Archive for January 2021
The January 2021 issue of Fish Farmer is online
The January issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now and you can view the online version here. This issue includes a look at some of the ideas at the cutting edge in fish nutrition; an examination of the growth in marine protected areas and what it means for sea life and for the industries…
Read MoreEurofrigo unveils plans for new coldstore
Logistics service provider Eurofrigo has started the construction of a new coldstore on the Maasvlakte development, near Rotterdam. The project is expected to be completed by the middle of this year. Eurofrigo focuses on the transport and storage of veterinary products from all over the world. The new coldstore is the company’s sixth location in…
Read MoreAKVA targeted by ransomware hackers
AKVA group, the global supplier of technology to the aquaculture industry, has been hit by a cyber attack at its Norway base, with the hackers demanding a ransom. The company said in a Stock Market statement that it is working with the relevant Norwegian authorities to limit damage and get a full assessment of the…
Read MoreEndúr snaps up RAS supplier Artec Aqua
Artec Aqua AS, the Norwegian turnkey supplier of land-based fish farms, is being sold to the energy and marine industrial group Endúr ASA for a reported NOK 690m (£60m). Ingegjerd Eidsvik, general manager of Artec Aqua, said the business had reached a point where exercising an ownership role at the same time as the owners…
Read MoreKvarøy Arctic appoints sales chief
Kvarøy Arctic has appointed Chris Cumming as its first Vice President of Sales. The family-owned sustainable Atlantic salmon producer is based in Northern Norway but its produce retails in the US, where Cumming is based. Cumming was most recently Senior Sales Manager at Pacifico Aquaculture and has more than 15 years’ experience working in fish…
Read MoreHydroniq wins wellboat cooling systems contract
Norwegian shipbuilder Myklebust Verft has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a vessel the yard is building for wellboat company Sølvtrans. The newbuild, no. 77, is the third in a series of three newbuild wellboats of Kongsberg NVC 389 design and 4,000 cubic metres load capacity that Myklebust…
Read MoreLerøy Seafood reports increased harvest figures
Lerøy Seafood has become the latest salmon and trout company to reveal higher harvest figures for the final quarter of 2020. The combined aquaculture, trawling and fish processing company expects a total harvest of 48,300 tonnes, compared with 42,800 tonnes in Q4 2019. This will bring the total 2020 harvest to 170,800 tonnes, an increase…
Read MoreOil spill fears over sunk feed boat
Coastguards in Eastern Iceland are today assessing the environmental situation after a large feed boat, containing 10,000 litres of fuel oil, sank during a severe storm at the weekend. The 25-metre long vessel Muninn was based in Reyðarfjörður and is owned by the salmon farming company Laxi Fiskeldi. It now lies more than 35 metres…
Read MoreScotland’s food exporters call for action over Brexit delays
The leaders of Scotland’s main seafood and food trade bodies have called on the UK Government to help resolve the delays to EU exports which are causing significant problems for the sector. Scotland Food and Drink (SF&D), the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) and Seafood Scotland (SS) have made a joint appeal for a ‘lighter…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms reports improved fish survival
Scottish Sea Farms delivered high fish survival and strong biological performance in 2020 despite the ongoing pandemic, the company has reported. Over the full year, the salmon farmer achieved an average annual survival rate of 92 per cent across its 42-strong estate of marine farms. This brings Scottish Sea Farms’ average annual survival rate for…
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