Archive for April 2022
Mowi Q1 harvest down, but operating profit up
Mowi today reported lower harvest figures for the first quarter of 2022, year on year, but the group’s operating profit has almost doubled. The harvest figures include an 8,000 tonne drop for Mowi Scotland in Q1, to 10,500 tonnes. Mowi said its operating EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) was more or less on track…
Read MoreThe April 2022 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
More than one month into the conflict, the war in Ukraine continues to have dire consequences for the people of that country and it is also impacting on people and businesses around the world. In the April issue of Fish Farmer, which you can read here online, we look at what this means for the…
Read MoreDesert dreams
The Arabian Peninsula is a forbidding place most of the year – even for those who call it home. Searing hot winds, temperatures almost half way to boiling point and a seemingly unending desert would, at first glance, hardly make it an ideal location to start salmon farming. However, if plans by various regional governments…
Read MoreApplications open for Nutreco’s 2022 Young Researchers Prize
Feed giant Nutreco is looking for examples of research that could lead to a breakthrough in animal and aquafeed. Applications to Nutreco’s 2022 Young Researchers Prize are now open to all PhD students and post-doctorate researchers in their first- and second-year of study working in animal nutrition, livestock production, aquaculture, veterinary sciences and cellular agriculture.…
Read MoreSalmoNor chief flagged up as next NTS chairman
SalmoNor chief Vibecke Bondø looks poised to become the new chairman of the NTS aquaculture group. She resigned her position as chief executive of SalmoNor, the family-owned salmon farming business her parents created, after her name was proposed to the nomination committee yesterday by several shareholders. She is also one of the largest shareholders in…
Read MoreIslands in the stream
Along with his brother Regin, Atli Gregersen, co-owner and Managing Director of the Faroese salmon farming company Hiddenfjord, represents the third generation at the helm of his family’s business. Hiddenfjord started out as a fishing business and Atli Gregersen remembers, as a 12 year old, hearing fishermen express scepticism over warnings from scientists that the…
Read MoreMinister to open Aquaculture UK
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, is to open Aquaculture UK, the biggest event in the UK aquaculture sector’s calendar. The Minister will cut the ribbon on the first day of the exhibition, which runs from May 3-5 in Aviemore, Scotland, and will then launch what promises to be a lively…
Read MoreGrieg and SalMar report improved Q1 harvests
Two leading Norwegian salmon farmers, Grieg Seafood and SalMar, have announced higher harvests for the first quarter of this year. In a preliminary update, Grieg Seafood says output between January and March should total 16,900 tonnes, against 13,600 tonnes in Q1 last year. This is made up of 9,600 tonnes and 5,200 tonnes from the…
Read MoreNRS to sue parent for breach of contract
Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) announced at the weekend that it plans to sue its parent, NTS, for breach of contract. The move is seen as another extraordinary development in an increasingly bitter saga between two businesses in the same family. It follows the NTS decision last week to block a proposed merger between NRS and…
Read MoreBioMar snaps up shrimp feeding tech business
Multinational aquafeed group BioMar is buying AQ1 Systems, a feeding technology specialist focused on the shrimp farming sector. AQ1 is a leading supplier of sensor-based feeding control technology for aquaculture, specialising in acoustic and optical sensing technology. Its systems provide feeding control and sizing solutions, to improve growth, reduce waste and achieve better feed conversion…
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