Archive for March 2021
Supermarket chain reels in Falfish
The Wm Morrison supermarket chain has snapped up the Cornish seafood firm Falfish, which supplies more than 50 different varieties of farmed and wild caught seafood. This highly unusual move for a national retailer means that it is now the first supermarket to own a working trawler. Morrisons, which also owns a large seafood processing…
Read MoreBioMar takes majority stake in shrimp feed business
International aquafeed group BioMar has taken a controlling share of a leading Vietnamese shrimp feed business. The move gives BioMar increased access to one of the big shrimp producing economies. BioMar said its acquisition of Viet-Uc’s feed operations: “…establishes a partnership together with one of the leading seafood groups in Vietnam active in shrimp hatcheries,…
Read MoreNorway’s salmon exports see volumes recovering, prices still depressed
Norwegian salmon exports grew strongly last month, but low prices meant the country’s fish farmers were receiving less revenue than normal, the latest figures show. They totalled 95,600 tonnes during February, a volume rise of 20%, but the value fell by 5% to NOK 5.4bn (£456m) compared to a year ago. Poland, France and the…
Read MoreMachinery from well-known crustacean and mollusc processor goes to auction
On behalf of Prins and Dingemanse in Yerseke (NL), Industrial Auctions is organising an online auction with a large amount of processing machinery for their well-known products such as: crustaceans, molluscs, and other seafood. In its 140 years of existence, Prins and Dingemanse has known many highlights including the predicate “Royal” awarded by the former…
Read MoreSalMar says Ocean Farm has been a success
Strong growth from SalMar’s first offshore giant, Ocean Farm 1, has been the main driver for further expansion using this method of salmon farming, one of the company’s leading executives has said. SalMar announced last week that it plans to strengthen its focus on offshore aquaculture in the next few years. Following a long voyage…
Read MoreLatest international BAP standard issued
A revised version of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Farm Standard includes new requirements on the use of antibiotics, worker safety and land-based farms, among other changes. The BAP standard is issued by the Global Aquaculture Alliance and is aimed at the aquaculture sector worldwide. The new standard, issue 3.0, covers all feed-fed finfish and…
Read MoreSSPO says ‘harmful’ seal deterrents have been dropped
Scotland’s salmon farmers have stopped using acoustic seal deterrents that have been shown to disturb protected marine mammals. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation said that only acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) that have been shown to comply with both the requirements of Marine Scotland and US regulations are now being used by its members. ADDs are…
Read MoreSelstad acquires net supplier W&J Knox
Selstad, the Norwegian aquaculture equipment and services supplier, has acquired a majority share in W&J Knox of Scotland, its competitor. Both companies said in an announcement this afternoon they aimed to build an organisation with the right competencies to serve the global aquaculture industry. W&J Knox is based in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire and supplies equipment and…
Read MoreCooke appoints North Isles Manager
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has promoted Stewart Rendall to the newly created post of North Isles Manager. The move is in response to the “continued growth” of Cooke’s Orkney operations, the company said. As from today (1 March) Orkney Area Manager Robert (Timbo) Peterson will retain overall responsibility for Orkney, while Stewart Rendall will take on…
Read MoreAKVA takes stake in AI firm Observe
Aquaculture tech group AKVA has taken a stake in software developer Observe Technologies. Observe uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help farmers manage automated feeding, and has been working with AKVA as a partner for more than two years. AKVA has acquired 33.7% of Observe’s equity. Andrew Campbell, COO International in AKVA group, said: “We have…
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