Business & Finance

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Alf-Gøran Knutsen, CEO of Norwegian salmon farming company Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett AS and Kvarøy Arctic, has joined Arctic Seafarm Holding AS as chairman of the board, the two companies have confirmed. At the…

22nd December 2021

Arctic Seafarm gets government green light, Kvarøy CEO joins the board

22nd December 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The majority shareholders at Ice Fish Farm AS and Laxar Fiskeldi ehf have agreed to the former’s acquisition of Laxar and its subsidiaries and the merger of the two Icelandic salmon farming…

20th December 2021

Ice Fish Farm edges closer to owning Laxar

20th December 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, has announced that it has helped the Gulf Offshore Research Institute secure federal grant funds to continue its plan…

14th December 2021

Innovasea helps secure Federal Grant for Gulf of Mexico oil rig aquaculture venture

14th December 2021

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Scottish Sea Farms’ bid to acquire Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK, paving the way for the deal to complete. 

8th December 2021

Scottish Sea Farms cleared to acquire Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK

8th December 2021

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bluefront Equity has NOK 1 billion earmarked for sustainable seafood investments.

23rd November 2021

Billion for sustainable seafood

23rd November 2021

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting is to construct a feed plant in Florida for land-based salmon to serve Atlantic Sapphire’s US operations with feeds specialised for Bluehouse farming.

17th November 2021

Skretting and Atlantic Sapphire team up on local feed facility

17th November 2021

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Carsoe has acquired all outstanding shares in Intech, consolidating the two companies’ seafood activities and tray denesting technology at Carsoe and Intech respectively.

13th October 2021

Carsoe acquires outstanding shares in Intech

13th October 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Pump manufacturer Framo, part of the Alfa Laval group, has acquired equipment supplier LiftUP strengthening the company’s focus on sustainable aquaculture.

4th October 2021

Framo strengthens sustainable focus

4th October 2021

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Faroese aquaculture group Bakkafrost has announced ambitious plans for increase its output of its premium salmon by more than 40% over the next five years, with a significant investment programme in Scotland,…

15th September 2021

Bakkafrost’s sustainable growth plans

15th September 2021

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

With the Brexit agreement now in place, the seafood industry finds itself in uncharted waters.

11th February 2021

New and uncertain horizons

11th February 2021

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Members of the Panay Aqua Farmers Cooperative (PAFC) have visited the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) accompanied by Remia Aparri of the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and…

24th July 2020

Covid-19: Farmers seek help with feed costs

24th July 2020

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The first commercial-scale plant in the world fully-funded through the Calysseo joint-venture between Adisseo and Calysta will be built in Chongqing’s Changshou district, an important milestone for the Feedkind project.

3rd July 2020

Aquafeed production plant opens in Chongqing

3rd July 2020

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bayer Animal Health has signed supply and distribution agreements with water treatment technology suppliers, Cytozyme Laboratories and Chengdu Kehongda Technology, as well as farm management technology provider, XpertSea Solutions.

5th June 2020

Warm-water aquaculture technology

5th June 2020

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

EW Group GmbH subsidary GenoMar Genetics AS has acquired the genetics and distribution assets of Brazilian tilapia breeding and distribution company AquaAmerica / AquaPorto.

1st May 2020

GenoMar acquires AquaAmerica and AquaPorto

1st May 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With African swine fever (ASF) continuing to decimate China’s pig population, and the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak halting the country’s processing sectors, whitefish exporters should find themselves well placed to capitalise on the…

30th March 2020

China’s demand for protein

30th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Hamish Macdonell, director of strategic engagement for the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has issued a statement on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sector.

16th March 2020

COVID-19: SSPO issues statement

16th March 2020

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Retaining market access and consumer confidence are of the utmost importance for both the UK and EU27.

26th February 2020

Cordial post-Brexit relations are critical

26th February 2020

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

EU aquaculture production is at record levels, but the sector still has plenty of ground to cover before it comes close to meeting the demands of the market.

5th February 2020

Raising the swell

5th February 2020

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Amid continued uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the EU, the European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) and EU chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, have met to discuss all possible Brexit scenarios.

30th September 2019

EUFA and Barnier in crisis Brexit talks

30th September 2019

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland is continuing its work to secure a frictionless transport route for Scottish seafood into Europe post-Brexit with an organised visit from Port of Boulogne sur Mer (BSM) representatives.

27th September 2019

Work continues to secure post-Brexit routes

27th September 2019