Archive for June 2021
UK and Norway agree free trade deal
Norway and the United Kingdom have finally reached agreement on a free trade deal which will provide improved access for seafood, it was confirmed today. The deal, confirmed by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, entails a continuation of all previous tariff preferences for seafood, including farmed salmon, and improved market access for whitefish, shrimp and…
Read MoreCadman brings in two aquaculture specialists
Private equity firm Cadman Capital Group has announced two appointments for its aquaculture portfolio. Forrest Petersen joins the Orkney Shellfish Hatchery team as Oyster Hatchery Consultant, whilst Cristian Cox joins Ocean On Land Technology in the specialist role of Recirculation Aquaculture Systems Designer & Engineer. Cadman owns Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, Ocean On Land Technology® and Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries, the latter based…
Read MoreSurprise fall for salmon prices
Just what is happening to salmon prices? That’s the question industry insiders are asking themselves this week. After a steep increase which had everyone cheering just a fortnight ago, they have now suffered an unexpected sharp drop – in Norway at least. Even export volumes for fresh salmon have started to falter in the last few…
Read MoreAquaBounty’s GM salmon approved for Brazil
US-based fish farmer AquaBounty Technologies has gained permission to sell its genetically modified salmon in Brazil. The news was announced this week as AquaBounty also confirmed that it has started the first harvest of its GMO salmon at its farm in Albany, Indiana. AquaBounty’s “AquAdvantage” GMO Atlantic salmon have had elements of two other fish…
Read MoreNorway’s salmon exports see volumes dip, prices rise
Norwegian salmon export volumes dipped slightly during May, but values are continuing to rise thanks to higher prices, the latest monthly figures show. The country’s fish farmers sold 83,000 tonnes of salmon last month, a drop of 1%, but the value rose by 6% to NOK 5.9bn (£502m). The largest markets were Poland, France and…
Read MoreNRS faces fresh ISA threat
Norway Royal Salmon faces the prospect of being hit by Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) for the second time, as the number of suspected cases continues to mount. The company, through its NRS Farming operation, has reported a possible outbreak at sea site 16055 known as Kråkeberget in Troms and Finnmark county. Just ten days ago a…
Read MoreAKVA supplies 160m pens for Mowi on Harris
AKVA group has installed Mowi Scotland’s first 160m pen installation at Loch Seaforth on the Isle of Harris, and 10 pens are now secured on site. In addition to the 10x 160m pens AKVA supplied the sites with two new mooring grids, bird nets and fibreglass poles. AKVA also delivered two HDPE nets in partnership…
Read MoreNTS wins bidding war for SalmoNor
Seafood giant NTS ASA has beaten rivals Mowi and SalMar in the contest to acquire Norwegian salmon farming business SalmoNor AS. NTS plans to merge SalmoNor with its wholly-owned fish farming subsidiary, Midt-Norsk Havbruk (MNH). The deal brings together two of the earliest pioneers in Norway’s aquaculture sector. Both SalmoNor and MNH can trace their…
Read MoreSea bream in the pink thanks to new feed
Fish feed producer Aller Aqua says it has been able to increase both the colouration and nutritional content in sea bream through the launch of a new product. The company says farmed sea bream often lacks the deep and appealing colours of wild sea bream, but maintains its new feed, ALLER LUCET, can help bring them out. Paired with added omega-3 fatty…
Read MoreNorcod achieves global food safety standard
Norwegian cod farmer Norcod has secured certification under the Global GAP Aquaculture Standard, one of the world’s leading food safety benchmarks. Norcod is the first cod farmer to achieve the GAP standard. The company’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Hilde Storhaug, said: “We are very pleased and proud to be the first within our industry to obtain…
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