Posts by Vince McDonagh
‘Egg’ cage companies prepare to shed staff
A large number of people at the companies behind the “Egg” closed containment fish farm system look set to lose their jobs.
Some involved in the Egg – also known as “Eggett” – system are being redundant while others are likely to be stood down at least temporarily, at both the technology company Ovum and the production company company Herde Kompositt.
Read MoreMitsubishi invests in trout ‘Gigafactory’
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation has bought into the Finnish aquaculture technology company Finnforel.
Mitsubishi, a large conglomerate with a range of industrial interests, already owns the salmon farming group Cermaq, which operates in Norway, Chile, Scotland and Canada.
Finnforel is an innovative agritech company, focused on farming rainbow trout in what it says is a sustainable way. It has pioneered a comprehensive concept which encompasses the entire value chain—from advanced selective breeding programs to its feed, farming, processing, packaging and branding of its fish products.
Read MoreMowi Chairman to step down
Ole-Eirik Lerøy, Mowi’s long-serving Chairman, has announced he is stepping down from the board of the salmon farming giant.
He has been an integral part of the business for more than 15 years. It was also announced yesterday that his successor will be shipping executive Ørjan Svanevik.
Read MoreFurther rise in salmon prices
Norwegian salmon prices have continued on the road to recovery following a prolonged slump during the summer.
Read MoreSamherji ready to start work on new super fish farm
Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing and aquaculture company, is to start work on its new salmon land farm next month.
Read MoreCoastal towns to receive record £331m from salmon auctions
Norway’s Aquaculture Fund looks set to pay out NOK 4.7bn – £331m – this year to coastal communities.
The payment is the largest since the Fund was set up and is due to the exceptional prices paid at auction for fish farming licences.
Read MoreAKVA Group favourite for Cermaq Chile contract
AKVA group looks set to land the supply contract to build a planned new smolt facility for Cermaq Chile.
It is thought that Billund would get the supply deal, but the company ceased trading in the summer.
Read MoreLack of housing a major issue for Faroes aquaculture
Salmon farming on the Faroe Islands will continue to expand, but more must be done to accommodate the extra overseas staff the industry will need, says a report from the island’s economic council.
Read MoreFresh water ‘may be answer to salmon disease’
The bacterium that causes pasteurellosis in farmed salmon does not survive for long in fresh water, new tests have shown. Experiments with fresh water were carried out after an epidemiological investigation showed that the probability of an outbreak of pasteurellosis increases significantly after thermal or physical de-lousing with seawater, but not after freshwater-based de-lousing.
Read More£1m plan to tackle complex gill disease in salmon
Norway’s aquaculture and fisheries fund has launched an initiative to discover more about the growing problem of complex gill disease in salmon.
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