Archive for September 2021
GoSubsea in agency deal with Unique Group
Subsea equipment and service company GoSubsea has been appointed as the survey equipment agent for the Unique Group in the Scandinavian region. Unique, based in the United Arab Emirates, is an international subsea and marine solutions provider. Under the deal, Norway-based GoSubsea will be the agent in Scandinavia for Unique’s full range of autonomous solutions…
Read MoreIcelandic Salmon to launch own brand
Icelandic Salmon is preparing to launch its own brand in the coming weeks. The company said the label will be called “Arnarlax – Sustainable Icelandic Salmon” and will help the group break into new markets as well as differentiate its products from others. The launch is expected sometime during the current quarter. Icelandic Salmon is…
Read MoreGEA offers seafood sector slice of good fortune
Cutting-edge technology from GEA will help the seafood industry meet the challenge of a new tax being imposed by the UK Government, from April 2022, on any plastics which are not at least 30% recycled material. GEA’s innovative FoodTray solution, handled automatically by the GEA PowerPak PLUS thermoformer, can reduce plastic usage by up to…
Read MoreClimate change research grant for Stirling’s Falconer
University of Stirling researcher Dr Lynne Falconer has been awarded a £1.5m grant for a project that aims to help the aquaculture industry use data to mitigate the impact of climate change. Dr Falconer, of the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling, has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship award for…
Read MoreAfter Brexit, is Nexit next?
When Norwegians go to the polls to elect a new government next Monday, a group of business leaders will be waiting nervously for the result. They are the country’s fish farmers who fear a change of government could have a profound impact on their finances and on the way they operate in future. Aquaculture has…
Read MoreAtlantic Sapphire returns to normal production
Atlantic Sapphire says it is now back to normal after facing one of the most difficult periods in its history due to a shortage of liquid oxygen (LOX). To underline that confidence the company share price, which fell by 30% at one point, is now starting to recover. Atlantic Sapphire is potentially one of the…
Read MoreLumpfish need love too
Lumpfish and Ballan wrasse have their own welfare issues, which should not be ignored. Fish species such as lumpfish and Ballan wrasse, are increasingly being used as cleaner fish to help control the numbers of sea lice in salmon and trout pens. Of course, the cleaner fish themselves also have welfare issues. They cannot survive…
Read MoreMowi fined NOK 800,000 over breach of ISA rules
The police chief in Norway’s Troms region has fined Mowi NOK 800,000 (£67,000) for violating the country’s aquaculture and food legislation. The company has accepted the penalty without comment. The incident revolves around the emptying of a site in Dyrøy municipality on the orders of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority in the summer of last…
Read MoreLarge Channel coast salmon farm plan unveiled
SalMar chief Gustav Witzøe is among the big name industry investors behind a plan to build a large land-based salmon farm in the port of Ostend, on the Belgian coast. The company Columbi Salmon, which is behind the project, has just completed a capital raising exercise which netted NOK 162m (£13.5m). Among the participants are…
Read MoreI can’t believe it’s not salmon!
Does ‘seafood’ grown in a lab or created from plant-based materials represent real competition for fish producers? Sandy Neil investigates. When is “seafood” not actually seafood? Fish Farmer sets out to explore the alternatives to wild-caught and farmed seafood, from plant-based vegan smoked “salmon” to lab-grown salmon sushi that has never been part of a…
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