Posts by Vince McDonagh
Aker BioMarine revenues up 6%
The Atlantic krill harvesting company Aker Biomarine has unveiled a 6% increase in its second quarter revenues to US $94 million (£73m).
Read MoreUVAXX announces breakthrough against deadly fish disease
A Singapore company is reported to have successfully developed a vaccine which it believes can successfully combat a deadly disease.
Read MoreSalmon now Iceland’s second highest seafood earner
Farmed salmon has jumped into second place as Iceland’s second most valuable seafood export, the latest official figures show, but it is still running a long way behind cod.
Read MoreLiving Lab project attracting large following, says SalMar chief
More than 100 stakeholders have already signed up to SalMar’s Salmon Living Lab project since its launch a few months ago, Frode Arntsen, Executive Director of the salmon giant has disclosed.
Read MoreNorth Korea looks to aquaculture to solve food crisis
North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated states, is planning to go into fish farming on the orders of its controversial leader Kim Jong-un.
Read MoreBuyers willing to pay for farmed halibut, says producer
White fish farmer Nordic Halibut has reported earnings of almost NOK 20 million (£1.43m) during the second quarter this year, thanks to the willingness of buyers in Britain and elsewhere to pay high prices for this popular prime fish – even at smaller sizes.
Read MoreCall for new approach as seafood consumption declines
Seafood consumption in Britain is continuing to decline, a new survey by the industry body Seafish finds. Cost inflation, which reached its peak last year, is one of the main reasons, but the study says other factors are also in play.
Read MoreNorway’s salmon price decline halted
The long decline in Norwegian fresh salmon prices has come to a halt – but only by a small margin. Statistics Norway reports that prices last week (week 28) rose by NOK 1.54 to NOK 79.78 per kilo (£5.68).
Read MoreChile’s salmon industry vows to double output by 2050
A strong defence of the Chilean salmon industry has been mounted at a major trade summit in the country.
Read MoreBusiness anger over salmon processing delays in Nordland
Salmon farmers are calling for faster action on the part of the authorities processing planning applications in Nordland, Norway’s most important fish farming region.
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