Archive for November 2019
Oyster farm set up on Humber
AQUACULTURE has come to the Humber, once home to Britain’s largest deep sea fishing fleet, in the shape of a new oyster farm. More than 10,000 oysters from a Scottish sea loch are being relocated to mudflats near Spurn Point on the estuary. However, it is likely to be a long time before there is…
Read MoreNesse new Akva boss as CEO resigns
THE CEO of aquaculture equipment supplier Akva is to stand down, with effect from today, the Norwegian headquartered company announced. Hallvard Muri, who took up the post in November 2016, has resigned. He will be replaced by an interim leader, Knut Nesse, current chair of the Akva board and until last year CEO of feed…
Read MoreSalmon farmer helps fund college crafts
A SALMON farmer’s community fund has bought new woodwork equipment for a college in the Western Isles. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has supported Macaulay College in Lewis, which offers a programme of activities to those with additional social and educational requirements. The SSC Community Fund was established in 2017 as part of the company’s…
Read MoreFish farmers nervously await new tax proposals
NORWAY’S salmon and trout farmers are anxiously awaiting the results of an inquiry into future taxation plans for the industry which are expected shortly. An independent committee, chaired by economics professor Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe and set up in 2018, is thought to be ready to present a new tax model for aquaculture, and possibly the…
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