Mørenot, global provider of equipment and services for the fisheries, aquaculture and offshore industry, has appointed a new chairman.

Having been a minority shareholder for some years in Bøteriet AS, Mørenot has now strengthened its presence in northern Norway with the acquisition of the remaining shares in the company, purchased from Breivei AS.

Mørenot Group has appointed Arne Birkeland as CEO, Hans Fredrik Furstrand as CFO and Nils Erik Bjørkedal to a newly created COO role.

Irish salmon farming company Bradán Beo Teoranta has purchased a feed barge from AKVA Group and cage nets from Mørenot Aquaculture through a loan from Export Credit Norway.

The aquaculture consultancy department of fishing gear supplier Mørenot has been established as an independent company called Aqua Knowledge AS.

The newly upgraded Capt. Hook management and information system for longline fisheries has been launched by Mørenot Dyrkorn.

Trawling specialist Vónin Ltd has equipped the Finnur Fridi (see World Fishing, February), with toughened purse seining and pelagic trawling gear. Called the "Blue Whiting trawl", it has a circumference of 2,048 metres, 32-metre meshes in the forenet and is made of braided "Super 12" material in different colours. This gives a higher braking strength than the old material.