Archive for November 2024
Record Q3 revenues for salmon giant
Mowi generated record-high operating revenues of €1.44bn (£1.2bn) between July and September this year, the group’s Q3 results reveal today. This outstanding performance was translated into an operational profit or EBIT of €173m (£144m) .
Read MoreCornwall seaweed farms back on track
Despite enlisting celebrity firepower, campaigners have not (yet) managed to stop plans for the UK’s biggest seaweed farm, as Sandy Neil reports.
Read MoreBakkafrost Q3 numbers hit by lower salmon prices, but Scotland improves
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…
Read MoreLatest version of Seafood Processing Standard launched
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…
Read MoreBacterial kidney disease suspected at SalMar site
An outbreak of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) is suspected at a SalMar site in Norway, it has emerged.
According to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, it may have occurred at a company location in Vestnes municipality where SalMar produces broodstock salmon.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreNorway 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.
Read MoreSee you in court
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.
Read MoreSmash 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.
Read MoreRetailer 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.