Posts by Fiona Robertson
Mowi showcases Florida centre for US Seafood Month
Salmon producer Mowi is celebrating National Seafood Month in the United States with a series of initiatives including the opening up of its 100,000 square foot processing facility in Miami to elite content creators specialising in food, health and science. It is also offering a behind the scenes look at sustainable seafood production, blending education…
Read MoreInnovation award for SAMS spin-out
A new company that aims to use marine worms to clean up waste from fish farms has won a prestigious national business competition. N-ovatio-N™ CEO Dr Georgina Robinson, received the Converge Challenge prize at the Converge Awards ceremony in Glasgow earlier this month. The Converge Challenge prize was the premier award presented on the night…
Read MoreBiofish completes growth plan
Specialist post smolt producer Biofish says its capacity expansion plan has now been completed. It follows an equity issue which raised NOK 74.5m (£5.6m) during the early part of this year. The Bergen, Norway-based company said in a Stock Exchange announcement that it was delighted to have achieved a vital phase in its production plan.…
Read MoreHigher Q3 harvest and profit for Mowi Scotland
Mowi today unveiled a 2023 third quarter record high harvest and an EBIT or operational profit of €203m (£177m) with Scotland showing a marked improvement on two fronts. In contrast, profits for the group as a whole were down on Q3 last year. Seafood analysts in Norway said the Mowi results were weaker than expected,…
Read MoreConcern as BKD spreads in central Norway
Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) has been detected at several locations in central Norway since the start of the year, the country’s Veterinary Institute has reported, and its spread is slightly puzzling marine veterinarians. Salmon farms are mainly being affected but there has been at least one incident involving a trout farm. The development is the…
Read MoreNorwegian industry dismayed at Fisheries Minister’s dismissal
Both the seafood industry and a number of fellow politicians from the north of Norway have reacted with dismay over the surprise sacking of Fisheries Minister Bjørnar Skjæran yesterday. This important post has been handed to 39-year old Cecilie Myerseth, who is a professional psychologist but who had been a Labour fishery spokesperson in the…
Read MoreGrieg Q3 costs rise and harvests drop
Grieg Seafoods today reported a greatly reduced 2023 third quarter harvest and considerably higher production costs. In one case costs soared way above NOK 80 a kilo (£6). The company has also been hit by various biological issues in Norway. The three month July to September period harvest (gutted weight) was almost cut in half…
Read MoreBreaking – Seafood minister Skjæran sacked in reshuffle
Norway Fisheries and Seafood Minister, Bjørnar Skjæran, has lost his job in a major government reshuffle, it was confirmed today. After much media overnight speculation his replacement is confirmed today as another senior Labour politician, Cecilie Myrseth, who comes from the same Troms region. Skjæran, a former dairy farmer, who has been in post since…
Read MoreNorway’s “big five” settle Canadian price fixing case
FIVE of Norway’s largest salmon breeders have entered into a multi-million Canadian dollar price fixing case settlement following a class action over the border in the United States. It follows a civil case involving claims brought by two Canadian consumers. It means the five, Mowi, SalMar, Grieg Seafood, Cermaq and the Lerøy Seafood Company, will…
Read MoreNorway Seafood Minister Skjæran facing sack – reports from Oslo suggest
Norway Fisheries and Seafood Minister Bjørnar Skjæran could be about to lose his job, according to reports from Oslo. His replacement is tipped to be another senior Labour politician Cecilie Myrseth (below) , the national broadcaster NRK has said. Skjæran, a former land farmer, who has been in post since Labour and the Centre party…
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