Archive for February 2022
Salmon Scotland hires Cooke’s Watson as communications head
Industry body Salmon Scotland has appointed Andrew Watson, UK PR and Communications manager with Cooke Aquaculture, as its new Head of Communications and Partnerships. Watson’s role at Salmon Scotland will include promoting the industry’s sustainability message across the globe. He has been with Cooke since January 2020. Previous posts include communications roles with the Ministry…
Read MoreBluefront invests in marine inspection firm
Seafood investor Bluefront Equity has invested an undisclosed sum to buy a 50% stake in Akvasafe, an inspection and certification specialist focused on marine fish farming. Akvasafe, based in Bergen, Norway, is an accredited inspection body in areas such as construction certificates, mooring and site analysis and component certificates. It also offers product certification for…
Read MoreAquaMaof agrees RAS contract with Kvidul
AquaMaof, an Israeli firm providing recirculating aquaculture system (RAS ) technology, has struck a deal with the aquaculture company Kvidul to build a 20,000 tonne salmon farm on the west coast of Norway. This is the latest in a series of major overseas investment projects for AquaMaof. Last summer the company landed two major RAS…
Read MoreMost Norway salmon escapes ‘down to single incident’
One major incident accounted for the majority of farmed salmon escapes in Norway last year, the country’s Directorate of Fisheries has reported. It also reveals most escape incidents occurred in connection with work operations. Preliminary figures show that approximately 61,000 salmon and approximately 7,700 rainbow trout escaped from farms during 2021. Øyvind Lie, director of the…
Read MoreIFFO names new leadership team
IFFO, the body representing the global marine ingredients sector, has named Gonzalo de Romaña as its next President. He is the CEO of Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil producer Tecnológica de Alimentos (TASA), and he has been a member of the IFFO Board of Directors since 2018. The new Vice-President is Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO…
Read MoreSamherji starts work on Silfurstjörn land-based farm
Iceland’s largest fishing and seafood producer Samherji began construction work this week on a £9m expansion of its land-based Silfurstjörn fish farm. Diggers moved in to begin preparing the site at Öxarfjörður in the north east of Iceland, which will boost output to around 3,000 tonnes. Arnar Freyr Jónsson, operations manager of Fiskeldi Samherji in…
Read MoreCooke wins in Nova Scotia boundary review
Cooke Aquaculture has won another important victory over North American anti-fish farming activists attempting to limit the growth of net-pen aquaculture. The company has finally been granted approval to extend the boundary lines of its fish farm near Digby, Nova Scotia. Just over two weeks ago the Washington State Supreme Court threw out an attempt…
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