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Seafood Norway signs football star Erling Haaland
Norwegian super striker Erling Haaland is to become an ambassador for the country’s seafood industry. The prolific Manchester City forward has signed a deal with the Norwegian Seafood Council. He will appear in commercials, promotional posters and digital ads worldwide as part of the collaboration. The deal will last for two and a half years and…
Read MoreGigante CEO out after further construction cost hike
The CEO of Norwegian land-based fish farmer Gigante Salmon has left the company after a warning that construction costs for the completion of its site at Rødøy are now expected to be more than 50% higher than the previous estimate. The news that CEO Helge E. W. Albertsen (pictured) has had his contract terminated broke…
Read MoreBrighter outlook for AKVA group
Aquaculture technology service company AKVA has reported a strong increase in revenues and operating profits for last year. AKVA recorded an EBIT of NOK 68m (£5m) against an operating loss of NOK 56m (£4m) in 2022. Revenues increased by 2% to NOK 3,432m (£254m) and it also has a strong order intake last year of…
Read MoreTorghatten Aqua joins Oslo Borse NOTC list
A new name in the aquaculture industry is set to make its debut on the Oslo Stock Market today. The Torghatten Aqua group will become the ninth largest company among some 40 businesses on the NOTC list of Oslo Børs. NOTC is an abbreviation for “Norwegian over the counter” trading in shares, a regulated marketplace…
Read MoreBakkafrost’s ‘salmon air service’ makes first flight
Bakkafrost CEO Regin Jacobsen has hailed the first flight of salmon on its FarCargo Boeing 757 as a new chapter in Faroe Islands trade history. The aircraft departed from the Faroes with a consignment of premium fresh salmon, landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, for the first time. Jacobsen said: “The aim is…
Read MoreUrsula von der Leyen visits Bakkafrost HQ
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was given a first-hand look at how the fish farming industry operates in the Faroes when she visited the islands this week. She was a guest of Bakkafrost, the Faroes’ largest fish farming company, when she toured its Glyvrar headquarters and talked to its CEO Regin Jacobsen. The…
Read MoreFarmed trout, cod exports growing
Farmed trout is gaining in popularity around the world, according to the latest information from the Norwegian Seafood Council. Figures show a large growth in Norwegian trout exports so far this year. Volume growth increased by 62% to 4,676 tonnes during February, a growth rate of 62%. The value, at NOK 454m (£33m), represents a…
Read MoreNorway’s farmed salmon and trout deaths hit new record
Well over a hundred million salmon and trout died prematurely from various causes in Norwegian fish farms last year, the country’s Veterinary Institute says in its annual fish health report. Infectious diseases and injuries were behind a majority of the deaths, accounting for around 70% of the total but other important factors were involved. The…
Read MoreIndia opens up for Norwegian seafood
Norway has opened up a new and potentially important salmon market after the signing of a free trade deal with India, one of the world’s largest economies. Although not regarded as a nation of salmon consumers, more affluent Indians are generally partial to Western food tastes. The deal has been negotiated through the trade organisation EFTA of…
Read MoreInvestments worth £2bn remain on hold, says Norwegian salmon sector
Planned investment programmes in the aquaculture industry worth NOK 30.8 billion (£2.2 bn) have still not been started since the introduction of the salmon tax. That is the conclusion of a survey carried out by NHHS Consulting on behalf of the employer organisation Seafood Norway (Sjømat Norge). Seafood Norway says the report shows that the…
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