Archive for November 2024
Investing in healthy fish
Our round-up of what’s new in fish health focuses on new projects aimed at increasing the industry’s knowledge.
Read MoreBakkafrost commissions world’s biggest feed barge
Aquaculture technology business GroAqua and Bakkafrost, the Faroes-based salmon farmer, have signed a deal to build the world’s largest feed barge.
Read MoreLerøy reports fall in Q3 profits
The Lerøy Seafood Group today reported a £15m drop in its third quarter profits, blaming weak salmon and trout prices for the slump. The Q3 operating profit was NOK 412m (£29m) against NOK 631m (£44.5m) a year ago. On a brighter note, the company said its associate Scottish Sea Farms, in which Lerøy holds a…
Read MoreLerøy set to invest £25m in submersible cages
The Lerøy Seafood Group is investing around £25m in new farming technology in a move to improve fish welfare, the company announced today. This will include new submersible cages to protect the fish from sea lice.
Read MoreNordic Aqua upbeat despite off-flavour issues
Land-based salmon farmer Nordic Aqua Partners said today that the geosmin problems, which affected production at its facility in eastern China location during the summer, have continued into the third quarter.
Read MoreSeawork looks ahead to 2025
Seawork, the European commercial marine and workboats exhibition, connects businesses to showcase innovations, solutions and new products.
Read MoreSeafood at centre of Norway’s export drive
The seafood industry will be the next focus in the Norwegian government’s export reform programme.
Read MoreOTAQ in revenue warning
Aquaculture and offshore technology business OTAQ has warned that revenues for 2024 are likely to be below the current market forecast. Orders are taking longer to convert than was foreseen, the company said.
Read MoreWarmer seas hit Greece’s mussel harvest
Sea warming is not only affecting salmon farms – it has all but wiped out mussel aquaculture in Greece this year, according to reports.
Read MoreThe November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The November 2024 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online, and you can read or download it here.
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