Archive for January 2021
SSPO calls for joint taskforce to tackle export chaos
The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has called for a joint UK-Scottish taskforce to tackle the problems experienced by seafood exporters since the end of the Brexit transition period. SSPO Chief Executive Tavish Scott has urged both the UK and Scottish governments to work together to address barriers to trade – including confusing paperwork and delays…
Read MoreAquaculture UK postponed until May 2022
Britain’s biggest aquaculture exhibition and conference, Aquaculture UK, has been postponed for a year because of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. The show, which was due to take place on 19-21 May, will be deferred to the new dates of 3-5 May 2022 at the Macdonald Resort in Aviemore, Scotland. Diversified Communications, which runs the event,…
Read MoreWorld’s largest wellboat launches in Turkey
The Gåsø Høvding, the world’s largest wellboat, launched this week at Turkey’s Sefine shipyard. The new vessel is 83.2 metres long and 30.9 metres wide. The boat was commissioned for Norwegian shipping operator Frøy Group and designed by Møre Maritime, using technology from Cflow. Einride Wingan, project manager at Frøy, said: “It is a good…
Read MoreIceland on track to break record for farmed fish exports
Preliminary figures suggest that Iceland set a new record for the export of aquaculture products last year. Iceland’s two main farmed fish exports species are salmon and Arctic Char. The total figure is expected to be around ISK 29bn (£164.3m) a year on year, an increase in nominal terms of 17 per cent. The figure…
Read MoreStofnfiskur rebrands as Benchmark Genetics Iceland
Benchmark’s Iceland arm, StofnFiskur hf, is changing its name as part of the parent company’s “single brand” strategy. Stofnfiskur will now be known as Benchmark Genetics Iceland hf and the change has been backdated to 19 January. As of 19th of January 2021, StofnFiskur hf has changed its legal name to Benchmark Genetics Iceland hf…
Read MoreInvestors show confidence in Proximar
Land-based salmon farming venture Proximar Seafood has raised a further NOK 400m (£34.5m) its latest share issue. The exercise is a further step forward for Proximar’s plans to build a salmon farm for the Japanese market in the foothills of Mount Fuji. The private placement saw 24,691,360 new shares issued at a price of NOK…
Read MoreSkretting Italy rolls out carbon certification for feed
Skretting Italy has become the first aquafeed producer to have the carbon footprint of its portfolio independently certified. Skretting’s Carbon Footprint Systematic Approach has been certified under ISO 14067:2018, the international standard that covers the quantification and reporting of the carbon footprint – the carbon emitted into the atmosphere from the entire production chain –…
Read MoreSalmon prices stuck in the doldrums
Salmon prices remain in a state of stagnation as the first month of 2021 draws to a close. In Norway at the end of last week they were either flat or fell slightly due to a number of external factors. There has also been a reduction in slaughter size. Bad weather in the north of…
Read MoreSeeing is believing
A vision to advance underwater inspection Why are accurate and reliable observations of underwater structures and environments vital for the aquaculture industry? Many methods currently exist for obtaining underwater imagery, but most are not of sufficient quality to support precise measurement or consistent monitoring. Emerging techniques and technologies are now being developed that not only…
Read MoreLegal battle looms over farms shutdown
Mowi and Cermaq are taking the Canadian government to court over its decision to force the closure of salmon farms in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia. Mowi’s subsidiary, Mowi Canada West, has applied to the Federal Court of Canada in Vancouver for judicial review of the decisions made by Bernadette Jordan, Minister of…
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