has announced it is postponing a NOK 1.9 billion expansion project in Norway’s Finnmark region because of uncertainty following last week’s tax shock announcement. Work on the company’s […] Continue Reading
The long-running dispute between BioMar and STIM over a patent for smolt feed has finally come to an end, with a Norwegian Supreme Court ruling in favour of STIM. STIM […] Continue Reading
Land-based fish farmer Salmon Evolution says the strong biological performance for its first batch of smolts, reported in the company’s Q1 2022 presentation has continued for the remainder of the […] Continue Reading
Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax is strengthening its smolt operations following a key acquisition. The company has signed a share purchase agreement for the remaining 50% shares in the Eldisstöðin Ísþór […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen has spelled out further plans for improved biological performance at both its Scottish and Faroe Islands salmon farms, including raising smolt sizes by around 30% or […] Continue Reading
A new smolt facility and hatchery for salmon farmer SalMar will use oxygen and surplus heat from a nearby industrial gas production plant. Nippon Gases Norge has won a contract […] Continue Reading
Feed company BioMar has been ordered to pay its competitor STIM NOK 36m (£3.1m) over breach of patent on a smolt feed. The ruling, by the Borgarting Court of Appeal […] Continue Reading
Salmon Evolution ASA, the Norwegian land-based salmon farming company, has acquired 100% of the shares in Kraft Laks AS, a family-owned smolt producer also located in Norway. It said Kraft […] Continue Reading
The smolt breeder BioFish has been given the go-ahead by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to more than treble its annual production. The company’s subsidiary BioFish AS will now be […] Continue Reading