Aquaculture

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is renaming its operations in Scotland to Bakkafrost Scotland.

30th June 2022

Scottish Salmon Company rebrands

30th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has announced a two-year renewal of licences for marine finfish aquaculture facilities outside the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, (BC) Canada.

27th June 2022

BC licences renewed

27th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Andfjord Salmon released smolt in its first land-based pool at Kvalnes, Andøya, Norway, on 25 June, the company has confirmed.

27th June 2022

Successful smolt release

27th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Investment holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Owen Capital Sàrl, has sold 18,113,207 shares in salmon farming giant Mowi ASA.

22nd June 2022

18m Mowi shares sold

22nd June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has approved financial support for the EU’s fisheries and the aquaculture sectors in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

22nd June 2022

War support approved

22nd June 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Portugal-based international food industry group Jerónimo Martins has confirmed it is to invest NOK 173.9 million in Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon.

22nd June 2022

Major investor for Andfjord

22nd June 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of a new semi-hybrid powered workboat specially designed to service larger pens and nets at its west coast of Scotland marine farms.

16th June 2022

Farmers new semi-hybrid

16th June 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Mowi has received a Special Recognition Award at Compassion in World Farming’s (CIWF) Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.

15th June 2022

Welfare award for Mowi

15th June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Private equity impact investors Ocean 14 Capital Fund has signed a deal to purchase a controlling stake in SyAqua from aquaculture investment company Golden Springs Group (GSG).

15th June 2022

Ocean 14 invests in shrimp tech

15th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan hf has reached an agreement to purchase over 34% of the shares in salmon farming company Arctic Fish Holding AS for almost NOK 1.1 billion.

13th June 2022

Arctic Fish nets new shareholder

13th June 2022