Archive for October 2020
Young\’s Seafood owner moves into Europe
THE owner of Young’s Seafood is poised to make a significant move into the European market. The Eight Fifty Food Group, the leading multi-protein food group controlled by the private equity firm CapVest Partners LLP announced the acquisition of Hamburg based AliSa International GmbH, trading as Greenland Seafood for an undisclosed figure. Greenland Seafood is…
Read MoreArnarlax goes public and changes name
AFTER more than a decade as Arnarlax, Iceland’s largest salmon farming company, is changing its name to Icelandic Salmon AS. It is thought the new name, which will apply to its Norwegian holding company, will give it a clearer identity. But a more important development is a decision, backed by its main investor SalMar, to…
Read MoreSuper Spreader
It is the final crucial point in the feed pellet’s journey from silo to pen, and now Gael Force have developed a feed spreader that well and truly steps up to the mark to deliver feed safely and gently into the pen. Robustly engineered, SeaFeed Spreader has an adjustable outlet nozzle which can be customised…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms seeks fresh \’star\’
Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) Head of Freshwater Farming, Pål Tangvik, is to leave the company and return to his homeland of Norway, having successfully fulfilled his mission of delivering the company’s first full generation of RAS-grown smolts. The veteran Norwegian fish farmer joined the company in December 2014 from Lerøy Seafood Group, which co-owns Scottish…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms seeks fresh \’star\’
Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) Head of Freshwater Farming, Pål Tangvik, is to leave the company and return to his homeland of Norway, having successfully fulfilled his mission of delivering the company’s first full generation of RAS-grown smolts. The veteran Norwegian fish farmer joined the company in December 2014 from Lerøy Seafood Group, which co-owns Scottish…
Read MoreMajor salmon merger looms?
A mega-marriage between two, possibly three, fish farming companies could be on the cards. Norway Royal Salmon and Midt-Norsk Havbruk have confirmed reports that the two companies are talking about a merger, with a possible third as yet unannounced company becoming involved. Rumours have been circulating for some time and now the disclosure has set…
Read MoreJapan first port of call for UK seafood drive
Japan, a large global buyer of salmon, will be the first destination for a series of webinars for UK businesses looking to open and grow markets to export seafood. They will form part of a wider campaign by Seafish, to help the sector to prepare for new trade opportunities. Japan is the first destination for…
Read MoreGenusWave gives salmon a fighting chance against sea lice
New seal deterrent technology reduces predation stress; boosts natural resistance to parasites Current treatments for sea lice have been a disappointment. Better living through chemistry may not be better for salmon. The best solution may be biological. Every fish biologist knows that salmon have an innate immunity and natural ‘mechanisms of resistance’ against parasites, including…
Read MoreMSD Animal Health launch research bursary
Following years of success in other sectors, MSD Animal Health UK, a division of Merck & Co., has today announced that it is extending its research bursary offering to include aquaculture. The new scheme will be available to vets and fish health professionals across the UK, helping to support preventative healthcare and research within the…
Read MoreMore suspected ISA outbreaks reported
Grieg Seafood may have suffered a second outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in just over a month. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has said there is suspicion of ISA at Grieg’s site at Vannfjorden in the Nordkapp municipality of Finnmark. A separate outbreak was reported and confirmed at another Grieg site in Finnmark at the…
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