Archive for February 2023
AQUA 2024 venue is now Copenhagen
The international conference AQUA 2024 has a new venue – Copenhagen – and a new date, it has been announced. The Boards of Directors of the European Aquaculture Society and the World Aquaculture Society have approved the change of location and the date will now be August 25-29. The venue for the event will be…
Read MoreFresh beats frozen, consumers say
Consumers in the US and Japan could save money and reduce their carbon footprint into the bargain, if only they were prepared to buy salmon that has been frozen and shipped by sea instead of carried fresh, by air, thousands of miles. The trouble is, as Vince McDonagh discovers, most of them are not yet…
Read MoreAssociated Seafoods wins best practice accolade
Scottish seafood processor Associated Seafoods has been recognised as an example of best practice by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA). Associated Seafoods has achieved certification under the GSA’s Best Seafood Practices (BSP) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) schemes. Associated Seafoods sources seafood from both wild-capture fisheries and aquaculture. It is the first seafood producer in…
Read MoreWestfjords residents back aquaculture, survey finds
A majority of people living in the Westfjords region of Iceland, where much of the country’s salmon farming is located, remain positive about the aquaculture industry – but support is less solid than it was, a poll has found. While 67% remained positive about the industry, that compares with 81% in a similar poll carried…
Read MoreCombined fishing/aquaculture vessel is a world first
An order has been placed for the world’s first combined fishing and aquaculture vessel. The Norwegian shipbuilder Larsnes Mek has signed a contract to build the boat for Myre Kystdrift AS, a seafood business based in Vesterålen, Nordland. When completed in late 2024 it will operate as a dual seine net vessel and a farmed…
Read MoreBC report casts doubt on move to land-based farms
An economic analysis carried out for the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food has concluded that shifting the province’s fish farming industry from the sea to the land would leave it struggling to attract investment. The report, RAS Salmon Farming in British Columbia, involved an economic impact analysis indicating the economic activity generated by…
Read MoreXcelerate unveils Maine RAS project
Two former executives from Nordic Aquafarms are behind a plan to build a land-based salmon farm on the site of an old paper mill in Maine. Erik Heim and Marianne Naess left Nordic Aquafarms last year to set up their own company, Xcelerate Aqua. The proposed fish farm at Millinocket, a small town in Penobscot…
Read MoreGrieg ends 2022 on a record despite lower Q4 results
Grieg Seafood ended 2022 with a record-breaking performance although biological issues took a chunk out of the final quarter’s operational profits. The company today unveiled an operational profit or EBIT of NOK 1,739 million (£142m) for last year against NOK 442m (£36m) in 2021. The EBIT for the fourth quarter, however, fell from NOK 265m…
Read MoreFirm behind Grimsby plan says it will mean 100 jobs
Aquacultured Seafood, the company behind the surprise plan to build a 5,000 tonne salmon plant in Grimsby, has said it could create at least 100 new jobs. The company said it chose the town over other areas because of its recognised expertise in seafood, which makes Grimsby the largest such seafood cluster in northern Europe.…
Read MoreBakkafrost consults on Hunterston RAS site
Bakkafrost Scotland has said it intends to submit a planning application for a RAS facility at the Hunterston Port site in Ayrshire. The RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) plant would be the second in Scotland for the Faroes-owned salmon producer which is already in the process of constructing a RAS site at Applecross, on the west…
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