Posts Tagged ‘Grieg Seafood’
SalMar harvest down, Grieg up for Q3
SalMar, Norway’s second largest salmon farmer, has reported a sharp fall in its third quarter output. In contrast, its competitor Grieg reported an improved harvest.
The July to September harvest for SalMar was 60,300 tonnes against 78,100 tonnes a year earlier – a drop of 17,800 tonnes.
Read MoreUncertainty clouds Norwegian presence in British Columbia
A high profile salmon company is facing a difficult future following the publication of its latest results in the past couple of days. That business is the Grieg Seafood Company which saw its share price drop sharply in Oslo yesterday.
Of all the big Norwegian salmon farmers, Grieg has so far produced the most disappointing Q2 results.
Q2 loss for Grieg as fish health issues hit
GRIEG Seafood reported a disappointing second quarter today, with an operational loss and lower salmon harvests. The harvest volume was down by over 7,000 tonnes to 15,272 tonnes during the April to June period.
Read MoreArnarlax founder to head Grieg’s new Oslo processing plant
The former Chief Executive and Co-founder of the Icelandic salmon company Arnarlax has been appointed manager of Grieg Seafood’s new processing plant at Gardermoen, near Oslo.
Kristian B. Matthiasson brings a wealth of experience to the new role, said the company.
Read MoreGrieg Q2 down, Lerøy Q2 higher
Grieg Seafood has revealed a much lower 2024 second quarter harvest with output down in its two main Norwegian regions.
Read MoreBarlow to head Grieg’s Newfoundland operations
Elizabeth Barlow, who takes over as Director of Operations at Grieg Seafood Newfoundland on 8 July, comes with nearly 30 years of operational and management experience in the aquaculture industry and government.
Read MoreLow oxygen event hits Grieg in British Columbia
Grieg Seafood’s salmon farming operations in British Columbia were hit by a “low oxygen event” in May which affected fish health and led to a rise in sea lice levels, the company has reported.
Read MoreCermaq and Grieg ‘disappointed’ over Canadian court ruling
A legal move to maintain open pen fish farming around the Discovery Islands in British Columbia – at least for a time longer – has been rejected.
A Federal Court judgment said that a decision by former fisheries minister Joyce Murray in February last year did not breach the operators’ rights of procedural fairness.
Norwegian authorities investigating more ISA incidents
Three more infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) incidents, including suspected and confirmed cases, are being investigated in Norway.
Read MoreGrieg Q4 rocked by spiro, jellyfish and winter sores
Grieg Seafood is the latest Norwegian salmon farmer to report biological and jellyfish issues during the final quarter of 2023. The company, which was big in Scotland until three years ago, but now concentrates on Norway and Canada, recorded an operational (EBIT) loss of NOK 67 million (around £5m) against an operational profit of NOK…
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