Archive for November 2021
Iceland company to spur growth with its first feed barge
Icelandic fish farm company Háafell ehf has chosen AKVA group to supply its first feed barge. The impressive AC450Comfortf barge will be put into operation at the company’s locations in the west of the country. Gauti Geirsson, CEO of Háafell, said his company had more than 20 years’ experience in cod and rainbow trout farming…
Read MoreSalmones Camanchaca in ‘green’ bank deal
Chilean salmon farming company Salmones Camanchaca has signed a US $135m (£101m) refinancing agreement linked to sustainability. It is thought to be one of the first, if not the first deals of this type for a fish farming business and involves DNB Bank, Santander and Labbank. In return Salmones Camanchaca has pledged to reduce greenhouse…
Read MoreMacKenzie to lead Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture
Professor Simon MacKenzie has been named as the new Head of the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture. He is an evolutionary biologist and immunologist who has worked at the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) since 2013. Professor MacKenzie will take over from Professor Selina Stead as Head on 1 January. Professor Alistair Jump, Dean of…
Read MoreSAIC in call for innovative ideas
Funding for bright ideas to make aquaculture more sustainable and increase its economic contribution is on offer from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC). SAIC is calling for proposals for innovative projects that focus on an area of key priority for the aquaculture sector: innovations for continued improvement in fish biology, regeneration and environmental practices,…
Read MoreArctic Sea Farm expansion moves ahead
The expansion of salmon farming in the Westfjords region of Iceland has taken another step forward with the proposed granting of a 4,000 tonne licence to Arctic Sea Farm. The company, a subsidiary of Arctic Fish, has been given the go ahead to open up in Arnarfjörður, a 20 mile long and seven mile wide fjord…
Read MoreFrøy takes delivery of world’s largest wellboat
The Gåsø Høvding, hailed as the world’s largest wellboat, was officially handed over to its Norwegian owners in Turkey yesterday. It is so big that its owners, the aquaculture supply vessel company Frøy, said a commercial aircraft could fit onto its deck. Frøy described the handover at the Sefine shipyard where it was built, as…
Read MoreSeal attacks ‘cost Scottish salmon farmers £12m a year’
More than one million farm-raised salmon in Scotland are expected to have been killed by seals in the two years to the end of 2021, according to new figures released today. Statistics published by Salmon Scotland, the trade body for Scotland’s farmed salmon sector, reveal the extent of seal predation on salmon farms, with attacks…
Read MoreSalmon Evolution reports revenue surge
Land-based fish farming company Salmon Evolution has announced much improved 2021 third quarter results. Salmon Evolution, which is involved in a major RAS project in South Korea, succeeded in halving losses and increasing revenues several time. Operating revenue increased from NOK 700,000 (£58,490) last year to NOK 12.2m (£1.02m) this time and losses were cut…
Read MoreSolskjær company invests £2m in Egg project
Ole Gunnar Solskjær may have lost his job as manager of Manchester United, but he could be onto a winner with his latest aquaculture venture. Norwegian-born Solskjær, who was sacked yesterday following a 4-1 defeat at Watford, owns a 20% stake in the investment company Akvakulturpartner AS, which has just pumped 23 million krone (£2m) into Hauge…
Read MoreIndustry body aims to educate with animations
Have you ever struggled to explain to family and friends why salmon is pink, or what the facts are about sea lice? If so, help is at hand. Salmon Scotland, formerly the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation, has launched a series of public information animations about Scottish salmon and the salmon farming sector. The series of…
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