Archive for November 2020
99% of Norwegian salmon produced without antibiotics, report finds
Norwegian salmon farms have nearly eliminated the use of antibiotics, according to the latest annual report from the working group set up to monitor the practice. The annual NORM-VET report on antibiotics use in Norwegian aquaculture finds that in 2019, only 16 prescriptions were issued for Norwegian salmon farming, the lowest ever recorded. The data…
Read MoreNorway Royal Salmon takes earnings hit
Covid-19 is set to take quite a toll on the performance of salmon farming companies this year, the latest figures from Norway Royal Salmon indicate today. NRS is the first of the big producers to publish its 2020 third quarter results and the company has announced an operational EBIT of 35 million in Norwegian kroner…
Read MoreMissing workboat found sunk off Lewis
A drifting fish farm workboat has been found sunk five miles east of Lewis after breaking her moorings during heavy storms over the weekend. Although the 19 metre long vessel has all the appearance of a D-Day style landing craft, the MV Tiffany of Melfort, was built in Devon for the trout company Kames Fish…
Read MoreAce Aquatec sets up operations in Norway
Scottish-based aquaculture technology supplier Ace Aquatec is branching out with the opening of a new division in Norway. Based in Marineholmen in Bergen, the company’s Norwegian division will be led by regional manager Preben Imset Matre, BS Marine Biology & Aquaculture, who was previously head of Norway operations at aquaculture supplier Aquabyte. Ace Aquatec has…
Read MoreSeafood Expo events postponed due to pandemic
Two of the biggest seafood trade shows, Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Expo Global, are to be postponed until later in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Diversified Communications, organiser of the events, made the announcement today in the light of what it called “the continued magnitude of the public health and safety issues…
Read MoreSande Aqua plans land-based salmon farm
A plan to build Norway’s largest land-based salmon farm at a cost of more than five billion kroner (around £400 million) has been unveiled. The company Sande Aqua is behind the ambitious project which is initially expected to produce around 33,000 tonnes a year (including 6,000 tonnes of one kilogramme post smolt fish) when completed,…
Read MoreYoung\’s packaging hits green target
Young’s Seafood has met all its 2020 targets for packaging reduction ahead of its end of year deadline. The company is celebrating a major milestone in reducing its environmental impact and promoting sustainable business practices. In 2018 Grimsby-based Young’s committed to significant cuts in its use of paper packaging and reducing plastic packaging by 10…
Read MoreYoung\’s packaging hits green target
Young’s Seafood has met all its 2020 targets for packaging reduction ahead of its end of year deadline. The company is celebrating a major milestone in reducing its environmental impact and promoting sustainable business practices. In 2018 Grimsby-based Young’s committed to significant cuts in its use of paper packaging and reducing plastic packaging by 10…
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