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Analyst sees salmon market slipping further
Salmon production is forecast to grow by 3.5-4.0% in 2025, resulting in a slight decline in spot prices for the full year, according to the latest research from market research firm Kontali.
This growth, the firm says, is driven largely by a recovery in Norwegian and European productivity. The difference in price achievement between the first and second half of 2025 is expected to be around €3 per kg (£2.53).
Read MoreScotland strengthens ties with Japan
Adam Wing reports from a key trade show in Tokyo, where the Scottish seafood industry was well represented.
Read MoreAnimal rights group granted judicial review against Grimsby salmon farm plan
Plans to build an £80m-plus land-based salmon farm in Grimsby face an extra hurdle following a High Court decision to grant a judicial review of the local authority’s planning decision in favour of the project.
The case was brought by the organisation Animal Equality UK, which has questioned the decision by North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Cleethorpes) Council, which granted permission for the project almost a year ago.
Read MoreSalmon prices down again, but exports at record levels
Norwegian fresh salmon prices slipped further last week despite predictions they are set to recover over the next few months.
The decrease was small, however, with prices down from NOK 73.95 per kilo (£5.23) seven days earlier to NOK 73.08 per kilo (£5.17) last week.
Read MoreWestminster MPs given food for thought
July’s UK General Election saw many new faces elected to the Westminster Parliament – and this morning several of them joined industry body Salmon Scotland at a breakfast briefing. The event was hosted by Western Isles MP Torcuil Crichton, and it brought together several new politicians as well as long-serving MPs. Those attending the breakfast…
Read MoreWork starting this month on Maine RAS farm site
Great Northern Salmon (GNS), the company looking to build the first recirculating aquaculture system in the US state of Maine, says it is about to start work on preparing the ground at its construction site.
GNS is building a RAS facility with capacity for 10,000 tonnes of salmon annually, in Millinocket, Maine. Pre-construction work is expected to start this month, in collaboration with the site owner, Our Katahdin.
Read MoreRecruitment and diversity
This month our Careers feature focuses on the Aqua Agenda webinar, which addressed recruitment and diversity in aquaculture.
Read MoreOslo Børs fines Gigante Salmon over information failure
Norwegian fish farmer Gigante Salmon has been rapped by the Oslo Børs for breaching the duty to disclose inside information.
The Euronext Oslo Børs, Norway’s stock exchange, has also imposed a fine or infringement fee of NOK 220,000 (£15,500) on the company.
Read MoreHøstlund named as CEO of Nordic Aquafarms
Charles Høstlund, the former head of Norway Royal Salmon (NRS), has been appointed as CEO of Nordic Aquafarms, the land-based fish farmer.
He had been chairman of Nordic Aquafarms and his elevation follows the departure of the previous CEO, Bernt Olav Røttingsnes, who had earlier indicated he wanted to step down after six years in the post.
Read MoreRSPCA Assured suspends three farms
RSPCA Assured has suspended three Scottish salmon farms from its animal welfare scheme, following allegations of animal cruelty.
Activists from campaigning group Animal Equality presented RSPCA Assured with drone footage showing that fish had been removed from the water for longer than the maximum 15 seconds allowed, causing them distress and risking suffocation.
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