Archive for August 2018
French focus on aquaculture challenges
AN ecological approach to aquaculture will be the subject of a special workshop in Montpellier tomorrow, at the start of the Aqua 2018 conference and exhibition. Organised by the French research organisation CIRAD and the FAO (the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN), the session will focus on agro-ecology and its application to aquaculture.…
Read MoreCermaq Canada sees higher lice levels
NORWEGIAN salmon farmer Cermaq has reported that fish health in its Canada operation was impacted by sea lice challenges in the Clayoquot Sound region. In the past quarter, sea lice levels at some farms in the region were higher than the same quarter last year, leading to a higher average lice count. Use of sea…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, August 24
NORWAY’S NEW ‘SEAFOOD’ MINISTER NORWAY’S new fisheries minister, Harald Tom Nesvik, said he wants people to call him the Minister of Seafood. He took over two weeks ago following the resignation of Per Sandberg over a controversial holiday in Iran. Nesvik believes his title should be changed because seafood is the country’s most important regional…
Read MoreYoung's Q3 operating profit up 29 per cent
YOUNG’S Seafood has just announced a 29 per cent rise in operating profits for the third quarter of its financial year, in what it describes as a challenging market. The company reported a turnover of £135.3 million and an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) of £6.7 million, a near 30 per cent…
Read MoreStrong Q2 performance from SalMar
SALMAR today became the latest Norwegian salmon farming company to report solid results for the second quarter of 2018, with revenues of 2.9 billion NOK, broadly in line with the same period last year. The overall EBIT or operating profit was NOK 878.6 million, compared to NOK 983 million in Q2 2017. The company, which…
Read MoreWednesday, August 22, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Wednesday 22nd August 2018 12 BOATS LANDED 2092 BOXES Sedulous, Devotion, Tranquility, Guiding Light, Ocean Reaper, Aspire, Lily May, Shalimar, Elsie M, Radiant Star, Avrella, Resilient SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 101 2.64 2.58 COD 1 990 3.13 3.03 COD 2…
Read MoreWednesday, August 22, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES WEDNESDAY 22ND AUGUST 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 1660 TODAY KILOS: 83000 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 18 45 1591 6 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreWednesday, August 22, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Wednesday 22.08.2018 Boats 7 Consignments 6 Boxes 6961 Cod Large £2.25 – £3.75 Cod Medium £2.00 – £2.75 Cod Selected £1.75 – £2.30 Cod Small 60p – £2.20 Haddock Large £2.75 – £3.25 Haddock Medium £2.75 – £3.25 Haddock Selected £2.75 – £3.25 Seed £1.25 – £2.25 Chippers 90p – £1.60…
Read MoreDrones to monitor water quality
SCIENTISTS from the University of Stirling have launched a project today using new technology to enhance the monitoring of water quality. Along with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and colleagues from across Europe, they are testing cutting edge techniques as part of a €5 million scheme funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. Around 20…
Read MoreGrieg plans higher growth as revenues rise
HIGHER earnings, profits and harvest figures during the second quarter of 2018 were unveiled by the Grieg Seafood Group today. Harvest totals came to 22,568 tonnes of salmon compared to 18,503 tonnes in Q2 2017, an increase of around 22 per cent. Grieg said the average realised price was down by NOK 3.21 per kg,…
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