Archive for February 2022

Suppliers to the fish farming sector in Canada have formed a new campaigning organisation to lobby against government plans to shut the industry down along part of the Pacific coast. The Canadian Aquaculture Suppliers Association has been formed to promote the small and medium enterprises that stock and equip Canada’s aquaculture sector. A federally registered…

Chilean salmon farmer Salmones Camanchaca, which was hit by two major algal attacks last year, has reported a strong end to 2021 with harvests and revenues well up. Thanks to rising prices, the company reported a 63.4% Q4 rise in operating income from US $65.8m (£49.2m) to $107.6m (£80.4m). The company slaughtered 16,844 tonnes during…

Renate Larsen has announced she is quitting her post as Chief Executive of the Norwegian Seafood Council. Although Larsen said there is “no drama” behind her decision, it has still come as something of a surprise, as she is not going to another job. She was appointed CEO six years ago and has been behind…

The Faroe Islands government is expected to come under pressure to halt seafood exports to Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine this week. Faroes is one of the few European countries still selling fish such as herring, mackerel and salmon to Russia although volumes have dropped in recent years. Moscow imposed a ban on food…

Scottish salmon producers are celebrating 30 years of holding the prestigious “Label Rouge” quality mark in France. “Red label” status designates a food or farmed product of superior quality, with a very stringent set of standards prepared by a group of producers. Around 10,000 tonnes of exports to France each year come under the Label…

Israeli firm AquaMaof has agreed a deal with a yellowtail producer in Chile on the construction of a RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) farm. The facility, at Tongoy Bay in the Coquimbo region of the country, will be run by Chilean company Atacama Yellowtail SpA (AYT). It is AquaMaof’s first RAS project in Chile and follows…