Archive for July 2022
NZ seafood sector set to gain from EU deal
New Zealand’s aquaculture and fisheries sector looks set to receive a multi-million pound boost following the successful conclusion of a trade deal with the European Union. The agreement ends years of negotiation and sweeps away current restrictions, meaning almost all New Zealand seafood will be able to enter the EU tariff-free. It should be signed…
Read MoreMonica Galetti takes on seafood ambassador role
Acclaimed chef Monica Galetti has been named as an ambassador for Scottish seafood, in the first appointment of its kind in the industry. As a leading chef and restaurateur, Monica will be tasked with encouraging buyers, restaurant owners and chefs across the UK to purchase and serve more seafood from Scotland by promoting its quality,…
Read MoreLysophospholipid-based AQUALYSO® as strategy to relieve cost pressure from vegetable oil and lecithin prices in aquafeed
Oil prices have roughly doubled in these last two years. These trends hurt aquafeed producers who rely heavily on lecithin and vegetable plant oils in all types of aquafeeds. AQUALYSO® is a lysophospholipid-based digestive and metabolic enhancer that supports the formulation of aquafeeds with reduced fat and energy levels. Through applied research, Adisseo has established…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms names new Regional Manager for Orkney
Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms has appointed Duane Coetzer as Regional Manager for Orkney, completing the restructure of its Northern Isles operations following the acquisition of Grieg Seafood Shetland in December of last year. Coetzer’s appointment takes effect as from today. His predecessor, Richard Darbyshire – formerly long-serving Orkney Regional Manager, then, from 2020, Northern…
Read MoreSalMar seals NRS acquisition
Norway Royal Salmon and SalMar last night finally sealed their merger, creating the world’s second largest Atlantic salmon farming business. The deal was agreed following an extraordinary general meeting of NRS, but in effect it is SalMar which is the dominant partner. SalMar will also be acquiring the wider integrated aquaculture business NTS – previously…
Read MoreMitsubishi to build salmon land farm in Japan
Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi is to go into the land-based salmon farming business in its home country. Mitsubishi, which employs 80,000 people worldwide, is already the owner of Cermaq, which is one of Norway’s largest salmon farming businesses and also operates in Chile and Canada. It is teaming up with Maruha Nichiro, Japan’s largest seafood…
Read MoreMowi fined NOK 16.3m for unlawful water abstraction
Mowi has been fined NOK 16.3 m (£1.3m) by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). The penalty relates to the illegal abstraction of water at hatcheries in two regions – Trøndelag and Vestland County. One fine of NOK 11m (£900,000) – officially called a violation fee – has been imposed for abstraction from…
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