Salmon Farming

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based salmon farming company Gigante Salmon has confirmed it is on course to start production at its first facility on Lille Indre Rosøy in Rødøy, Norway, this autumn.

8th August 2023

Gigante Salmon readies for production start

8th August 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A UK research team is taking the next steps towards using hemp seed as a sustainable protein source for Scottish salmon feeds, following the success of the first live trials.

3rd August 2023

High hopes for hemp-based salmon feed

3rd August 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With demand softening and El Niño driving up fishmeal prices, the second-half of 2023 is expected to be the most challenging period for global aquaculture since the peak of the Covid pandemic…

31st July 2023

Falling demand and El Niño to challenge global aquaculture

31st July 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Award-winning fishery scientist, educator and brand ambassador for Secret Island Emily De Sousa explains why sustainable aquaculture is beneficial for the environment and consumers alike.

28th July 2023

How aquaculture has reshaped the seafood industry (and why it’s a good thing!)

28th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Shetland salmon farmers have joined forces to support the Tall Ships’ return to Lerwick, part of the Tall Ships Races – a festival held every summer in European waters.

25th July 2023

Salmon farmers back Shetland tall ships

25th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroe Islands-headquartered salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group has advised that preliminary results of the unaudited consolidated accounts for the second-quarter 2023 indicate a lower-than-expected operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).

17th July 2023

Bakkafrost issues Q2 profit warning

17th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi ASA posted operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately €300 million for the second-quarter of this year, some €20 million less than in the corresponding period of…

17th July 2023

Mowi Q2 harvest increases but earnings fall

17th July 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

“The potential for land-based aquaculture is huge,” says Kjetil Haga, founding partner of impact seafood investor Bluefront Equity, “and a lot of that is down to events taking place in the salmon…

13th July 2023

Bluefront Equity takes a niche approach

13th July 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

At the time of writing, Atlantic salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon AS had just confirmed that it is to progress with plans that will increase the total production volume at it Kvalnes site…

13th July 2023

Andfjord Salmon looks to capitalise on its natural advantage

13th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-headquartered salmon farmer SalMar ASA harvested 44,300 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon in the second-quarter of this year, up 11,900 tonnes on the corresponding period of 2022, with increased volumes coming…

10th July 2023

Increased Q2 salmon harvest for SalMar

10th July 2023