Archive for August 2021
Shetland shines as Grieg Q2 profits rise
Grieg Seafood delivered higher profits during the second quarter of this year with its outgoing Shetland operation performing particularly well. The company’s Chief Executive Andreas Kvame said, however, that he was “not satisfied” with the results. The company has agreed to sell its Shetland business to Scottish Sea Farms for £164m in a deal which…
Read MoreNorcod, Havlandet start construction at fry site
Norwegian cod farmer Norcod and fry producer Havlandet Marin Yngel have broken ground at the site of what will be a jointly owned cod fry facility. Norway’s Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen wielded a spade for the ceremonial first cut at the site, in Florø. The facility, when completed, has a licence to produce 24…
Read MoreCleaner fish course launched
Online training hub FAI Academy is offering a course aimed at improving the care of cleaner fish. The new offering leads to a Continuing Professional Qualification in biology, rearing, farm deployment, and health and welfare of cleaner fish on fish farms. Cleaner fish species like Ballan wrasse and lumpfish are used to keep sea lice…
Read MoreMowi sells Dunkirk processing plant
Salmon producer Mowi has signed an agreement to sell its processing business in Dunkirk, in northern France. The subsidiary, formerly trading as Appéti’Marine, will be sold to French seafood group Sofipêche. Appéti’Marine specialises in the production of frozen salmon and seafood specialities, and Mowi will continue to be a main supplier of salmon to Sofipêche…
Read MoreSalmon Evolution swoops for smolt producer
Salmon Evolution ASA, the Norwegian land-based salmon farming company, has acquired 100% of the shares in Kraft Laks AS, a family-owned smolt producer also located in Norway. It said Kraft Laks has a documented track record as a high quality smolt producer and the facility, under the selling family’s ownership, has been producing smolt since…
Read MoreJBS faces competition for Huon Aquaculture bid
The battle for the Tasmania-based salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has taken on a new intensity. The Brazilian meat giant JBS launched a parallel bid at the weekend after the Australian mining magnate Dr Andrew Forrest more than doubled his holding in Huon. Dr Forrest has also called on Huon to continue with its move towards…
Read MoreAquaGen hires Butler for hatchery role
Aquaculture breeding and genetics specialist AquaGen Scotland has appointed Steven Butler as Development Manager for its Holywood Hatchery, near Dumfries. Butler, from Errol near Perth, comes to AquaGen with a strong background in aquaculture engineering project and hatchery management, having worked for several of the major salmon producers over the past thirty years. He has…
Read MorePandemic dents AKVA Q2 results
Covid-19 and other factors had a bigger than expected impact on the performance of aquaculture technology services group AKVA AS during the second quarter of this year, the company’s latest results show. Revenues dropped by 3% from NOK 862m (£70.5m) to NOK 832m (£68m) while EBITDA was down by NOK 14m to NOK 79m (£6.4m) and…
Read MoreBioFish gets the nod to increase smolt production
The smolt breeder BioFish has been given the go-ahead by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to more than treble its annual production. The company’s subsidiary BioFish AS will now be able to raise output from 1.5 million to five million smolt. The decision also includes permission to phase out the last tanks running with flow-through…
Read MoreRecapture hides for cleaner fish
Cleaner fish such as wrasse and lumpfish can be safely removed from pens using kelp recapture hides from AquaSolutions AS. Made from a variety of materials and customised to suit the conditions at each site, the hides help to protect fish welfare and also make an operation more profitable. The total length of the hides…
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