Archive for October 2021
Gannet comes to the rescue in Iceland
The specialist slaughter ship Norwegian Gannet has come to the aid of an Icelandic salmon company which was in danger of running out of harvest capacity. The salmon farms owned by Arctic Fish are currently booming, but the company’s harvesting facilities were in danger of approaching the maximum allowed by its slaughterhouse licence For example,…
Read MoreCooke Aquaculture helps to fund local sailing club
Scottish salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture has donated more than £7,000 to buy boats and equipment for a community sailing club at Loch Shin, in the north west Highlands. Loch Shin Sailing Club used the funds to purchase two Bahia sail boats and three stand-up paddleboards. The grant from Cooke’s community benefit fund also enabled the…
Read MoreCermaq Norway hits NOK 1.2m despite Covid
The Japanese owned fish farming company Cermaq earned NOK 1.2 billion (£104.5m) from its Norwegian business last year, greatly boosting its value. Knut Ellekjær, who heads the operations in Norway described 2020 as a challenging year, but added that he was happy with the outcome. Cermaq is the world’s fourth largest producer of farmed salmon…
Read MoreAutomatic fish skinners offer quick and easy thickness control
Cretel by ATS, the Belgian machine manufacturer of food processing equipment and washing & drying systems, has launched a new generation of automatic fish skinners F460A. This generation highlights reliability, quality, hygiene and a robust construction. Silver, regular or deep skinning The machine’s thickness settings have been redesigned so that it can easily be set…
Read MoreHuon acquisition gets green light from regulators
The takeover of Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture by Brazil’s JBS is one step closer following the announcement by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) that it has no objections to the deal. FIRB’s review of the proposed acquisition, which the Huon board supports, was part of the required approval process. JBS is a multinational…
Read MoreHybrid workboat helps Scottish Sea Farms go greener
A new hybrid workboat for Scottish Sea Farms should help the company to cut its carbon emissions. The 15 metre catamaran, Laurence Knight, can run on electric or diesel power, but with batteries capable of supporting operations for five to six hours at a time, its power source will be mainly electric. The workboat was…
Read MoreSeafood Norway welcomes new aquaculture strategy
Seafood Norway, the industry employers’ organisation, has broadly welcomed the new Labour-led coalition government’s strategy for the sector. The plan includes a commitment to encourage investment and innovation, and increased funding – generated by the aquaculture sector – for local authorities. CEO Geir Ove Ystmark said his organisation sees a strong investment plan for export…
Read MoreSamherji to expand in east Iceland
Samherji is to expand its land-based salmon farm at Öxarfjörður in north east Iceland at a cost of almost £8.5m – or one and a half billion Icelandic kroner. The country’s largest integrated fishing and seafood company says this should raise production to about 3,000 tonnes a year. The expansion , which should take about…
Read MoreAdisseo online seminar returns for second event
“Blue is the new green”: interior designers might not agree, but that is the theme of an online seminar being hosted by feed additives group Adisseo, on Tuesday 23 November. The seminar is the second edition of Aqu@Event, a series which launched in March this year. Topics at the November event include fish health, white…
Read MoreConference set to tackle gill health issues
The International Gill Health Conference, postponed from April 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be taking place next week (26-27 October) as an online event. With topics ranging from integrated health management and the role of nutrition to monitoring and prevention, the conference features research and perspectives from international experts. Organisations represented include the…
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