Archive for January 2022
Cooke bids to create new farm off Orkney
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has submitted a planning application for a new six-pen salmon farm in East Moclett Sound, Orkney. The site would have capacity for biomass of 3,850 tonnes and would be run as an organic farm. The proposed site is situated offshore in a high-energy location, approximately 3km east of the southern tip of…
Read MoreKingfish secures finance for Zeeland expansion
The Kingfish Company has secured a €10m interim loan to finance the next stage of its Netherlands operation. The company also announced that longer term financing to complete Netherland Phase Two was at an advanced stage. The bridging loan being negotiated with Rabobank would ensure the continuous development of its European (Zeeland) facility. The Kingfish…
Read MoreDutch turbot farmer is first to achieve flatfish certification
Turbot farmer Seafarm has become the first in the world to achieve certification under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Flatfish Standard. Based in the province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands, Seafarm has been producing farmed seafood for decades, and takes a “whole circle” approach to farming turbot, from breeding to selling the fish in its…
Read MoreADM opens aquafeed lab in Illinois
Leading nutrition group ADM has officially opened a specialist Aquaculture Innovation Lab at its Animal Nutrition Technology Centre (ANTC) in Decatur, Illinois. ADM, which operates in the fields of human and animal nutrition, said the new lab will extend its research and development capabilities for aquafeed across a range of different species, including fish and…
Read MoreStrong start for Norway’s salmon exports
Salmon exports from Norway took off during the first two weeks of 2022, with prices reasonably firm, according to the latest figures. The news comes on the back of a record-breaking year in which salmon sales soared past the NOK 80bn mark (£6.7bn). The post-festive period is normally regarded as a quiet one for the…
Read MoreNTS shareholder revolt threatens to oust leadership
The NTS saga turned into a full blown power struggle last night, with the news that seafood entrepreneur Helge Gåsø faces the prospect of being thrown off the board of the powerful integrated aquaculture he helped to create. The group of shareholders bidding to take full control of the business have called an extraordinary general meeting for…
Read MoreSkills programme on offer to aquaculture entrepreneurs
Businesses in the aquaculture and animal health sectors are being encouraged to consider applying for a fast-track skills programme for entrepreneurs, developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The Pathfinder Accelerator programme from HIE is a free six-month development programme for small to medium sized businesses. Delivered mostly online, Pathfinder provides training and mentoring for…
Read MoreWales invites bids for £1m in fisheries funding
Seafood businesses in Wales are being invited to submit applications to a £1m fund to primarily help mitigate the ongoing impact Covid-19 is having on the industry and adapt to the rapidly changing market conditions for seafood products. The window of applications for grants from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) opened yesterday and runs…
Read MoreBrazil signs huge offshore fish farm deal
Forever Oceans, a US-owned company, has signed a deal with the Brazilian Government to create the world’s largest offshore fish farm. The area being talked about is in the coastal state of Bahia in north east Brazil, and covers more than 160,000 acres (64,200 hectares), an area three and a half times the size of…
Read MoreSpeculation over NTS grows following shareholder group bid
A bid by a shareholders’ group to win full control of the NTS integrated aquaculture group has sparked a flurry of speculation in the Norwegian media about the future shape of the business. The group, which already owns more than 50% of the shares in NTS, has unveiled an offer worth NOK 13.2bn (just over…
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