Archive for January 2023
Mowi takes TV sponsorship to Next Level
Salmon producer Mowi is the sponsor for a new cookery game show featuring top chef Gordon Ramsay and a group of contestants determined to show that they have the skills to impress him. Next Level Chef airs on ITV1, STV and ITVX from tomorrow. The action all takes place in a three-storey skyscraper, made up…
Read MoreSeafood Council responds on salmon tax
The Norwegian Seafood Council has responded to an invitation from the Oslo government to give its views on the impact of the proposed salmon ground rent tax. The Council concerns itself with promoting Norwegian fish overseas and normally does not get involved in political issues. But with so many dire warnings about the impact of…
Read MoreSalmon Evolution confirms Schaug-Pettersen as CEO
Land-based fish farmer Salmon Evolution has named Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen as its Chief Executive Officer. He has previously covered the role on an interim basis. The company has also appointed Trond Vadset Veibust as Chief Financial Officer. Schaug-Pettersen was appointed CFO of Salmon Evolution in October 2020 and has also held the position as interim…
Read MoreGourmet magazine hails Bakkafrost salmon as ‘the best’
Denmark’s renowned food magazine Gastro has voted Bakkafrost smoked salmon the best product in its class. The food and wine magazine, which is widely read by professional career people, compared its salmon with eight different smoked salmon products. Gastro describes itself as a monthly food and wine magazine for those seeking the best of the culinary…
Read MoreTomorrow’s threats
All those who work on and with the sea – such as fish farmers – pay close attention to the daily weather forecast. But with biological hazards a key factor for fish health, why don’t we also have a “bio-forecast”? This is the aim of two projects in Scotland, which seek to provide an early…
Read MoreBC Salmon Farmers appoint new Executive Director
The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has appointed Brian Kingzett as its new Executive Director, with immediate effect. His appointment follows the decision of Ruth Salmon, the former Interim Executive Director for the BCSFA since February 2022, following the departure of John Paul Fraser, to retire. She served as Executive Director of the Canadian Aquaculture…
Read MoreCooke wins extension on Washington State deadline
Cooke Aquaculture has been granted a preliminary injunction giving the company more time to harvest the fish and dismantle equipment at its last two sites in Washington State. The injunction was granted by the Superior Court of the State of Washington after Cooke filed a motion against the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”)…
Read MoreMowi seals Arctic Fish deal
Mowi has completed its deal to buy a majority stake in the Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish. The Norwegian-based company is investing more than £150m to acquire just over 51% of the shares in Arctic Fish from Mowi’s rival, SalMar. SalMar already owns Arnarlax, another large Iceland-based salmon business, which it is retaining. It acquired…
Read More‘Super’ wellboat arrives in Faroe Islands
The 109-metre long wellboat Bakkafossur has become the latest addition to the Bakkafrost Faroes fleet after a long voyage from the Sefine shipyard in Turkey. At a reception at the company headquarters at Glyvrar with Bakkafrost board members and senior management, Aksel V. Johannesen, prime minister of the Faroe Islands and other government representatives welcomed…
Read MoreSalmon prices in year end surge
The export prices of fresh salmon shot up by more than 15% in the final week of 2022, according to figures from Statistics Norway. The size of the increase has come as a surprise given that the Christmas seafood buying rush ended several days earlier. The week 52 export price was NOK 86.33 per kilo…
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