Archive for December 2022
Mowi wins sustainability title for fourth time
Global salmon giant Mowi has been hailed as the most sustainable protein producer for the fourth year in succession. The title was awarded by the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index after carrying out a detailed assessment of the largest meat, dairy and farmed fish producers in the world. The rankings for each of the 60…
Read MoreISI signs ‘letter of intent’ for sale of UK business
Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has signed a “letter of intent” with a prospective buyer for the sale of its UK business. ISI announced on 17 November that it was looking to dispose of the business, citing uncertainty over Brexit as the reason for withdrawing from the UK market. The decision placed a question mark over…
Read MoreSAIC CEO charts ‘sustainability’ course for aquaculture
The CEO of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre, Heather Jones, is calling on UK aquaculture to embrace and further develop a new conceptual framework that could underpin a sustainable future for the sector. As part of her recent Master’s dissertation research at the University of St Andrews, SAIC CEO Heather Jones has created a new…
Read MoreMowi CEO proposes alternative tax plan
Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim has published a consultation paper setting out an alternative to the Norwegian government’s proposed ground rent tax on fish farms. Vindheim says the Norwegian government has formulated its tax model on false premises, but believes a solution can be found to what is becoming an increasingly bitter dispute. His alternative plan…
Read MoreAndfjord reports good progress for its land-based farm
Land-based salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon has reported a third quarter operating loss of NOK 14.7 million (£1.2m), up from a loss of NOK 11.4m (£950,000) on the same period last year. But the company has also reported continued good biological conditions at its first land-based pool at Kvalnes, Andøya, Norway. Andfjord Salmon reports holding cash and…
Read MoreSeaweed-based plastic alternative is an Earthshot winner
A UK start-up company that has developed a seaweed-based alternative to plastic was named as one of the winners of the Earthshot environmental awards, held on Friday in Boston, USA. Notpla, based in London, has created a material derived from seafood that is environmentally-friendly and biodegradable. As the winner in the “Build a Waste-Free World”…
Read MoreAquaculture funds £250m for coastal communities
More than NOK 3bn (£250m) is to be distributed to Norwegian coastal communities from the government’s aquaculture fund. A total of 142 municipalities and seven county municipalities will share the payout, which is less than had been hoped . The aquaculture fund makes grants to fish farm-related local authorities and county municipalities from the proceeds…
Read MoreAnother record month for Norwegian seafood exports
November proved to be another record month for Norwegian salmon exports with overall seafood sales rising by 19% to reach NOK 14.4bn (£2.2 bn). So far this year the country’s recorded farmed and catch fish exports have totalled NOK 123bn (£10.25bn) – NOK 29.2bn (£2.4bn) more than over the same period in 2021. Salmon export…
Read MoreKingfish Maine sees final building permit approved
Yellowtail producer The Kingfish Company has passed the last test for its project to build a land-based fish farm in Maine, in north east USA. In October, the Jonesport Planning Board gave initial approval to Kingfish’s local building permit. The permit conditions were formally approved and adopted in a final meeting this week. Kingfish Maine…
Read MoreSafety issues highlighted in workboat accident report
A report into an accident on a workboat operated by Mallaig Marine has highlighted a number of safety issues contributing to the incident. A deckhand on the workboat Annie E was taken to hospital on 3 April this year after being struck by a falling grid buoy, which the workboat’s forward crane was lifting at…
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