Archive for September 2022
Storm Fiona hammers Canadian east coast seafood sector
The seafood sector along Canada’s east coast has begun a huge recovery operation after being battered by storm Fiona at the weekend. Companies are still trying to work out the cost and extent of the damage, but it is likely to run into millions of dollars. Such events are rare in this part of Canada…
Read MoreEx Premier aide joins Seafood Norway
Seafood Norway, the aquaculture and fishing employers organisation, has hired Peder Egseth, the former right hand man to ex Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg, to head the organisation’s business policy. He takes over next month and will lead and coordinate the organisation’s work with the Storting, authorities, political parties, NGOs and other central actors. “With…
Read MoreCoastal mayors from Norway’s Centre Party warn on salmon tax rumours
Fish farming companies in Norway are bracing themselves for a possible new “salmon tax” next month. The Oslo Labour coalition government will present the country’s national budget on 6 October and there are widespread reports that taxes on aquaculture industry profits will be hiked. The reports led at the weekend to several Centre Party mayors…
Read MoreMowi will appeal Loch Hourn planning decision
Mowi is appealing to the Scottish Government over the refusal of planning permission for expansion at its farm on Loch Hourn, a sea loch on Scotland’s west coast. The salmon producer had applied for permission to add another cage and increase biomass at the site by 10%, to 2,750 tonnes, but in June the Highland…
Read MoreLerøy set to splash out on investment
The Lerøy Seafood group is planning to invest well in excess of NOK 3bn (£260m) in its value chain to help drive an ambitious growth plan. The company announced at its Capital Markets Day event yesterday that it is looking to achieve revenues of NOK 50bn (£4.3m) by the end of the decade. It has…
Read MoreYes, we kanpachi!
Any connection between aerospace engineering and ocean fish farming may not be an obvious one, but the results of a crossover between the two will soon be evident on the plates of upmarket sushi restaurants. Forever Oceans is an aquaculture company farming kanpachi (Seriola rivoliana), also known as longfin yellowtail or almaco jack, in offshore…
Read MoreOrkney farm wins ASC accreditation
Scottish Sea Farms’ Lober Rock site in Orkney has been awarded Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification. It is the first of the company’s sites in Orkney to win ASC status. Lober Rock, a marine salmon farm at the south-easterly corner of Scapa Flow, underwent a series of audits to meet the ASC’s stringent criteria. Earlier this…
Read MoreAdministrators confident over Dawnfresh Farming sale
Administrators for the collapsed Dawnfresh Seafoods group say they are working to ensure the sale of its fish farming subsidiary, Dawnfresh Farming, “at the earliest opportunity”. Callum Carmichael and Tom MacLennan were appointed as administrators for Dawnfresh Seafoods in February of this year. The group’s two processing sites, in Arbroath on Scotland’s east coast and…
Read MoreLerøy aims for NOK 50bn turnover target by 2030
Lerøy Seafood Group aims to achieve a turnover of NOK 50 billion (£4.3bn) by the end of the decade. The ambitious goal was set out at the opening of the company’s Capital Markets Day today. The combined fish farming and trawler fishing group, which owns a half share in Scottish Sea Farms, is setting out…
Read MoreCox presents powerful diesel alternative
The CXO300 is a new generation of diesel marine technology, offering a high-powered 300hp diesel outboard to the aquaculture market. Delivering 650 Nm (newton-metres) torque at 2250-3000rpm, the CXO300 allows vessels to move through the water in a much more controlled and smooth manner, whilst also meeting the demands for a high performing outboard engine…
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