Archive for June 2022
Scottish Government announces funding for salmon conservation
More funding has been announced for wild salmon conservation measures in Scotland. The Scottish Government has authorised new funding of £500,000 to support two projects: the National Adult Sampling Plan, which provides crucial data on wild salmon stock; and the development of a standardised fisheries management plan template which can be used by all the fisheries…
Read MoreSalmoNor in industry hydrogen workboat first
SalmoNor is preparing to build the aquaculture industry’s first hydrogen-powered workboat. The family-run salmon farmer, now part of the NTS group, said a final decision on the investment will be made by the end of June. The cost has not been disclosed. It confirmed that the technology and bunkering concept – the process of refuelling…
Read MoreNorway’s salmon farmers benefitting from lower Scottish output
Sales of Norwegian salmon in the UK are on the increase due to lower Scottish output, the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. With salmon exports the largest yet for the month of May, the Seafood Council said: “The United Kingdom was the market with the largest increase in export volume in May…
Read MoreArnarlax buys up Iceland smolt facility
Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax is strengthening its smolt operations following a key acquisition. The company has signed a share purchase agreement for the remaining 50% shares in the Eldisstöðin Ísþór smolt facility in Þorlákshöfn (pictured) in the south of the country. Arnarlax was formerly a joint owner of the business. The transaction will be subject…
Read MoreWild salmon, trout catch in Scotland hits new low
Rod catch figures for salmon and sea trout in Scotland last year were the lowest since records began in 1952, figures from the Scottish Government show. Salmon and trout fishery statistics for the 2021 season show that 35,693 catches were reported for salmon and 12,636 trout. The spring catch for salmon was 66% of the…
Read MoreVega’s processing plant gets GSA certification
Vega Salmon’s processing plant has been certified to the Global Seafood Alliance’s Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). It is the first seafood processing plant in Germany to earn the distinction. Although the company is headquartered in Kolding, Denmark, Vega Salmon’s processing plant is located just across the border in Handewitt, Germany, and its Atlantic salmon is…
Read MoreISA strikes eastern Iceland again
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is beginning to raise serious concerns in eastern Iceland, with a further suspected outbreak reported. Veterinary officials have taken tests at an Ice Fish Farm facility in Berufjörður which contains around 890,000 fish with an average weight of between two and three kilos. Mast, the Icelandic Veterinary Authority, said that in a…
Read MoreSalmon exports ‘may hit NOK 100bn’ this year
Soaring prices are likely to mean that Norwegian salmon exports will top NOK 100bn (£8.4bn) this year, according to the latest calculations. That is as much as and possibly higher than the value of all the seafood, including high value cod and haddock, sold to overseas markets by the country’s fish farmers and fishermen last…
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