Off the hook

Salmon swimming

As Vince McDonagh reports, a study by Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has added to the evidence that farmed salmon are not spreading diseases to their wild counterparts.

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Lerøy Seafood invests in US biotech company

Scientists next to Salmonics sign

The Lerøy Seafood Group has announced a strategic investment in the US biotech company Salmonics.

The terms of the investment remain undisclosed, but the announcement said it will support Salmonics’ continued growth and cutting edge biotechnology, which uses fish blood to create healthcare products.

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Son of SalMar founder comes in from cold

Gustav Magnar Witzøe, son of the founder of the salmon giant SalMar, has joined the board of family-owned group Kvarv.
It had previously been reported that he wanted to remain outside active business and had considered moving to Switzerland at one point last year.

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Far out, man

Ocean-Farm-1-lowered

Iceland has joined the list of countries looking at whether fish farming could expand into more challenging ocean locations, as Vince McDonagh reports.

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