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Iceland PM takes over responsibility for fish farm reform
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, has taken over temporary responsibility for the reform of the country’s aquaculture industry and general fishing responsibilities. The move comes after the Food Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir, the person normally in charge of these issues, revealed she has breast cancer and is taking indefinite leave. The Prime Minister (pictured, above) said:…
Read MoreNorway’s youngsters urged to eat more seafood
The Norwegian government has allocated an extra NOK 3.9 million (almost £300,000) to help combat a worrying decline in seafood consumption among the country’s young people. Many Norwegian children and teenagers have simply stopped eating salmon and white fish, preferring less healthy options such as burgers instead. Cost may also be a factor. A recent…
Read MoreFish farmers facing huge fines – if guilty
The six Norwegian salmon companies accused by the EU of price fixing could collectively face fines totalling NOK 13 billion, almost a billion pounds sterling, it has emerged. The EU Commission says they broke competition rules by sharing information on prices and other matters. Potentially, the fines could total 10% of their global annual turnover…
Read MoreSalmon’s ‘big six’ to challenge EU price fixing claims
Norway’s “big six” salmon companies have all strongly denied an accusation of price collusion made by the European Commission. The Commission claimed yesterday that the companies broke competition rules by sharing information on prices and salmon volumes. It has sent what is known a statement of objection, also known as an SO, to each of…
Read MoreBREAKING – Norway’s salmon ‘big six’ did violate rules, says EU
The European Commission believes that six leading Norwegian salmon producers breached EU anti-trust rules by colluding to distort competition in the market for spot sales of Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon in the EU. The Commission has advised the producers concerned that this is its “preliminary” view. The companies named are Mowi, SalMar, Grieg Seafood, Bremnes Seashore,…
Read MoreISA suspected in a fish at Benchmark breeding site
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is suspected at a key breeding centre in Norway where Benchmark Genetics has a facility. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is testing samples from the site 60 miles south of Narvik, which is one of the world’s most advanced land based facilities for the production of salmon ova. Only a few…
Read MoreBakkafrost’s salmon jet arrives
Bakkafrost’s plan to launch its own in-company air salmon delivery service, FarCargo, is moving ahead. The company’s new subsidiary has taken possession of a Boeing 757-200 aircraft (pictured) acquired from the United States last year. The aircraft, which has a crew of eight, has arrived in the Danish capital Copenhagen in order to be transferred…
Read MoreGeo Salmo’s new land farm finally breaks the ice
Icelandic company Geo Salmo has finally broken ground on its state of the art hybrid flow-through farm in the south west of the country. Amid sub-zero temperatures, the company carried out a start of construction ceremony at the site west of Þorlákshöfn which is not too far from the town of Grindavik, currently hit by a…
Read MoreGigante Salmon encounters high mortality in smolt release
Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Gigante Salmon has reported “significant mortality” with its second smolt batch. The company said in its 2023 Q4 report that the first delivery went very well, but there were problems with the second delivery at its Rødøy facility in the north of the country. It said: “We will return with an…
Read MoreNorway to spend £36m promoting seafood around world
The Norwegian Seafood Council will spend a record NOK 483 million (£36m) this year promoting the country’s seafood. The council is targeting 28 countries around the world and once again more than half that figure will go towards pushing salmon and trout. Børge Grønbech, the Council’s Director of Global Operations said: “The investments will, across…
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