Posts by Vince McDonagh
Nordic Halibut to release one million fish a year
White fish farming company Nordic Halibut says it is well positioned to achieve its target in two years’ time of 4,500 tonnes (HOG), and on track to reach 10,350 tonnes by 2031.
Read MoreCanada’s High Liner Foods invests £8m in Norwegian salmon farmer
The large North American seafood company High Liner Foods is making a big investment into land-based salmon producer Andfjord Salmon.
Read MoreUS Red Lobster chain fighting for survival
Red Lobster, the world’s largest seafood restaurant chain, is fighting off the threat of bankruptcy amid rising debts. The group, which has hundreds of restaurants across the United States, Asia and central America, has filed in a Florida court for bankruptcy protection in a bid to reduce debt and fend off collapse.
Read MoreProximar closing in on first main harvest
Excitement is growing at Proximar Seafood which is closing in on the first harvest of Atlantic Salmon at its new site near Mount Fuji, Japan.
Read MoreNew funding to tackle UK aquaculture issues
A £4.6 million fund, aimed at bringing academia and industry together to tackle key challenges facing UK aquaculture, is being made available.
Read MoreCooke marks a decade in the UK
The Cooke Seafood group is this month celebrating ten years of aquaculture in the UK. The company said it is very proud that the business is now a decade old and of what has been achieved.
Read MoreSeafood continues to shine for Hilton Food Group
Seafood is continuing to provide a significant contribution to the performance of the Hilton Food Group.
Read MoreCermaq acquires new Norwegian business
The salmon giant Cermaq is expanding its Norwegian business with the purchase of the family owned company Ballangen Sjøfarm.
Based in the north of the country, Ballangen Sjøfarm employs around 50 people and produces 10,000 tonnes of salmon a year.
Read MoreDysentery suspected at salmon facility
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has disclosed that dysentery may been found in one of the country’s fish farms.
If the suspicions are confirmed, it would be regarded as a serious development on top of a number of other biological issues affecting the salmon and trout sector.
Read MoreLerøy escape numbers far less than feared
The number of fish that escaped from a Lerøy Midt salmon farm in Norway is estimated to be considerably less than first thought. Reports earlier this week suggested that 14,000 mature salmon had got out, but that figure is now down to around 8,400.
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