Archive for June 2024
Conservative manifesto offers little change in EU trade
The Conservative Party’s 2024 manifesto promises continued support of the fishing and aquaculture sectors through the £100m Seafood Fund but offers scant comfort to the industry in terms of easing trade with the European Union.
Read MoreOslo distribution hub sold for £100m
The global alternative investment platform Slate Asset Management has acquired the World Seafood Center in Oslo for a figure close to £100m.
Read MoreThe June 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online
The June 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online, and you can read or download it here.
Read MoreEarly warning for harmful plankton
Following the successful launch of the Live Plankton Analysis System (LPAS) at the recent Aquaculture UK exhibition in Aviemore, OTAQ have received huge interest from the industry, appreciating the value that LPAS provides in combatting the rising threat of harmful algae blooms (‘HABs’).
Read MoreAquaculture production has overtaken fishing, says UN report
Global aquaculture has overtaken traditional fishing for the first time, says a new report from the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
Read MoreChile’s salmon farmers win in Los Lagos dispute
Producers in Chile’s salmon industry are breathing a sigh of relief after being told they do not have to hand over land and water areas to indigenous groups.
Read MoreNorway fish farm strike threat grows ahead of pay talks
The threat of a strike among Norwegian fish farm workers appears to be growing, according to reports from Oslo this week.
Read MoreGearing for growth
New Zealand has ambitions to grow its aquaculture – especially salmon, oysters and mussels. Greenshell mussels have become the source for world famous nutraceutical products and the salmon sector is beginning to branch out into the open ocean.
Read MoreSpain now fastest growing salmon market, says Seafood Council
Spaniards, along with their Portuguese neighbours, are developing a taste for salmon faster than other people in Europe, the latest export data from the Norwegian Seafood Council showed this week.
Read MoreNorway to stage major salmon permit auction
The Norwegian government is holding a new salmon auction later this month, with a minimum price of NOK 170,000 (around £1,260) per tonne in all production areas.
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