Archive for March 2022
Salmon companies move to halt exports to Russia
Two key salmon farming companies, Bakkafrost of the Faroe Islands and the Lerøy Seafood Group, have signalled they are taking action to prevent their products getting into Russia. Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen told the Norwegian business news site E24.no that he had been “completely crushed” by what was happening in the Ukraine. The Faroe Islands’ unique…
Read MoreWitzøe steps down as SalMar CEO
Gustav Witzøe has resigned as CEO of SalMar, the company he built into one of the world’s largest salmon farming businesses. He dropped the bombshell last night without giving a specific reason why he was stepping down at a time when SalMar is poised to complete the takeover of the NTS integrated aquaculture group. The…
Read MoreASC consults worldwide on single farm standard
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has launched one of its largest ever public consultations, to seek stakeholder feedback on its plan to create a single ASC Farm Standard. The ASC currently applies a number of different standards for farming specific species. The aim of the single standard is to provide greater consistency and harmonise requirements across…
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