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AQUA 2024 plenary speakers confirmed
The speakers for the two plenary sessions at AQUA 2024, jointly hosted by the European Aquaculture Society and the World Aquaculture Society in Copenhagen this August, have been confirmed. They are Dag Sletmo (pictured, left), Senior Vice President Seafood Division, DNB Bank, and Signe Riemer-Sørensen (right) Research Manager Analytics and AI, with the Norwegian research…
Read MoreThe Green Sea is back, and ready to service
Norway is the world’s largest producer of salmon, while Scotland ranks third and is the second largest in Europe. Fish farming has become a high-tech industry where small changes can have significant impacts, placing increasingly high demands on suppliers and fish farmers themselves. Luckily for the aquaculture industry in Scotland, there is a Norwegian service provider with an excellent track record ready to assist.
Read MoreCermaq acquires new Norwegian business
The salmon giant Cermaq is expanding its Norwegian business with the purchase of the family owned company Ballangen Sjøfarm.
Based in the north of the country, Ballangen Sjøfarm employs around 50 people and produces 10,000 tonnes of salmon a year.
Read MoreDysentery suspected at salmon facility
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has disclosed that dysentery may been found in one of the country’s fish farms.
If the suspicions are confirmed, it would be regarded as a serious development on top of a number of other biological issues affecting the salmon and trout sector.
Read MoreLerøy beats expectations with Q1 numbers
Despite a series of challenges this winter, the Lerøy Seafood Group has announced better than expected 2024 first quarter results. Lerøy, which also owns one of Norway’s largest white fish trawler fleets, produced an operational EBIT or operational profit of NOK 842 million (£62m).
Read MoreGrieg Q1 profits hit by biological problems
Norwegian and Canadian salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has reported a near £7m drop in operating profits for 2023.
Read MoreJellyfish and hard winter hits SalMar Q1 profits
Norwegian salmon giant SalMar continued to be troubled by tough winter conditions and jellyfish attacks during the start of this year, the group’s first quarter results show.
Read MoreSeagriculture 2024 set to ‘bridge continents’
The Seagriculture EU 2024 conference, the leading conference for the seaweed industry, will be taking place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands from 18 – 20 June 2024. Under the theme, Bridging Continents, Seagriculture EU 2024 aims to transcend geographical boundaries to unite stakeholders from diverse corners of the world.
Read MoreNew bid to suspend Arctic Fish licences rejected
The authorities in Iceland have rejected a new request to suspend the operating licences of Arctic Fish at two locations in the Westfjords.
Read MoreLerøy facing police probe over latest escape
The Lerøy Seafood Company is facing an official investigation following the escape of 14,000 salmon – some of which are believed to be infected with diseases- earlier this week.
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