Archive for January 2021
Brexit is ‘perfect storm’ for seafood exporters
Seafood exporters in Scotland have complained that “unnecessary” post-Brexit red tape is holding up lorry shipments of fresh fish to Europe. Difficulties and errors in competing the forms that are now required for export to the EU and a shortage of vets to provide export health certificates, together with IT problems for the customs authorities…
Read MoreSalMar reports increased harvest volumes
Norwegian Salmon farming giant SalMar last night unveiled a 3,000 tonne plus increase in its harvest figures for the final quarter of 2020. The total figure is 43,600 tonnes for the three months between October and December, compared with 40,300 tonnes for the same period in 2019. SalMar’s farming operations in Central Norway produced a…
Read MoreXelect and FirstWave in tilapia breeding partnership
Aquaculture genetics specialist Xelect has signed a partnership agreement with FirstWave Group, Africa’s largest tilapia fish producer. The deal will create a breeding programme aimed at developing local, high-performance Nile tilapia breeds in east Africa, working with FirstWave’s operating companies Yalelo Zambia and Yalelo Uganda. This strategic partnership, the companies say, will enable FirstWave to…
Read MoreAdisseo’s sustainable feed joint venture starts construction in China
International animal nutrition group Adisseo and protein innovator Calysta have created a joint venture in China, to create “FeedKind”, a new alternative protein that uses no arable land and almost no water in its production. Construction started this week in Chongqing on the site for the joint venture, which will trade as Calysseo. FeedKind is…
Read MoreInnovation centre membership passes 150 mark
Shellfish producer Isle of Skye Mussel Company and marine engineering specialist Malin Group have become members of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre’s consortium, taking the SAIC’s membership beyond 150. The consortium acts as a connecting point for different parts of the aquaculture sector, including seafood producers, supply chain companies, regulators, and the public sector. Beyond…
Read MoreNorway records strong seafood export numbers
Norway’s seafood industry enjoyed the second best year in its history during 2020 with exports again smashing through the all-important NOK 100bn barrier, despite the challenges presented by Covid-19. This country of 5.3 million people exported 2.7 million tonnes of fish last year worth NOK 105.7bn (£9.2bn) last year with farmed salmon again leading the…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Company harvest up for Q4 2020
The Scottish Salmon Company delivered an increased harvest during the final quarter of 2020, its owner, the Bakkafrost group, has disclosed in a Q4 trading update. The Faroe Islands salmon company completed the purchase of SSC at the beginning of October 2019 and is currently in the processing of integrating the business into the wider…
Read MoreGrants Oak Smoked reports ‘successful’ year
One of the UK’s leading traditional smoked salmon companies says it has managed to adapt well, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, building on revenue which grew by more than a third in 2019. Like many seafood businesses, Grants Oak Smoked Ltd – based in Maryport, Cumbria – found markets both at home and abroad either closed…
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