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Bakkafrost reports Scottish harvest for Q4 down by almost half
As expected, output from Bakkafrost’s Scottish operation was well down during the final three months of 2021. The Faroese fish farmer published its fourth quarter trading update today which shows a Scottish harvest of 5,100 tonnes, against 9,300 tonnes for the same period in 2020. The company warned a few weeks ago that serious gill…
Read MoreMowi UK chooses Maritech Eye quality scanner
Mowi Consumer Products in the UK has teamed up with the software technology company Maritech to help enhance the quality of its smoked salmon products. Using a device known as the Maritech “Eye” (pictured), the system was specially developed to scan defects at speed. The development work included Maritech, Mowi UK and the Norwegian research…
Read MoreHeart of the matter
One of the biggest threats to farmed salmon is not what you might expect. Every year, hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of fish die from a little-discussed cardiac disease, cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS). In short: heart failure. The disease made its entry into Norwegian salmon farms in the mid 1980s and later spread to the Faroe…
Read MoreBakkafrost takes majority stake in Danish canner
Bakkafrost has acquired a majority stake in the Danish canned salmon and general fish company Munkebo Seafood AS, it was announced today. The Faroese fish farming group, which has major interests in Scotland, said it had acquired 90% of the shares in Munkebo from Paul Lybech, who has been involved with the business for the…
Read MoreSolid progress
Scottish aquaculture made excellent progress in almost eliminating the use of “critically important antibiotics” last year, according to an independent report. Norway, the world’s largest salmon farming country, can also report a similar success story. Critically Important Antibiotics are those classed as essential for human health, but where overuse in the past has been putting…
Read MoreChina to reduce tariffs in New Year
Salmon exporters to China can look forward to lower tariffs from this weekend, at least for the time being. The Chinese authorities are introducing new temporary tariffs on almost 1,000 goods including seafood. The new rates include lower tariffs on fresh and frozen salmon, frozen herring and frozen cold water shrimp. The change entails an…
Read MoreFestive feasts
Christmas is coming and I have noticed that my local fishmonger is already displaying some whole carp on his fish counter. Traditionally, carp are grown in Europe during the summer months when they benefit from warmer temperatures and faster growth. As winter approaches, they are left to hibernate or are harvested for the festive season.…
Read MoreMowi Ireland plan may spark heritage concerns
Mowi could be facing official opposition to its latest salmon farm plan in the west of Ireland. The state organisation Inland Fisheries Ireland, which is responsible for the protection of river and lake fish, is reported to be preparing to question company plans to develop a 22 cage facility in Ballinakill in Connemara. The problem…
Read MoreFlying the flag
Spain and South Korea will be the main targets next year as the Norwegian Seafood Council unveils another massive marketing budget. The organisation has set aside just over NOK 300m – around £25m – giving rival salmon producers such as Scotland and the Faroe Islands a lot to think about. The budget is similar to…
Read MoreWant not, waste not for Seafood Village
The UK’s largest fish processing complex has just set a new recycling record. In the past year it has successfully disposed of 240,000 polystyrene boxes – enough to fill more than one hundred 40-foot long vehicle trailers plus 6.2 tonnes of cardboard and 3,500 wooden pallets. The Seafood Village is a large business park focused…
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