Archive for March 2022
SalMar presses ahead as NTS votes down board change
SalMar announced today it was pressing ahead with its bid to acquire the rival NTS aquaculture group. The salmon farming giant has formally started the process to acquire all the shares in NTS despite an attempt to thwart the move at an NTS board meeting. SalMar already claims to have the necessary and irrevocable 50%…
Read MoreAKVA sells its stake in subsea venture
Aquaculture technology group AKVA has sold its minority stake in Atlantis Subsea Farming, a joint venture with fish farmer SinkabergHansen, but retains ownership of the proprietary technology that underpins the project. Atlantis Subsea Farming (ASF) was set up to create submersible cages for salmon, to keep the fish at a lower level in the sea…
Read MoreAquaculture UK gets ready to return to Aviemore
Innovation and sustainability will be the key themes at Aquaculture UK, the trade show and conference which will be returning to Aviemore this May after a four-year gap. Aquaculture UK takes place over 3-5 May 2022 at the Macdonald Resort in Aviemore, Scotland. The show’s organisers, Diversified Communications, said the exhibition space is fully booked…
Read MoreMowi Scotland’s Head of Sales to step down
Mowi Scotland’s long-serving Head of Sales, Georgina Wright, is to leave the company after 27 years. She will be leaving Mowi at the end of March. Wright began her Mowi career with McConnell Salmon in 1994 which then became Marine Harvest, now Mowi, and she has worked for the company’s business units in both Scotland…
Read MoreSpeakers confirmed for SAGB conference
Ministers from the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments will be addressing the UK’s shellfish producers this May at the industry’s annual conference. Victoria Prentis, Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will be the keynote speaker for the opening of The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) conference, which…
Read MoreNTS board heads for another clash
The SalMar – NTS takeover saga took a bizarre twist today after a financial deal to merge two businesses within the NTS group was thrown into question. Seafood group NTS acquired fish farmer SalmoNor last year and it has now emerged that Norway Royal Salmon (NRS), also an NTS subsidiary, plans to raise two billion…
Read MoreUK Aquaculture Awards shortlist revealed
Producers, suppliers and academic institutions are all represented in the shortlist for the UK Aquaculture Awards 2022 which has been published today. The winners will be revealed at a gala dinner at Aquaculture UK, the trade show and conference taking place in Aviemore, in the Highlands, on 4 May. The shortlisted individuals and organisations, in…
Read MoreCounter intelligence
February turned out to be an interesting month in terms of the retail market. Sales of chilled salmon increased by 7.8% year on year in terms of volume. The value of the sales also increased. Yet, at the same time, Tesco announced the closure of more of its meat and fish and hot food counters…
Read MoreProximar’s Japanese project enters final stage
The land-based salmon farm being built by Proximar Seafood near Japan’s Mount Fuji has taken a major step towards completion, following the signing of a contract with Japanese engineering company Techno Ryowa. Techno Ryowa will be providing equipment and installation related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Proximar says the agreement is the final fixed price…
Read MoreAll set for Aquaculture Africa
After being postponed twice because of the pandemic, the first Aquaculture Africa Conference and Exposition is set to take place in Alexandria, Egypt on 25-28 March. More than 700 participants have registered for both conference and exhibition visits, with over 70% being Africans, coming from disciplines ranging from state actors, researchers, academics, consultants, private sector…
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