Archive for November 2021
FiiZK wins harvest cage contract
Aquaculture technology provider FiiZK is to supply salmon farmer Pure Norwegian Seafood with a closed harvest cage. The announcement follows news earlier this week of another contract for FiiZK, supplying two semi-closed cages to Osland Havbruk. FiiZK will deliver the Certus Harvest to Pure Norwegian Seafood’s harvest plant at Averøy. This installation will enable the…
Read MoreNorcod in harvest agreement with Vesterålen Havbruk
Cod farmer Norcod and aquaculture business Vesterålen Havbruk have agreed a partnership deal for the harvesting of all Norcod’s farmed cod volumes from its Frosvika facility in Meløy, in Nordland county, Norway. The agreement runs for the next three years with an option to extend, and covers the entire slaughter and processing of cod at…
Read MoreIt’s ‘go’ for Kingfish Maine project
The final hurdle in The Kingfish Company’s plan for a land-based yellowtail farm on the US East Coast has been removed. The company has received the Maine state level permits for the recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) project which means construction can now start on schedule. Kingfish said: “These permits indicate compliance with substantial checks, certifications…
Read MoreTwo senior hires for Seafood Scotland
Seafood Scotland, the national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood, has created two new senior roles to help promote the industry, including a new initiative to support langoustine exports. Karen Galloway joins as Head of Retail and Matthew Hurst takes on the role of Programme Manager. In her new post, Karen Galloway will support the strategic development…
Read MoreSalmon prices down again
The downward movement in salmon prices, and erratic export figures over the past month, have left more than a few people scratching their heads. According to Statistics Norway, the average export price of fresh and chilled fish in week 45 was NOK 54.86 per kilo, down 2.2% on the previous week. This is the third…
Read MoreMåsøval swoops for family firm
The consolidation of Norwegian fish farming companies continued this week with the news that Måsøval AS has bought 100% of the shares in the operating activities of Vartdal Invest AS, which include several aquaculture-related companies. The purchase price is NOK around 1.5 billion – or £128 million. The companies being acquired include Aquafarms Vartdal AS,…
Read MoreOsland Havbruk signs up for two FiiZK cages
Norwegian salmon farmer Osland Havbruk has signed a deal for two semi-closed cages from aquaculture technology business FiiZK. FiiZK will supply two turnkey Certus 30000 semi-closed containment systems to Osland, which plans to grow its fish to harvest size in the enclosures. The two cages will offer a total of 60,000 m3 of lice-free farming volume…
Read MoreGrand launch for global offshore project
SalMar and Aker have this week officially launched a bold new adventure in aquaculture – their global offshore salmon farming project. SalMar Aker Ocean will start in Norway, but it eventually plans to go worldwide, operating offshore and semi-offshore fish farming. In an announcement this week, the two companies said by combining Aker and SalMar’s industry…
Read MoreSalMar chief upbeat on solid Q3 performance
Fish farming giant SalMar today unveiled a third quarter operating profit (EBIT) of NOK 748 million (£64m) up from NOK 647m (£55m) in the corresponding quarter last year. The harvest volume was 52,100 tonnes, which gives an operational EBIT per kilo of NOK 14.35 (£1.22). However, the results are at least NOK 150m (£12m) lower…
Read MoreWhat’s in a word
In last month’s edition the definition of sustainable investment for the blue economy was discussed (“A question of definition”, Fish Farmer October 2021). As sustainability is one of my favourite topics I felt that I should add my ha’penny worth! I can hear my children yawning at the very thought. When we first put “sustainability”…
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