Archive for December 2021
SalMar facing double ISA hit in Norway
Fish farming giant SalMar is facing the prospect of a double hit by infectious salmon anaemia within the space of a few days. Both incidents are in the More and Romsdal region. ISA was confirmed this week at the company’s Reistad broodfish production site a fortnight after SalMar Farming notified the Norwegian Food safety Authority…
Read MoreGrant for innovation at Scottish Salmon Company’s post-smolt facility
A four-year aquaculture research and development project has been awarded up to £5m in public sector funding. The post-smolt innovation project is being carried out at The Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) Applecross sites in the northwest Highlands. The initiative will create around 30 new rural jobs and significantly advance salmon farming in Scotland. Highlands and…
Read MoreCanada’s aquaculture code aims to ensure fish welfare
Canada has drawn up its first national code of practice for the care and safe handling of salmonids – mainly salmon and trout species. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance, which initiated the project three years ago, and the National Farm Animal Care Council have worked together on the project which they say will greatly improve…
Read MoreCompetition body clears takeover of Grieg’s UK assets
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Scottish Sea Farms’ bid to acquire Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK, paving the way for the takeover of Grieg’s Scottish assets. In June 2021, Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) – which is co-owned 50/50 by Lerøy Seafood Group and SalMar ASA – signed a share purchase agreement to acquire…
Read MoreMowi tops sustainable producer list for third year
Mowi has been ranked the most sustainable animal protein producer for the third year in a row by the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index. The report, now in its fourth edition, assesses 60 of the largest listed global meat, dairy and aquaculture companies on ten environmental, social and governance themes aligned with the United Nations…
Read MoreThe Fish Farmer Year Book 2022 is online now
The Fish Farmer Year Book 2022 is out now, and you can read it online here. It will also be available in a hard copy format with the December issue of Fish Farmer. The Year Book gives us an opportunity to look back over the big news stories over the past 12 months, as well…
Read MoreSalmon sales to US power ahead
Norway has exported more than 44,000 tonnes of salmon to the United States so far this year – a rise of 18%. The US is regarded by Scandinavian and northern European seafood exporters as one of the most lucrative markets. The Norwegian Seafood Council said that with the country reopening from the pandemic lockdown, sales…
Read MoreFish farmer moves to Arctic tax haven
A wealthy Norwegian trout farmer is planning to move north to a region dubbed the “Arctic Monaco”, to reduce his tax bill. Entrepreneur Ola Braanaas, owner of Firda Seafood, says that changes to the regulations for valuing farming permits has hit family owned businesses hard because they receive an artificially high value. This means that…
Read MoreKelp study promises a happier home for cleaner fish
A company that provides cleaner fish hides for fish farms has received a £125,000 funding package from the Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) to explore the benefits of using natural kelp to provide a more natural environment for the fish. KelpRing – the name of the company and its product – is a system that mimics…
Read More‘Salmon express’ makes first trip
A new rail service carrying salmon from northern Norway for processing in Denmark and other European countries was inaugurated at the weekend. The first train, hauling 18 salmon wagons, left the port of Narvik on Friday. Despite winter snow, it arrived without incident in Padborg in the far south of Denmark yesterday. Some of the…
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