Archive for February 2021
Why I am still an unrepentant Leaver
OK, as a Brexiteer I accept this is all my fault. I mean, the chaos for exporters and difficulty getting into Europe. But seriously, was no one expecting this? Hands up all those who weren’t expecting border difficulties as soon as Brexit occurred. What would be more interesting is to ask those who did nothing…
Read MoreMussels and Brussels
I generally class myself as an optimist, but Brexit has rather soured my thinking, and on this subject at least, I have become a fully paid-up member of the pessimistic society. Let me be clear about this: I did not vote for it! We had long anticipated problems in getting mussels to our continental customers,…
Read MoreFjordvejs Maskinfabrik changes its name to FM Bulk Handling
Danish transport solutions company Fjordvejs Maskinfabrik is changing its name – so that its international customers will find it easier to pronounce. The company, which provides machinery for the transportation of bulk products including fishmeal, fish feed and grain, will now trade as FM Bulk Handling – Fjordvejs. The company’s Chief Executive Officer Jeppe Bergmann…
Read MoreAqualis Braemar signs deal to help develop aquaculture in China
Marine consultancy AqualisBraemar has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese research institution to help develop offshore aquaculture. The company’s agreement with the East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute – Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (ECSFRI-CAFS) covers joint research and collaborative development of equipment/engineering and relevant technologies that enhance the development of offshore aquaculture.…
Read MoreNRS upbeat despite Covid hit
Norway Royal Salmon has reported much reduced operating profits for the final quarter of last year, with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic largely to blame. The Q4 operational EBIT was NOK 17m (£1.45m) and the EBIT per kilo NOK 5.05. The corresponding figures for the same quarter in 2019 were NOK 136m (£11.6m) and…
Read MoreGrieg Seafood assesses avalanche damage
Another attempt will be made today to establish whether any fish have escaped from a Grieg Seafood owned fish farm in Northern Norway that was struck by an avalanche yesterday. No-one was injured but a number of salmon cages were damaged and the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries says there is a possibility that some fish…
Read MoreDecades of expertise in nets
COLLINS Nets has been hand making bespoke nets in West Dorset for over 30 years. The family run company has now grown into a market leader in expertise and quality, specialising in hand-rigged Seine nets, fyke nets, fish cages and hand nets. Collins Nets has extensive experience in designing and making nets for the Environment…
Read MoreThe Brexit fallout
We thought we knew what it would look like. The queues of trucks would stretch back from Dover through the Kent countryside, massive lorry parks would be full and there would be scuffles between angry hauliers and the police. We did see these things but only before Christmas, after the French shut the border claiming…
Read MoreMowi clarifies smolt number statement
A war of words has broken out between Mowi Canada West and the Canadian Fisheries department as the farming giant clarified the number of smolts that will have to be destroyed as a direct consequence of the government’s decision to end fish farming in the Discovery Islands, British Columbia. Mowi Canada West has explained that…
Read MoreNext step for ‘submarine’ fish farm project
Aquaculture company Eidsfjord Sjøfarm AS has been given a partial go ahead to develop a 900-foot long “submarine-like” offshore fish farm. The project had earlier been rejected by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, but the Ministry of Trade and Industry has overruled that decision, saying it believes that the concept now meets the requirement for…
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