Mowi

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An increasing number of Scottish salmon farmers are seeking certification to prove their social and environmental credentials, according to certification and labelling scheme Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), which has seen a 144%…

5th December 2022

More Scots seeking ASC

5th December 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

Salmon farmer Mowi Scotland Ltd has selected Skagen Ship Consulting and Macduff Ship Design as the main contractor and designer for two new 18.5-metre landing craft service vessels for aquaculture support services.

20th October 2022

Mowi orders newbuilds

20th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), a joint initiative between the world’s largest commercial seafood companies and science to strengthen sustainable practices within the seafood industry, has appointed Thai Union Group PCL…

6th October 2022

SeaBOS appoints new chair

6th October 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

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

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

With climate change increases raising the risk of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Scottish waters, aquaculture experts are advocating the region’s uptake of technologies that support collaborative efforts to protect farmed fish…

1st June 2022

Raised HAB concerns

1st June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six producers and sellers of Norwegian salmon, alongside some of their subsidiaries, have reached a US$ 85 million settlement in a class action in the United States over claims of anti-competitive behaviour.

26th May 2022

$85m salmon settlement

26th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

An innovative water purification system is to be trialled alongside a medicine used to treat sea lice on salmon for the first time in Scotland in what’s hoped will be a major…

20th April 2022

Scottish aquaculture first

20th April 2022