Archive for September 2022
Nocera’s Alabama land deal marks US debut
International seafood company Nocera has bought more than 200 acres of land in Alabama as part of its US expansion plan. Nocera already has six fish farms using its specialist systems, and is in the processing of expanding from its main base in Taiwan to the United States and beyond by building RAS (recirculating aquaculture…
Read MoreThe September 2022 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The September issue of Fish Farmer is out now and you can read it online here. As this month’s magazine comes out, the UK finds itself in a time of transition. In the space of less than a week, the country had a new Prime Minister and was mourning the passing of its long-serving and…
Read MoreFrøy wins service vessel contract
Frøy ASA has secured a large contract to supply two new service vessels to a so-far undisclosed large salmon farming company. The Norway-based company is a boat builder and aquaculture service specialist. The two new vessels will be equipped with special battery packs allowing them to use up to 50% less fuel than a conventional…
Read MoreHofseth buys into Egg closed cage project
Hofseth International, one of Norway’s largest independent fish farming companies, has purchased 50% of the shares in the company that owns the novel Egg aquaculture cage project. It has bought into Ovum, the recently renamed Hauge Aqua Solutions business. Ovum is, appropriately, the Latin word for “egg”. Hofseth said in a statement that it plans…
Read MoreSalmon features in Food and Drink Awards shortlist
Marine products are well represented in the shortlist for this year’s Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards, with three salmon companies and a seaweed snack specialist. The Scottish Salmon Company – now operating as Bakkafrost Scotland – has been shortlisted for the Sustainability award and also in the Primary Producer category. Two smoked salmon…
Read MoreListeria warning over smoked fish
Consumers in vulnerable groups have been warned not to eat smoked fish unless it has been thoroughly cooked. The message comes jointly from Food Standards Scotland, the UK Food Standards Agency and the UK Health Security Agency. Food safety professionals are concerned that an ongoing outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria could be dangerous for some…
Read MorePraise for Bakkafrost’s sustainability reporting
Salmon producer Bakkafrost has received an accolade for its environmental reporting. A new report from Position Green (formerly The Governance Group) ranks Faroes-based Bakkafrost among the top performers of the 300 largest companies on the Scandinavian stock exchanges regarding ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting. Bakkafrost also owns the business formerly known as The Scottish…
Read MoreIceland to investigate salmon merger
Iceland’s competition authority is to investigate a proposed merger between two of the country’s largest salmon farmers. Both Arnarlax and Arctic Fish are Norwegian-owned, being owned by SalMar and Norway Royal Salmon respectively. SalMar purchased the NTS group, which includes NRS, earlier this summer in one of the salmon industry’s biggest takeover moves for many…
Read MoreConnectivity for Good: take part in our webinar
Fish farmers will have the opportunity to find out how better connectivity can lead directly to better fish welfare – and more profitable operations – at a webinar jointly hosted by Fish Farmer magazine and technology experts Krucial (formerly known as R3-IoT) with the theme “Connectivity for Good”. The webinar, taking place on 2 November…
Read MoreNorway to classify seaweed as seafood
Norway is to classify seaweed and kelp as a seafood as part of a strategy to encourage further development of the sector. While still a niche activity, the cultivation of both species is growing not just in Norway but countries like Scotland and Ireland. Seaweed has a high food nutritional value while kelp is also…
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