Archive for January 2022
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It has been three years now since the Scottish salmon sector last held a Christmas reception at Holyrood. In December 2018, dozens of MSPs were there. There were at least four cabinet secretaries, a good smattering of junior ministers as well as special advisers, political editors and columnists, all eating, drinking, laughing and appreciating the…
Read MoreMowi makes offer to acquire NTS
In a further twist to the boardroom drama at seafood group NTS, rival salmon farmer Mowi has announced its intention to make an offer to buy the company. Mowi is offering around NOK 13.8bn (£1.14bn) to NTS shareholders. Last Friday, NTS founder Helge Gåsø saw off – by a very narrow margin – an attempt…
Read MoreSEPA chief steps down following ‘conduct allegations’
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has stepped down and left his position following “conduct allegations”, it was announced this afternoon. The reasons behind the departure of Terry A’Hearn, who has been SEPA Chief Executive since 2015, have not been made public. Bob Downes, Chairman of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency…
Read MoreSeagriculture 2022 EU gathers top speakers
Seagriculture 2022 EU gathers top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed and much more. This year’s conference will be held in Bremerhaven, Germany in Atlantic Hotel Sail City, on 29-30 June, 2022. The two-day program will go into the many different applications of seaweed that…
Read MoreNew year, new beginning?
It’s hard to believe that here we are in 2022. Despite the continuing pandemic, the year that has just passed appeared to vanish as quickly as it started. Regardless of ongoing problems, farmed salmon was the year’s star performer in the fresh meat, fish and poultry sector of retail. Trade magazine The Grocer reported that…
Read MoreGåsø ‘keeps seat on NTS board’ – by a whisker
Salmon entrepreneur Helge Gåsø appears to have kept his seat on the board of aquaculture giant NTS by the narrowest of margins after a vote at the company’s extraordinary general meeting today. His son Anders is also reported to be secure. The rebel shareholders group, who together hold more than 50% of the shares, failed…
Read MoreAeration compressor cuts Cermaq’s carbon footprint
Cermaq Canada cut CO2 emissions from its operations by more than 76,000 kg in 2021, using a new aeration technology from Poseidon Ocean Systems. Cermaq has been trialling Poseidon’s Flowpressor™ aeration compressor systems at two of the salmon farmer’s sites in British Columbia. The trial took place at the Simmonds Point and Wehlis Bay farms…
Read MoreNorwegian Seafood Council appoints new UK director
Victoria Braathen, the Norwegian Seafood Council’s envoy in China until last year, is to take up a similar post in the UK. She replaces Hans Frode Kielland Asmyhr, who has been the council’s British Director for the past four and a half years. He will leave in the summer. Victoria Braathen has held various international…
Read MoreScottish salmon’s nutritional value better than ever, study finds
Scottish salmon contains higher levels of vitamin D and omega-3 fats than previously thought, researchers at the University of Stirling have found. Levels of omega-3 fats and vitamin D – which is even more important in the winter months when lack of sunshine makes it harder for humans to produce it naturally –are among the…
Read MoreIceland fish farm policy ‘broke EEA rules’
Iceland has been accused of violating European Economic Area (EEA) rules by failing to allow for a proper environmental impact assessment in the country’s aquaculture planning process. The warning comes from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) which monitors compliance with EEA rules for countries which are, like Iceland, full members of the EEA but not…
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