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AKVA order book strong despite Land Based disappointment
AKVA Group, one of the world’s leading aquaculture technology and service businesses, today announced a 10% reduction in first quarter revenues, with slow progress in its land based sector.
Read MoreRow over fjord salmon licences erupts in Iceland
A political row has broken out in Iceland over the granting of new fjord farming licences to the country’s salmon companies.
Read MoreISA suspected at two Norwegian sites
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) looks to have returned to Norway following an absence of several weeks.
Two suspected cases have been identified in recent days.
Lerøy working on key salmon blood health project
The Lerøy Seafood company is working on a project that could develop salmon blood into an important health supplement, it has been disclosed. The Norwegian research organisation, SINTEF, says the aquaculture industry has a residual raw material utilisation rate of approximately 94%, but at the moment the only remaining part that is not used is the…
Read MoreNorway MP calls for halt to overseas salmon promotion
Norwegian Green MP Rasmus Hansson wants the country’s Seafood Council to suspend the promotion of salmon overseas until the industry addresses a range of fish welfare issues.
Read MoreLerøy facing new listeria discovery claims
The Lerøy Seafood Company has been hit by claims of a new discovery of the listeria bacterium at one of its Norwegian sites, according to Norway’s national broadcaster NRK.
Read MoreBreaking news: Mowi loses first round in tax case
Mowi has lost the first round of a court battle against Norway’s “salmon tax”. A court in Hordaland, Norway has rejected the company’s lawsuit against the tax, also known as the ground rent or resource rent tax. The company said it will study the decision before deciding its next step. Mowi has a month in…
Read MoreMowi ready for a further green bond issue
Salmon farming giant Mowi is set to raise additional finance through issuing more green bonds, the company announced yesterday. In a stock exchange announcement, Mowi said that it has mandated Danske Bank (Green Bond Advisor), DNB Markets, Nordea and SEB as Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers, and ABN AMRO, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment…
Read MoreArctic Fish escape investigation reopened after appeal
The Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish is likely to face an investigation into its operations in the Westfjords after all. A decision by the police to drop an inquiry into the accidental release of salmon last year has now been overturned by the Office of Public Prosecutions . The Mowi-owned company experienced the accidental release…
Read MoreGigante confirms new CEO in board shake up
Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Gigante Salmon has a new Chief Executive and has also managed to receive commitment of NOK 120 million (almost £9m) in funding, the company has announced. Gigante Salmon had problems earlier this year, reporting significant mortality with its second smolt batch. In a double Oslo Stock Exchange announcement today, the company…
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