Norcod delivers upbeat Q3 report

Cod farming company Norcod has delivered an optimistic third quarter assessment on its future operations. The Norwegian business has announced considerably reduced losses from NOK 16.5m (£1.4m) for the same period last year to NOK 3m (£254,000) in the latest quarter. It also reports that, with countries reducing fishing quotas, farmed cod is well placed…

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Grieg freezes investment plans in Norway

Grieg Seafood CEO Andreas Kvame revealed today his company had identified several large investment opportunities along the Norwegian coastline, most of which have now been put on hold because of the government’s plans for taxing the industry. Presenting the company’s third quarter results, he said political risk in Norway had increased significantly as a result…

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SalMar delivers bumper Q3 results

SalMar today announced a strong third quarter performance with an operational EBIT or profit of NOK 1.313 billion (£110m), resulting in an operational EBIT per kg of NOK 24.51. This compares with an operational EBIT of NOK 748m (£63m) in Q3 last year. The figure also included a substantial increase in income from Scottish Sea…

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OTAQ makes debut on London’s AQSE exchange

Marine technology business OTAQ has started its first day of trading on the AQSE Growth Market of the AQSE Stock Exchange. OTAQ, which was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange, announced last month it would be switching to the Access Segment of AQSE, a primary and secondary market for equities and debt securities for…

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Troublesome year for Mowi Scotland despite group Q3 record

Mowi today announced a record-breaking third quarter with best yet revenues of 1.257 billion euros (£1.058bn) – an increase of €223m (£196m) on the same period last year. In Scotland however, while there were improvements the company’s Scottish arm has experienced a “troublesome year” with biological issues continuing to create problems. Mowi’s global operational profit…

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AquaBounty reports revenue up 44% for Q3

Land-based salmon farmer AquaBounty saw revenue up 44% year on year for the third quarter of this year, to US $653,000 (£563,000). The company has yet to turn a profit although, at $5.4m for Q3 (£4.7m) compared with a loss of $6.9m (£6m) for the same period in 2021, it is heading in the right…

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So long, Norway Royal Salmon

After almost 30 years, Norway Royal Salmon has ceased to exist as an independent aquaculture company. The business was officially merged with salmon giant SalMar after close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange last night. This means NRS has now been deleted as a company, with SalMar taking over all assets, rights and obligations.…

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Biological issues continue for Bakkafrost Scotland

Bakkafrost chief executive Regin Jacobsen has said he is still not happy with the results from farming operations in Scotland, where high mortality has dragged down the group’s third quarter results. Bakkafrost today announced a group EBIT or operating profit of 325m Danish krone (£38m), some DKK 34m (£4.5m) lower than industry analysts were forecasting.…

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AKVA sees revenue rising, profits falling for Q3

Aquaculture technology business AKVA has reported revenue up for third quarter of 2022, year on year, but profitability has been “challenging”, the company said. Revenue for the AKVA Group in Q3 was NOK 840m (£71.2m), up 14% compared with Q3 of 2021. EBITDA was down, however, from NOK 79m (£6.7m) last year to NOK 25m…

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Aker Biomarine reports higher Q3 sales

Krill harvesting company Aker Biomarine has announced higher sales and operating profits for Q3 this year. Sales for the three months to 30 September totalled US $67.9m (£60m), up from 61.9m (£54.8m) in Q3 last year. The adjusted EBITDA ended at $18.8m (£16.6m), compared to $14.7m (£13m) 12 months ago while the operating profit emerged…

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