Archive for March 2023
Oslo will bend on tax, Mowi boss tells CNN
Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim took to the international airwaves to denounce Norway’s controversial salmon tax plan, with an appearance on the CNN television news channel this week. Speaking after the company’s annual report on Wednesday, he told viewers on the programme “Quest Means Business” that the announcement by the Norwegian government on 28 September last year…
Read MoreSalmon prices keep rolling upwards
There appears to be no end to the phenomenal rise in Norwegian fresh salmon prices, according to the latest data. After a brief lull last week (week 10) when they slipped back for the first time in six weeks they have now hit a further new record with an average price of NOK 122.88 (£9.57)…
Read MoreFish health challenges hit Mowi’s Scottish operation
Mowi’s Scotland business endured a challenging year in 2022, the company has disclosed in its annual report published today. The problems mainly centred around poor production and high mortality on stocks grown from externally sourced eggs, in addition to issues with micro-jellyfish bloom and SRS (Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome) following the warmest summer on record in…
Read MoreMowi posts record profits despite cost pressure
Mowi turned in a record performance last year with an operational EBIT of just over €1bn (£883m), but cost inflation continues to cast a shadow over the salmon farming industry. Chief Executive Ivan Vindheim told shareholders in the company’s annual report that Mowi was the best or the second best cost performer versus its peers…
Read MoreSalmon farmers to challenge Discovery Islands decision – again
Fish farming companies Mowi, Grieg Seafood and Cermaq have separately filed applications for a judicial review of the Canadian federal government’s decision not to renew aquaculture licences for the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia. In February Joyce Murray, Minister for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO) said that…
Read More£163k award for electric workboat research project
A project on the island of Arran to build and test two prototype electric workboats has secured up to £163,130 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Arran Workboats Limited (AWL) supplies petrol and diesel powered workboats to many operators of Scotland’s 200 or so fish farms and to companies in other marine industries such…
Read MoreIcelandic Marine Cluster names next chief
Former seafood sales executive Heiða Kristín Helgadóttir has been appointed Managing Director of the Icelandic Marine Cluster, the organisation set up to promote innovation in the country’s aquaculture and fishing sectors. She takes over this summer. Previously she was with Iceland-based Niceland Seafood as well as being involved in the establishment and operation of software…
Read MoreGlamping helped lift salmon sales, says Seafood Council
The Norwegian Seafood Council is reporting that an unusual PR strategy has brought major success from its recent campaigns in two key Asian countries. The main goal for South Korea was to get people to eat salmon more often, on more different occasions and in more varieties than classic sushi. It was also an important…
Read MoreAutomated identification of harmful algae blooms
Early warning of algae blooms can make all the difference – and now artificial intelligence is helping to provide that Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) occur when microscopic algal or phytoplankton populations, amplified by environmental factors such as weather conditions and temperature, grow to such levels that they become harmful to surrounding life. These blooms can…
Read MoreFinal call for funding bids to help save the ‘king of fish’
Fishery and community groups have been urged to bid for a share of a £145,000 funding pot aimed at conserving Scotland’s iconic wild salmon. Organisations and projects have until 31 March to apply to Salmon Scotland’s Wild Fisheries Fund. The fund is part of a £1.5m commitment from Scotland’s salmon farmers to support the conservation,…
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