Archive for December 2018
Faroese salmon exports down, cod up
EXPORTS of farmed salmon from the Faroe Islands have shown a significant decline during the first eight months of this year. Recent figures show that salmon sales – the islands’ most valuable seafood commodity – are down by 17 per cent or £51 million to a total of around £295 million over the period. There…
Read MoreCanadian aquaculture launches youth wing
THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has launched its own National Youth Council, partly to encourage more young people into the industry and partly to showcase the growing presence of the younger generation in the fish farming sector. CAIA executive director Timothy Kennedy said: ‘Seafood farming is a young and growing sector for Canada. We…
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