Bakkafrost Q3 numbers hit by lower salmon prices, but Scotland improves

Bakkafrost value-added products

Bakkafrost today unveiled weaker than expected third quarter results. Meanwhile, the company’s Scottish arm continues to make a loss, but the latest figures show its recovery is continuing. CEO Regin Jacobsen said bluntly that he was not satisfied with the group’s results this quarter. The Faroese-owned salmon farmer announced a lower group EBIT or operational…

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Latest version of Seafood Processing Standard launched

Processing fish

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the latest version of its Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). Version 6.0 includes a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering both farm-raised and wild-caught seafood, ten separate modules to accommodate the specific production processes and products at individual facilities, and enhanced data capture, reporting and…

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New record set for Norwegian seafood exports

The Norwegian seafood sector produced its best ever export results last month – with salmon continuing to dominate and also netting the highest ever value.

The October total was NOK 18.5bn (£1.3bn) – 5% or NOK 914m (£64m) up on 12 months ago.

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Norway woos Saudi salmon buyers

A large group of Norwegian seafood exporters have just returned from a fact finding tour of Saudi Arabia, a country which is developing into a key market.

They were there to learn more about the country and its potential for Norwegian seafood – with salmon high on the list.

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See you in court

Abigail Penny, Executive Director, Animal Equality (right) celebrates outside the court with colleagues after permission to appeal the planning decision is granted

Hopes for an onshore salmon farm in Grimsby are once more in question in a High Court battle over planning procedure, as Sandy Neil reports.

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Smash and grab predators threaten Norwegian farms

Large bluefin tuna breaking into salmon cages have been causing serious disruption at a number of the Norwegian fish farms over the past few weeks. While the problem is not on the same scale or of the same severity as the jellyfish attacks, the tuna – also known in Norway as “mackerel sturgeon” – have nevertheless created quite a headache and a lot of extra work for the affected farms.

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Retailer rules out Tasmanian salmon ban – for now

A group of activists in Australia have failed to stop the large Woolworth retail chain in Australia selling Tasmanian salmon.
They claim that salmon farming practices in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour are threatening the rare Maugean skate which now only exists in that area.

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MSPs raise concerns over marine science funding

A committee of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament has warned that the scientific work that underpins fisheries policy could be adversely affected by underfunding, especially for the Marine Directorate’s research facilities.

The Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee has written to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Islands and Land Reform, following its review of the Marine Directorate budget, as part of its Pre Budget Review.

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