Posts by Robert Outram
Calls to postpone salmon tax gather momentum
Demands are growing for the Norwegian government to postpone its controversial salmon tax plan, as the situation threatens to end in chaos. The finance committee’s recommendations, which are still confidential, will be voted on by Norway’s parliament, the Storting, next Wednesday (31 May). The Labour-Centre coalition now faces a possible situation of recommending a policy…
Read MoreBC salmon farmers warn of “community devastation”
The Canadian government has been warned that many communities in British Columbia, including those of the First Nations, “face devastation” if coastal fish farms are forced to close. Up to 5,000 jobs and CA $1.2 billion (£0.7bn) could be lost, the BC Salmon Farmers Association has said. The warning has come in response from a…
Read MoreGrimsby RAS farm will be a world beater, says company
The proposed new RAS salmon farm in Grimsby, on England’s North Sea coast, will be one of the most technically advanced of its type, the company behind the project said yesterday. Neil Jamieson, director and founder of Aquacultured Seafood told Fish Farmer that there would be extensive use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its operation.…
Read MoreBenchmark sees revenues up 25% for H1
Aquaculture biotech group Benchmark saw its revenues for the six months to 31 March 2023 go up, year on year, by 25% to £98.9m. The period, the first half of the group’s current financial year, also saw a 39% increase in adjusted EBITDA to £22.1m (H1 FY22: £15.9m). Benchmark’s financial accounting pre-tax loss was cut…
Read MoreIceland’s fish farmers set up support group
Several leading Icelandic salmon farmers have come together to form a new industry group. The ten initial members include some of the biggest names in the business such as SalMar owned Arnarlax and Mowi’s Arctic Fish, Samherji and Benchmark Genetics Iceland. Called the Iceland Aquaculture and Oceans Forum or IAOF, its aim is to support…
Read MoreSalmon Evolution reports progress in tackling AGD
The land based fish farmer Salmon Evolution has said it is now getting on top of its biological problems. Last month the company reported increased mortality at its new Indre Harøy farm in Norway due to amoebic gill disease (AGD). It said in its first quarter report to the Oslo Stock Exchange today it had…
Read MoreScottish salmon exports to Asia double in Q1
Scottish salmon exports to Asia have more than doubled to £24m in response to growing demand, new HMRC figures show. European destinations continue to dominate as the main international market for Scottish farmed salmon. However, North America and Asia accounted for nearly half (47%) of all sales in the first three months of this year,…
Read MoreISI first quarter results hit by high salmon prices
Raw material inflation, especially for salmon, has had an impact on Iceland Seafood International’s first quarter results. But the company adds, in its report for Q1, that there are signs of a more balanced external environment on the horizon. ISI reported a 23% increase in sales from a year to €123.1m (£107m), along with a…
Read MoreTasmania bids to restore trust in salmon industry
The Tasmanian government has drawn up a long term plan for the state’s salmon farming industry. A key aim of the strategy is to restore declining public trust in the sector. Primary Industries Minister Jo Palmer admitted that support for salmon farming had declined and said: “This is an industry that desperately wants the Tasmanian…
Read MorePublic consultation on Grimsby salmon farm plan
The company hoping to build a £75m RAS salmon farm in Grimsby is to hold an open public consultation over the project next week. AquaCultured Seafood Ltd first unveiled the plan in February and since then it has attracted much interest. If approved, the farm would add a whole new dimension to the town’s long…
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