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Bakkafrost aims at shorter growth cycle

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

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Nippon Gases to supply SalMar smolt plant

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

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BioMar ordered to pay up in patent dispute

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

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Salmon Evolution swoops for smolt producer

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

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BioFish gets the nod to increase smolt production

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

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Kvarøy invests in upgrade for smolt facility

Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Arctic is set to get an upgrade and expansion for its Kvarøy Smolt facility. The investment represents a commitment of NOK 125m (£10.2m) by Kvarøy’s parent […] Continue Reading

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Work starts on SalMar’s new smolt plant

Groundwork has already started on what will be one of the world’s largest facilities for the production of juvenile salmon. The board of fish farming giant SalMar last week gave […] Continue Reading

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Smolt ‘grow more rapidly’ on a krill diet

Salmon smolt given feed that includes hydrolysed krill grow faster and are more likely to survive their introduction to the sea, according to researchers at Nofima, the Norwegian Institute of […] Continue Reading

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Court ruling sparks war of words over patent

Feed group BioMar says it has won its battle against a patent infringement claim by competitor, STIM AS, but STIM has called the ruling no more than a “legal filbuster”. […] Continue Reading

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