Posts by Robert Outram
Gael Force announces partnerships for semi-closed system
Aquaculture support business Gael Force Group has named its partners in a project aimed at developing a ground-breaking semi-closed containment solution for fish farmers. Gael Force’s SeaQureFarm is a semi-closed cage structure which aims to keep fish safe from pathogens and predators, and allow for the collection of waste, while at sea. The Scottish-based company…
Read MoreKames shocked by death of MD Neil Manchester
Tributes have been paid to Neil Manchester, Managing Director at Kames Fish Farming, who passed away suddenly last weekend. Manchester, who was 59, was appointed as Managing Director-designate at the trout farming buisness as from August 2021, and succeeded the company’s founder Stuart Cannon as Managing Director in February 2022, when Cannon took up the…
Read MoreBKD alert at four Lerøy sites
Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) has been detected or is suspected at four salmon farms in central Norway, the country’s Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has reported. The four sites in an area known as PO6, are all thought to be managed by the Lerøy Midt’s division of the Lerøy Seafood Company. It is many years since BKD was discovered in…
Read MoreMowi jobs cull hits Irish processing plant
Salmon producer Mowi is to cut an unspecified number of jobs at its secondary processing plant in County Donegal, Ireland. The company said it has been talking to staff at the facility, which is sited on a peninsula in the far north of the country. Mowi has been carrying out a streamlining review of jobs…
Read MoreWill they buy this story?
Salmon farmers in Iceland are planning to market salmon grown on land-based farms, in water filtered through lava rocks and with minimal impact on the environment. It’s a great story but, Dr Martin Jaffa asks, is it one for which consumers are willing to pay a potentially hefty premium? Read the full article starting page…
Read MoreNew CEO announced for feed additive group Orffa
Netherlands-based feed additive specialist Orffa has announced a change at the top of the company, with Eddy Ketels stepping down as CEO at the end of 2023. Ketels will be succeeded by Haiko Zuidhoff, who will start in his new role as of 1 October 2023. Eddy Ketels has been working for 35 years at…
Read MoreSeafood Norway brands new tax plan ‘disappointing’
Employers’ organisation Seafood Norway has described the latest version of the country’s proposed salmon tax as “disappointing”. The Labour-Centre party coalition government secured a deal yesterday after the Liberals (Venstre) and the single seat Patient Focus party broke ranks with the main opposition parties and gave their approval to a reduced rate of 25%. The…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS – Salmon tax deal is agreed
A dramatic late agreement appears to have been reached over the Norwegian government’s proposed salmon tax. The Labour-Centre coalition appears to have reached a deal over the salmon tax or “ground rent” tax with the Venstre (Liberal) Party and Patient Focus, which has just a single seat in the Norwegian Parliament. According to the financial news…
Read MoreBarramundi’s Australian arm goes into administration
The sale of Barramundi Group’s Australian fish farming business has fallen through because the prospective buyer was unable to raise sufficient capital, Barramundi has reported. In a stock exchange announcement yesterday, Barramundi said its Australian operations, managed under Marine Produce Australia Pty Ltd (MPA) had been placed into administration with a view to a complete…
Read MoreMortalities hit Ice Fish Farm harvests
Icelandic salmon producer Ice Fish Farm was unable to slaughter any fish during the first quarter of this year and is unlikely to produce a harvest during the current quarter, the company has reported. Ice Fish Farm says the problem is due to lower winter temperatures and high mortality resulting from biological issues. Slaughter will…
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