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Omega-3 pioneer prepares to scale up
A Scottish-based biotech company looking to develop a new source of natural omega-3 is planning to expand after raising £14m in funding. MiAlgae uses nutrient-rich by-products from the whisky industry...
Under fire
From highway robbery to lawsuits from indigenous communities, as Vince McDonagh reports, the Chilean salmon industry is facing challenges on a number of fronts. Of all the major fish farming...
Proximar secures one billion yen in loan capital
Proximar Seafood has secured two loan agreements worth a total of one billion Japanese yen for its Mount Fuji RAS salmon farm project. The figure, broadly equivalent to £5.3m or...
Norwegian salmon price slowly moving up again
The fresh salmon market is back on an upward trend in Norway again, for the first time in several weeks. But the increase is small, at just 1.4% according to...
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Red Lobster restaurant chain secures survival at last
US seafood chain Red Lobster has been saved from bankruptcy thanks to a consortium of investors. The group operates hundreds of restaurants across the United States, Asia and Central America,...
Norway and EU strike deal on seafood quotas
Just days after announcing a key trade deal with Brazil, Norway has secured an agreement to sell more seafood into the European Union. The agreement, which will greatly help Norway’s...
Producers face EU grilling over cartel allegations
Some of Norway’s biggest salmon producers are expected to appear in a closed-doors hearing this week in front of the European Commission’s Competition directorate, to face allegations of price-fixing. Reuters...
Brazil opens up to Norwegian salmon
The Oslo government has persuaded Brazil to fully open its market to Norwegian seafood, most notably salmon. With a population of more than 215 million, Brazil represents a huge opportunity...
Swiss ban boiling lobsters alive
SWITZERLAND has outlawed the age old restaurant culinary practice of boiling lobsters alive. From March 1, as part of new government animal protection reforms, it will be illegal for chefs to throw live...
Norway PM in trade talks with Trump
FEARS that the United States could impose curbs on Norwegian seafood exports have receded after Norway\'s prime minister, Erna Solberg, met President Donald Trump last week. The industry and salmon producers...
Grimsby to stage seafood careers event
GRIMSBY is to host a major event next month in a bid to steer more young people towards a career in food and in the seafood industry in particular. Organised by...
Iceland looks to reduce fishing fees
ICELAND\'S new government is looking to ease the burden on small and medium sized fishing companies by reducing the licence fees they pay for the right to fish inside the...
