Archive for February 2021

Norway is planning to create a new aquaculture strategy that is likely to focus on the development of more land-based RAS fish farms. Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen said that with the Norwegian economy currently in a restructuring phase, aquaculture is expected to become an even more important industry in future years. Launching…

Research organisation SAIC is changing its brand from “Scottish” to “sustainable”, to reflect its increasingly international membership and the importance of sustainability in aquaculture. Formerly the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre, SAIC has a new name – the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre – and a new brand, along with a new strategic focus and an expanded…

Consultancy firm PwC has cast doubt on whether Norway will achieve the government’s stated aim of five million tonnes of annual salmon and trout production by 2050. The 2021 edition of the firm’s Seafood Barometer sets out three scenarios for growth; pessimistic, base case and optimistic. The pessimistic forecast – based on pandemic conditions –…

Norway has recorded its first major confirmed case of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) for 2021. The outbreak has been reported at a facility run by the family firm of Emilsen Fisk at Namsos in the Trøndelag region. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority said suspicions were first raised during clinical tests taken by the company in…