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Bergen wins contracts for five aquaculture catamarans
The Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Risnes AS, received contracts to deliver five catamarans for the aquaculture industry. The contracts have a total value of NOK 24 million (€3 million/$4 million), and will generate work for Bergen Group Risnes through the first half of 2011.
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New Zealand aquaculture diploma pulls in students
A new fish farming diploma course at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is proving popular and reflects a predicted boom in the aquaculture industry, according to School of Technology, Primary Industries and Maritime Studies head Jeff Wilson.
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NewsMekong Delta aquaculture to expand
Vietnam plans to expand the area for aquaculture in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta to 830,000 hectares, yielding nearly 3 million tonnes of product per year by 2015, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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NewsCanada funds scallop farming projects
Denis Lebel, minister of state for Canada Economic Development, has announced the awarding of CAD 700,000 (€502,887/$691,105) in repayable funding to Les Fermes marines du Québec for the construction of a hatchery for sea scallop larvae in the Gaspésie municipality of Chandler.
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Akva Group appoints new CEO
The board of directors at Akva Group ASA has appointed Trond Williksen as the Norwegian company’s new CEO.
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New Zealand opens next round of aquaculture funding
New Zealand aquaculture ventures can secureNZD 410,000 (€233,193/$318,789) in government funding through the third round of a contestable fund.
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Farmed fish in hot water
It was a “good thing” European commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries Maria Damanaki invited the industry, scientists, fishermen’s associations, politicians, NGOs, the press and the public for “open discussions on the latest scientific research” on the state of the main fish stocks in European waters. The September meet might ...
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NewsNZ organic oysters wow European market
Kaipara Oysters have enjoyed a very good first year in the European market with orders for the organic shellfish coming in from all over the continent.
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Sanford pays NZD 85m for Pacifica
Sanford Ltd has confirmed it has entered into a conditional agreement with fellow New Zealand company Pacifica Seafoods for the acquisition of Pacifica’s Greenshell mussel and Pacific oyster businesses for NZD 85 million (€48.4 million/$65.2 million).
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NewsVietnamese processors adding value to pangasius
Pangasius, also called panga, basa and river cobbler, is a freshwater fish especially farmed in Vietnam. It is fast growing, cheap to produce, and during the past 20-odd years has made significant inroads into the whitefish sectors of the world’s major markets.
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NewsSalmon prices boost Grieg’s Q3 profits
Norwegian company Grieg Seafood ASA said a strong salmon market with high prices saw its operating profit before value adjustment of the biomass surge to NOK 105.1 million (€13 million/$18.1 million) in the third-quarter of 2010 from NOK 5.5 million (€682,800/$947,100) recorded in the same period of last year.
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NewsTilapia firm's Q3 sales rocket 27%
HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Inc has reported a third-quarter sales increase of 27%. The Seattle-based company recorded Q3 sales of $28.2 million (€20.3 million), up from $22.2 million (€16 million) achieved in the same period of 2009.
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NZ delivers aquaculture legislation amendment bill
Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the introduction of the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) into parliament.
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Cermaq achieves best quarter results ever
Norwegian-based salmon farming giant Cermaq has presented an EBIT pre fair value adjustment of NOK 502 million (€61.7 million/$87 million) for Q3 2010. Adjusted for gains on divestment, the EBIT was NOK 432 million (€53.1 million/$74.9 million) which is the best quarterly result Cermaq has ever achieved.
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35-yr lease granted for first US deep ocean aquaculture site
The Board of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii granted an application from Hawaii Oceanic Technology for a 35-year lease on the company’s 247-acre deep open ocean aquaculture site, permitted by the same board in October 2009.
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Vietnam aquaculture targets 10% growth
Vietnam’s fish farming industry is aiming to achieve annual growth of 8-10% until 2015, with export revenue estimated to reach $6.7 billion (€4.7 billion) by 2015 and $8 billion (€5.6 billion) by 2020.
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NewsMarine Harvest: strong Q3, output to rise
Marine Harvest reported operating revenues of NOK 3,610 million (€440.3 million/$618.2 million) in the third quarter of 2010, up slightly from NOK 3,601 million (€439.2 million/$616.7 million) recorded in the corresponding period of last year.
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NewsHelicopter delivers salmon pens to loch
UK salmon farming company Northern Isles Salmon Ltd and aquaculture equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine solved the major logistical headache of delivering a consignment of salmon pens to a remote hill loch by mounting a specially arranged operation using a heavylift capacity helicopter.
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NewsNutreco Q3 turnover grows 11%
Fish and animal feed company Nutreco saw an 11% year-on-year rise in turnover in the third quarter of 2010. It took third quarter sales past €1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), largely due to higher raw material costs as well as currency effects and a takeover.
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Vietnam's seafood exports pass $3.5bn
Vietnam exported more than 969,200 tonnes of seafood products worth $3.5 billion (€2.5 billion) in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 10.9% in quantity and 15.4% in value compared to the same period of last year.
