Archive for February 2020
German launch for Veramaris fed salmon
A GERMAN retailer is to become the first to sell salmon fed with Veramaris alternative fish oil made from marine algae. Kaufland, which will market its product under its own brand, ‘K-Blue Bay’, said its goal was to reduce the amount of wild fish used in feed to less than one kilogram for the production…
Read MoreNorway\’s \’salmon tax\’ dead in the water
NORWAY’S Labour Party has come out against imposing a 40 per cent flat rate tax – dubbed the salmon tax – on the country’s fish farming companies. Instead it wants to see a tax based on output or on how much land and fjord water a fish farm takes up, with most of the revenues going…
Read MoreNorway\’s \’salmon tax\’ dead in the water
NORWAY’S Labour Party has come out against imposing a 40 per cent flat rate tax – dubbed the salmon tax – on the country’s fish farming companies. Instead it wants to see a tax based on output or on how much land and fjord water a fish farm takes up, with most of the revenues going…
Read MoreProcessors \’will be able to recruit from overseas\’
THE seafood sector has been told it will be able to recruit overseas workers under the government’s new points based immigration proposals. It had been feared that the scheme, announced this week, would hit processing plants, particularly in the north east of Scotland, where 70 per cent of employees are foreign nationals. However, roles such…
Read MoreProcessors \’will be able to recruit from overseas\’
THE seafood sector has been told it will be able to recruit overseas workers under the government’s new points based immigration proposals. It had been feared that the scheme, announced this week, would hit processing plants, particularly in the north east of Scotland, where 70 per cent of employees are foreign nationals. However, roles such…
Read MoreIcelandic storm losses estimated at £2.5m
THE cost of a run of storms which hit Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax last week is estimated to be at least £2.5 million. The company said it had lost around 500 tonnes of stock – numbering 100,000 salmon – at its Westfjords site in in Arnarfjordur because extreme weather conditions prevented slaughtering taking place. Arnarlax,…
Read MoreAngling activists to boycott farmed salmon
A LOBBY group representing sports fishermen and river owners said it will boycott Scottish farmed salmon in protest over industry growth. Farmed salmon, which is the UK’s biggest food export and supports around 12,000 jobs in Scotland, was the subject of two parliamentary inquiries in 2018. These were prompted by a petition drawn up by…
Read MoreRoyal honour for ‘world class’ Institute of Aquaculture
STIRLING’S Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) was presented with the UK’s highest academic honour by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace this morning. The Queen’s Anniversary Prize recognises outstanding work that shows quality and innovation, and delivers real benefit to the wider world through education and training. Professor Selina Stead,…
Read MoreSalmon boss: tax plan may force me to sell
THE boss of one of Norway’s leading family owned fish farming businesses has said he is thinking of selling up because of growing frustrations over possible new taxes and regulations. Ola Braanaas, CEO and sole owner of the Firda Seafood Group, based near Bergen, recently vented his anger after the government published the final draft of its traffic light system.…
Read MoreMaine objections to Nordic\’s RAS farm
THE Norwegian salmon company planning to build a RAS farm in the US state of Maine may face further delays in the permitting process. Nordic Aquafarms (NAF) has applied for a licence to build a $500 million land based salmon plant in Belfast, Maine, but has run up against opposition from the local environmental lobby.…
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