Salmon Farming

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s salmon sector has unveiled new European growth plans for its premium Label Rouge salmon, aimed at boosting the rural economy and further enhancing Scotland’s international reputation for food and drink.

1st May 2023

Export plans outlined for Scottish salmon

1st May 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed the book-building process for a private placement of new shares has been successfully completed, raising gross proceeds of NOK 525 million, through…

21st April 2023

Private placement for Salmon Evolution

21st April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Representative body Salmon Scotland added a new member of the supply chain to its board, with the unanimous election of Stewart Graham, Managing Director of Scottish-owned Gael Force, at its AGM in…

21st April 2023

Salmon Scotland adds new board member

21st April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon farming group Grieg Seafood ASA harvested approximately 15,350 tonnes of fish in the first-quarter of this year, which was 1,550 tonnes less than in the corresponding period of 2022,…

19th April 2023

Lower Q1 salmon harvest for Grieg Seafood

19th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlantic salmon producer Mowi ASA harvested 102,500 tonnes of gutted weight equivalent (GWE) fish in the first-quarter of this year, some 5,500 tonnes more than in the corresponding period of 2022, and…

18th April 2023

Higher first-quarter harvest for Mowi, earnings rise

18th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture body Salmon Scotland has asked Scottish government not to put politics before employment when considering a proposed ban on all marine activity in Scottish waters.

17th April 2023

Scottish government urged to prioritise seafood jobs

17th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon Evolution has secured a finance package that will be used to complete construction on its first production facility at Indre Harøe.

12th April 2023

Salmon Evolution secures facility build funding

12th April 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of its biggest landing craft to date, designed to support the company’s move to farms of fewer but larger pens.

6th April 2023

Salmon farmer brings in biggest landing craft

6th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The volume of salmon harvested in the Faroe Islands by the Bakkafrost Group in the first-quarter of this year decreased by 6,500 tonnes year-on-year to the equivalent of 11,000 tonnes head-on gutted…

6th April 2023

Bakkafrost’s Scottish salmon harvest doubles

6th April 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Royal DSM has launched new technology Digital SalmoFan to accurately measure the colour of salmon fillets throughout the value chain.

4th April 2023

Salmon colour measurement tool launched

4th April 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Cermaq, BioSort and Scale AQ’s third version of iFarm has been installed in Norway. This small step could become a giant leap for salmon farming if the technology proves successful.

3rd April 2023

High hopes as iFarm Version 3 gets underway

3rd April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The total volume of fish produced by Iceland’s aquaculture industry decreased by 1,796 tonnes in 2022, amounting to a total 51,350 tonnes. However, the country exported more fish than in 2021 and…

24th March 2023

Icelandic aquaculture export earnings climb

24th March 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Ensuring product quality is of paramount importance to seafood value chains, and to meet the growing demands and expectations of consumers, companies are increasingly adopting new quality control procedures, with many turning…

23rd March 2023

Eye on the prize

23rd March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s fish farms have delivered a £3.3 billion boost to the country’s economy over the last decade, new figures have revealed.

13th March 2023

Scottish aquaculture boosts economy by £3.3 billion

13th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recently-elected Faroese government has issued a proposal to adjust the revenue tax for the salmon farming industry, effective from 1 August 2023 if passed as is by parliament. 

13th March 2023

Faroes looks to raise salmon farming tax

13th March 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Benguela Blue Aqua Farming has secured permits to raise Atlantic salmon in net pens off the coast of Namibia with the help of US aquaculture tech company Innovasea.

24th February 2023

Namibian salmon go-ahead

24th February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese salmon producer, Bakkafrost, has made earnings before tax and interest of DKK376 million (€50.5 million) in the last quarter of 2022 with a net loss of DKK154 million (€20.69 million).

22nd February 2023

Bakkafrost: Q4 satisfactory

22nd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lerøy Seafood Group has enjoyed a record 2022 with revenues of NOK26.6 billion (€2.4 billion) thanks to high prices and strong demand for seafood.

22nd February 2023

High demand boosts Lerøy

22nd February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Start-up seaweed producer Foller Alger and salmon producer Cermaq have teamed up to test a new combined sea site for salmon and kelp in Steigen in Nordland, Norway.

22nd February 2023

First salmon-kelp farm

22nd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Mowi ASA recorded best-ever fourth-quarter revenues of €1.36 billion for the closing three months of 2022. The Bergen, Norway-headquartered company’s operational Q4 profit was €239 million, compared with €146 million in the corresponding quarter of 2021.

15th February 2023

Mowi ends ’22 on a high

15th February 2023