Business & Finance

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norwegian-headquartered farmed salmon group SalMar ASA has sent notice of layoffs to 851 employees at its processing facilities in Frøya and Senja, with the government’s proposed new salmon tax cited as the main…

14th November 2022

SalMar lays off 851

14th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish salmon producer Loch Duart has launched the first in a series of films focused on the company’s founding values.

14th November 2022

Loch Duart films values

14th November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

UK manufacturing outsourcing specialist PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) has confirmed it has been brought in to support the delivery of a new €11 million project that will boost the fishmeal…

11th November 2022

PP C&A lands Iceland deal

11th November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Royal Greenland has appointed Susanne Arfelt Rajamand as its new chief executive with effect from February 2023.

11th November 2022

Royal Greenland – new CEO

11th November 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A ‘chaotic situation’ created by the Norwegian government’s salmon tax proposals is to blame for the job losses says the seafood group’s chief executive.

9th November 2022

Lerøy processing cuts

9th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Mexican government has granted a ten-year concession for the renewal and expansion of Regal Springs’ farming operations.

9th November 2022

Mexico tilapia expansion

9th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The merger between salmon farming companies SalMar ASA and Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS) has been finalised.

8th November 2022

SalMar-NRS merger done

8th November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based salmon farming company Gigante Salmon Rødøy AS has entered into an agreement to purchase intake pumps from Xylem Water Solutions Norge AS.

8th November 2022

Gigante contract for Xylem

8th November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vestmannaeyjar-based Vinnslustaðirinn hf (VSV) has announced its intention to acquire fellow Icelandic companies Ós ehf and Leo Seafood ehf from the owner of the two firms, Sigurjón Óskarsson and his family.

7th November 2022

VSV expands group

7th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Italy and Lithuania have been given €518.2 million and €61.2 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

7th November 2022

Further fisheries funding

7th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s fish farmers have delivered a 7% increase in salmon volumes to the highest level ever recorded.

3rd November 2022

Salmon at record levels

3rd November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Frozen food company, Nomad Foods, is to begin supplying Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified farmed fish from three of the largest ASC-certified suppliers in the world.

2nd November 2022

Nomad ups panga volume

2nd November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd has confirmed the resignation of Chief Executive Grant Rosewarne, who has held the position with the aquaculture company since 2009.

2nd November 2022

NZKS boss resigns

2nd November 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based yellowtail kingfish farming business The Kingfish Company has announced that founder Ohad Maiman is to step down from his role as CEO and will take up an advisory position with the…

1st November 2022

Kingfish CEO change

1st November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar ASA’s proposed share buyout of NTS ASA and also its merger with Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS) have received clearance from the European Commission, with the EU executive finding the deals…

1st November 2022

Salmon merger approval

1st November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway-headquartered Mowi has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 51.28% of the shares in Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish with the anticipated acquisition price amounting to NOK 1.88 billion.

1st November 2022

Mowi buys into Iceland

1st November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A first-ever five-year strategic plan for US aquaculture has been released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with intention to guide the agency’s efforts to enhance the industry’s growth from…

31st October 2022

First US aquaculture plan

31st October 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Partners Cargill and Naturisa are teaming up with Skyvest EC Holding to expand shrimp-feed production for Ecuadorian farmers.

31st October 2022

Ecuador feed partnership

31st October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Linda Aase has notified SalMar ASA’s board of directors of her decision to step down as CEO of the Frøya, Norway-headquartered salmon farming company.

28th October 2022

SalMar changes CEO

28th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed that CEO Håkon André Berg has resigned from his position. 

28th October 2022

Salmon Evolution change

28th October 2022