Archive for May 2021
Hofseth takes a stake in slaughter vessel
Norwegian fish farming and processing business Hofseth International has bought a 49% stake in the processing boat Taumar, in a clear challenge to the Danish-owned slaughter ship Norwegian Gannet. The company, which specialises in salmon and trout, said the Taumar will not only process fish from its own fish farms, but will also offer bleeding…
Read MoreWork starts on SalMar’s new smolt plant
Groundwork has already started on what will be one of the world’s largest facilities for the production of juvenile salmon. The board of fish farming giant SalMar last week gave the green light for the project. The hatchery and smolt plant will be based at the Tjuin industrial area in the Steinkjer municipality in central…
Read MoreLoch Duart launches new ‘person overboard’ alert system
Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has introduced a new ‘person overboard’ (POB) system, which it says will provide greater safety for all its team who work at sea. The system, which leads the way in the aquaculture sector, is an industry first for the independently owned business which has sea sites off the coast of…
Read MoreYoung’s fined £787,500 for safety breach
BRITAIN’S largest seafood company has been fined more than three quarters of a million pounds after a worker was trapped by a mixing machine at one of its Grimsby sites. Young’s, a major supplier of salmon and whitefish to retail and foodservice, pleaded guilty at Grimsby Crown Court to breaching Section 2 (1) of the…
Read MoreSeafood Expo Global moves to spring 2022
SEAFOOD Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global, the worlds’ largest industry trade fair has been moved to next spring. It had been scheduled for the end of April this year, but because of the Covid pandemic it was decided to stage it five months later – in early September. Now the organisers, Diversified Communications, have…
Read MoreMowi Scotland death – MAIB probe finds failings
A MARINE Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the death of a Mowi Scotland assistant manager last year has highlighted a number of serious failings in work practices at the site. The victim, Clive Hendry, drowned after falling into the water from a feed barge access ladder during a boat transfer on the afternoon of…
Read MoreConcern as ISA cases mount
THE potentially crippling disease Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) is showing no signs of a let up in Norway, with one confirmed case and two further suspected outbreaks reported in the last few days. There have been several incidents so far this year while 2020 was one of the worst years on record. Such incidents are…
Read MoreAquaGen led team in salmon health breakthrough
LED by AquaGen Scotland, a team of international aquaculture researchers has made a significant breakthrough with the identification of two new genetic markers that indicate greater resistance to a bacterial infection in Atlantic salmon. The project is backed by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and headed by AquaGen Scotland, with partners from the University…
Read MoreTop US award for Arctic Circle salmon farmer
THE US multinational supermarket chain has voted the Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Arctic the global winner of its “Perishables Supplier of the Year” awards. The ninth annual awards recognised 42 suppliers and were selected by buyers, category experts and other leaders within Whole Foods Market, which is based in Austin, Texas. It sells products free…
Read MoreNorway and Vietnam agree major aquaculture co-operation
NORWAY and Vietnam have agreed to work closer together on the development of industrial scale aquaculture. The two countries, both major fish farming nations, took part in a special webinar at the weekend. Norway is of course well known as the world’s largest salmon farmer, while Vietnam exports tilapia and shrimp to all parts of…
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