Archive for December 2020
PatoGen set to build lab in Oban
Fish health company PatoGen Ltd is to set up a laboratory for preventive and diagnostic services in Oban, Scotland. The move by the Norwegian company is part of its expansion into the UK, which started in 2014. PatoGen established its office at the SAMS campus in Oban in August 2018. The company says: “Since PatoGen…
Read MoreKrill industry joins forces to protect penguins in Antarctica
The fishing industry and a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have agreed to stop krill harvesting in an area of the Antarctic Ocean, to protect the penguin population. Krill, which is used as a component in fishmeal for feed as well as pet food and nutritional supplements for humans, is a key part of the…
Read MoreArctic Offshore project secures state funding
Norway Royal Salmon is to receive NOK 800 million (£68m) in state guarantees from towards the construction of its futuristic offshore submersible fish farm and hatchery, Arctic Offshore Farming. The loan assurance has come from the Guarantee Institute for Export Credit, commonly known in Norway as Giek, an organisation which reduces the risk for businesses…
Read MoreCourt ruling sparks war of words over patent
Feed group BioMar says it has won its battle against a patent infringement claim by competitor, STIM AS, but STIM has called the ruling no more than a \”legal filbuster\”. STIM’s request for an injunction to ban the sale of BioMar’s Intro Tuning has been denied. The Oslo county court ruled that the production and…
Read MoreBenchmark appoints digital chief
Benchmark Genetics has appointed Bara Gunnlaugsdottir as head of digital technologies, with a brief to develop the company’s strategy and innovation. In her new role, she will be driving the digital strategy and innovation programs of the business area, including the responsibility for all strategic management systems within production, quality and environment. As head of…
Read MoreTank burst at Havlandet RAS site
A 500 cubic metre tank has burst at an experimental new pilot land-based salmon farm in Norway just a few days before the facility was due to take its first fish. According to the newspaper Bergens Tindene, initial estimates of the cost of the damage to the tank – also known as a bioreactor –…
Read MoreCermaq trials semi-closed system in Canada
Cermaq Canada has started the trial for its new Semi-Closed Containment System (SCCS) in British Columbian waters. The new system, based at Cermaq’s Millar Channel farm site, has been successfully stocked with smolts, the company says. The system uses a patented material to form a barrier around the system, which eliminates lateral interaction between wild…
Read MoreQatar Airways starts seafood express service
One of the world’s most advanced jet airliners is being used to carry salmon and other seafood from Norway to the Middle East and beyond. The fish will be carried on board the long range Boeing 777-300 of Qatar Airways, the first commercial aircraft to be designed entirely by computer. It will be taken directly…
Read MoreCautious backing for Leroy Seafood stock
The Lerøy Seafood group, which has a 50 per cent share in Scottish Sea Farms, is being tipped by financial analysts as a stock that could outperform its sector – with certain reservations. A number of salmon farming companies have received the thumbs down from stock market watchers lately because lower than expected fish prices…
Read MoreBioMar signs up for Swedish RAS salmon project
A major land-based salmon farming project in Sweden has signed up international feed group BioMar as its supplier. BioMar and Quality Salmon Sotenäs AB have agreed a deal for BioMar to provide feed for Quality Salmon’s new site once it starts production in 2022. The farm, based in Sotenäs, in western Sweden, aims to produce…
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