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Read MoreSalMar and Leroy report lower harvests
SalMar and Lerøy Seafoods, two of Norway’s largest salmon farming companies, are reporting lower harvests for the third quarter of this year. In a trading update Lerøy said it slaughtered 44,200 tonnes of salmon and trout in three months between July and September, compared with 46,000 tonnes in the same period last year, the company…
Read MoreNew seafood giant created
The creation of a major seafood business between one of Norway’s leading salmon companies and a large conventional fishing business has been announced. Nergård and Norsk Sjømat are to join forces into a giant group with the prime goal of creating greater value and new opportunities in the industry. Together they will become a fully…
Read MoreSSC boost for Bakkafrost
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) looks set to produce 10,500 tones of salmon during the third quarter of this, its new owner Bakkafrost says. That is almost as much as the company’s Faroe Islands operation is set to harvest in the three months between June and September. In a trading update Bakkafrost said its three…
Read MoreGrimsby salmon business celebrates 20th birthday
The Grimsby-based salmon supplier JCS Fish is marking its 20th anniversary this week with a socially distanced celebration for its staff team. The specialist salmon business was founded by husband and wife team, Andrew and Louise Coulbeck, on September 15th 2000. Twenty years later, turnover has passed £10-million and with a staff of 50, the…
Read MoreLarge numbers of escaped fish \’appearing in Scottish rivers\’
Significant numbers of farmed fish are are appearing in Scottish rivers following a large scale escape from the Mowi Aquaculture North Carradale site during Storm Ellen last month, Fisheries Management Scotland has suggested. They are being reported in rivers across Loch Lomond, Ayrshire, Clyde and Argyll and could pose a genetic risk to wild salmon,…
Read MoreLarge numbers of escaped fish \’appearing in Scottish rivers\’
Significant numbers of farmed fish are are appearing in Scottish rivers following a large scale escape from the Mowi Aquaculture North Carradale site during Storm Ellen last month, Fisheries Management Scotland has suggested. They are being reported in rivers across Loch Lomond, Ayrshire, Clyde and Argyll and could pose a genetic risk to wild salmon,…
Read MoreGo ahead for advanced South Korean salmon farm
Dongwon Industries, South Korea’s largest fishing group, has announced that it intends to go ahead with its plan to enter the aquaculture business by building a large environmentally land based smart salmon farm in the country. Dongwon is linking up with Norway’s Salmon Evolution by investing in the business and using its advanced technology. Work…
Read MoreNRS reports Q2 EBIT increase
Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) today announced an increased operational EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) of 120 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) (£10.2 million) during the second quarter of this year. The figure for Q2 2019 was NOK 113 million (£9.6 million). But as with every other salmon producer, Covid-19 continues to affect financial results. NRS…
Read MoreSaucy Fish Co gets Waitrose boost
THE Saucy Fish Co. has secured two important new listings for its frozen and chilled ranges in Iceland and Waitrose, providing a welcome boost for both the salmon and whitefish sectors. It is one of two fishcake launches involving salmon. After a successful launch in The Food Warehouse by Iceland in 2017, Grimsby based Saucy…
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