Archive for June 2024
Big plans
Norway’s cod farmers are going all out for growth. The industry has set itself the ambitious target of 150,000 tonnes annual production within the next six years. Given recent government restrictions on new cod farming projects, the figure may appear unrealistically high – and probably is – but there is no doubt that the sector is determined to expand big time.
Read MoreHiring, cutting red tape and housing: Salmon Scotland’s election priorities
Easing restrictions on cross-border hiring, streamlining Brexit red tape and tackling Scotland’s rural housing crisis – these are among the key priorities in an election manifesto from trade body Salmon Scotland.
Read MoreProtecting human rights
The recent investigations uncovering human rights abuses in the farmed seafood industry, most recently in the shrimp industry in India, are very unsettling to read. While we all agree that these abuses should have no place in any industry, the reality is starker and more uncomfortable.
Read MoreISA confirmed at Måsøval site, Mowi case suspected
The number of confirmed and suspected infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) cases in Norway is continuing to mount, with a suspected outbreak at a Måsøval farming location last month now confirmed by the authorities.
Read MoreNova Austral bankruptcy order lifted
The Chilean salmon breeder Nova Austral has succeeded in getting its bankruptcy order temporarily suspended.
Read MoreMSPs hear case against salmon farming
The follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland got underway yesterday with what amounted to the case for the prosecution.
Read MorePassing the test
It’s been a challenging year for the world’s second biggest salmon farmer but, the CEO says, it has come through with flying colours. Vince McDonagh reports. Salmar is not just one of the world’s largest Atlantic salmon farming companies – it is also arguably the most interesting.
Read MoreNorcod cuts losses by almost half
Leading cod farmer Norcod is gradually clawing its way into profit, the company’s latest figures suggest today.
Read MoreNorwegian salmon prices slump
Norway’s salmon companies may be celebrating record export revenues for last month, but prices from the start of June have been dropping like a stone.
Read MoreSalmon farmer in Mull seaweed collaboration
Scottish Sea Farms has teamed up with seaweed growing venture Atlantic Garden, in a scheme that combines salmon and kelp farming on Loch Spelve, in the Sound of Mull.
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