Archive for August 2021
Grieg to cull a million Canadian salmon after ISA scare
Grieg Seafood is being forced to cull around a million salmon and postpone its first transfer for almost a year after discovering a single case of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) at its farms in Newfoundland. The company said the decision is being taken as a precautionary measure in a bid to reduce risk. It intends…
Read MoreNorway reports record July for salmon
July emerged as another outstanding month for Norwegian seafood exports, with farmed salmon again leading the way, new figures show today. Overseas sales of fish of all types totalled NOK 9.5bn (£775m), up in value terms by 21% or NOK 1.6bn, but it is the growth in salmon exports which has been attracting attention. They…
Read MoreBenchmark’s CleanTreat system arrives in Norway
Aquaculture biotech company Benchmark has welcomed the arrival of the first CleanTreat vessel in Norwegian waters, ahead of its first commercial deployment. The CleanTreat water purification system is heralded by Benchmark as a potential game-changer in the struggle to control sea lice. It removes the chemicals used to treat lice in a closed system on…
Read MoreTackling tube worms
A new study aims to find an early warning for worm infestation, reports Nicki Holmyard. I am always amused when people looking to come into the mussel industry think it will be easy. After all, don’t you just put a few ropes in the water and haul in a crop of black gold a year…
Read MoreArnarlax gets BRC seal of approval
Icelandic salmon company Arnarlax has been awarded the all-important British Retail Consortium (BRC) food safety certification for its processing operation in Bíldudalur in the Westfjords region. BRC Food Safety certification gives the company, which trades internationally under the name Icelandic Salmon AS, a key to the potentially lucrative UK retail market. The BRC scheme has been designed to implement best practice…
Read MoreNZ mussel farms count cost of storm damage
Many of New Zealand’s mussel farms are cleaning up after huge storms wreaked havoc across the South Island. The cost of the damage is reported to run into millions of dollars and the weather has left a trail of devastation that could take weeks to clear. Extreme bad weather poses one of the biggest threats…
Read MoreBC farmers highlight innovation in the industry
A report from the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association has highlighted the sector’s advances in technology on a wide range of fronts, from ocean-based containment systems to sea lice treatment and clean energy. The 2021 Innovation and Technology Report Update follows on from an earlier report in 2019, and underlines the industry’s case for its…
Read MoreNRS shareholders fight shy of NTS offer
Aquaculture group NTS may be forced to raise its bid price if it wants to acquire Norway Royal Salmon. The latest reports suggest a lukewarm response from shareholders to the current offer of NOK 209 (£17) per share, thought to be worth a total of nine billion krone or £938m. According to the Norwegian financial…
Read MoreSalMar chief in warning over wealth tax
A war of words has broken out between SalMar chief Gustav Witzøe and some of Norway’s left leaning parties over proposals to raise the country’s wealth tax. Norwegians go to the polls next month to elect a new government with Labour tipped to end the Conservatives’ eight year reign. Said to be worth more than…
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