ISA confirmed at Mowi site

By Dave Edler | October 5, 2020

Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has now been confirmed at a Mowi site in the northernmost part of Western Norway. Mowi notified the Norwegian Food safety Authority early last month that the company suspected ISA at the farm know as the Bjørlykkestranda site. The suspicion was based on the results of PCR analysis carried out at…

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Transition deal could help Scottish salmon

By Dave Edler | October 2, 2020

Britain and Norway may have signed a new exchange agreement on fishing, but a more significant development for the Scottish salmon sector could be the news that the UK is prepared to offer the EU a three year transition period on catch exchanges. For without such a deal, Scottish salmon and other seafood faces the…

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Salmon prices on the up?

By Dave Edler | October 1, 2020

After weeks in the doldrums, farmed salmon prices may be turning the corner. Fresh and chilled salmon increased by just under five per cent last week to around NOK 50.77 per kg, according to the latest figures from Statistics Norway which closely monitors price trends in the seafood sector. However, while prices for large salmon…

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