Posts by Vince McDonagh
AquaBounty sells its Indiana farm to another RAS producer
AquaBounty Technologies has finally sold its land-based farm in Albany, Indiana after putting it on the market earlier this year.
Read MoreTurning a corner
As Vince McDonagh reports, Lerøy Seafood Group says it is finding solutions for the many challenges that beset the business last year.
Read MoreBakkafrost Scotland Q2 harvest up by 4,100 tonnes
Bakkafrost Scotland today reported a much improved second quarter harvest for this year. The operation produced 11,400 tonnes against 7,300 tonnes for the same April to June period last year.
Read MoreProximar sales on track as Q2 harvest hits 360 tonnes
Proximar Seafood announced today that it has pre-sold sold at least a third of expected annual production for this year from its new land-based salmon farm in Japan.
Read MoreIceland land farmer granted licence for 7,000 tonnes
Icelandic fish farming company Laxey has been granted a licence to grow up to 7,000 tonnes of salmon and rainbow trout in a land-based facility at Viðlagafjörður in the Westman Islands, on the country’s south coast.
Read MoreLerøy commissions escaped fish count
The Lerøy Seafood group is taking a number of measures to study the impact of fish escapes in various rivers in Norway.
The move follows the closure of sports fishing activities at more than 30 of the country’s rivers last week and a serious escape incident at one of Lerøy’s own fish farms in the past few weeks.
Norway joins new Chile free trade deal
Norway has signed a free trade deal with Chile which is expected to open up business opportunities between the world’s two largest Atlantic salmon farming companies.
Read MoreTasmanian salmon company announces major expansion
The key Australian salmon company Huon Aquaculture is expanding its Tasmanian farm at a cost of AUS $110 million (£78m).
Read MoreSalmon Evolution signs phase two construction deal
The land based company Salmon Evolution has this week signed a deal to start building the second phase of its Indre Harøy project.
Read MoreBarlow to head Grieg’s Newfoundland operations
Elizabeth Barlow, who takes over as Director of Operations at Grieg Seafood Newfoundland on 8 July, comes with nearly 30 years of operational and management experience in the aquaculture industry and government.
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