Posts by Robert Outram
Benchmark promotes two to new salmon roles
Aquaculture biotech business Benchmark has announced two promotions to newly created roles promoting the company’s services to the salmon sector. Kate Furhovden Stenerud is Benchmark’s new Commercial Director for salmon, while Thommy Holmvåg is the new Commercial Lead for genetics in Norway. These changes are part of the company’s strategy, Benchmark said, to enhance its…
Read MoreFish farmer claiming £2m ‘misdiagnosis’ compensation
Salmon producer Måsøval is demanding more than £2m in compensation from the Norwegian government over claims that a form of pancreatic disease was misdiagnosed at one of its fish farms three years ago. The company, which has been arguing for some time that it suffered large losses as a result of the misdiagnosis, has now…
Read MoreSalmon prices down on ‘Barcelona effect’
As expected the price of Norwegian fresh salmon fell last week which many observers are putting down to the “Barcelona effect”. With buyers and senior company officials decamping in large numbers to Spain for the Seafood Expo Global trade show it had been widely predicted that prices would falter – and they did. According to…
Read MoreMSPs rebel but bid to shelve HPMAs fails
Three members of the governing SNP party rebelled in a debate yesterday over the Scottish Government’s controversial proposals for highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) which would ban fishing and aquaculture in 10% of the country’s coastal waters. The commitment to introducing HPMAs, in which virtually all commercial activity would be barred, was part of the…
Read MoreProximar secures funding for Japanese RAS farm
Proximar Seafood says it is now fully funded up to the first harvest at its new salmon farm in Japan, expected later next year. The company has secured a NOK 130 million (almost £10m) loan agreement with the investment company Grieg Kapital AS. Proximar CEO Joachim Nielsen said in an Oslo Stock Exchange announcement that this…
Read MoreNorway’s seafood exports are up – and down
A weakening krone was the main reason Norway’s seafood exports hit a new April high, the country’s Seafood Council said today, but currency movements have masked a real-terms fall in exports. The figures paint a familiar picture of higher earnings, with salmon out in front. Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 12.9 billion (£956m), a rise…
Read MoreLoch Long Salmon to meet with local businesses
Loch Long Salmon, the company that aims to bring semi-closed containment fish farming to Scotland, is holding an event on 10 May in Dunbeg, near Oban, to meet local suppliers and explain its plans. The company’s proposal for a salmon farm on Loch Long was rejected last year by the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs…
Read MoreSalmon tax blamed for big seafood expo postponement
Plans for a major seafood expo in Amsterdam this autumn have been shelved until next year, with Norway’s proposed salmon tax taking the blame. The organisers of ColdWater Seafood 2023 said in a statement last night that the postponement was justified “due to the turbulence in the seafood market caused by the introduction of a…
Read MoreStudy shows salmon heart health can be improved
Heart health in farmed salmon can be significantly improved by changing production methods, according to new research by a team at Norway’s NMBU Veterinary College. The NMBU study shows that reduced intensity in the hatchery stage can lead to better heart shape and function in farmed salmon. Heart disorders and circulatory disorders are often observed in…
Read MoreFrøy in tie-up with Canadian company
The aquaculture services and support company Frøy has become the latest Norwegian company to forge closer business ties with Canada. Frøy and NL Marine Services have entered into a strategic collaboration on the exchange of aquaculture specialists, vessels and equipment with the aim of increasing the development of the service boat industry in Canada. Despite a federal government…
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