Salmon Farming

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese government has presented a proposal that seeks to adjust its revenue tax on the salmon farming industry from next year. 

4th October 2022

Faroes to revise salmon tax

4th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar’s Chief Financial Officer, Gunnar Nielsen, has resigned from his position, the salmon farming group has confirmed. Nielsen only joined SalMar in April this year.

30th September 2022

SalMar CFO resigns

30th September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Billed as a first for the aquaculture sector, a new digital platform inspired by virtual reality (VR) technology used in the subsea energy and oil and gas sectors is being developed to…

29th September 2022

New aquaculture VR tool

29th September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Government of Norway has proposed to introduce a new resource rent tax on aquaculture with effect from 1 January 2023.

29th September 2022

New salmon tax plans

29th September 2022

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Persistently high production costs will undermine sales in the second-half of 2022, determines new analysis from the RaboResearch unit of Rabobank.

16th September 2022

Seafood demand weakens

16th September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has updated its Salmon Standard and published version 1.4, following a rigorous science-based review process.

5th September 2022

New salmon standard

5th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Faroese salmon farmer is shipping its produce directly to the States courtesy of its own air cargo service.

30th August 2022

Bakkafrost gets airborne

30th August 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Faroe Islands-based Atlantic salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group has signed contracts with Faroese entrepreneurs Malltek, RV-tøkni and Nomatek on a 2,000-square metre expansion of Hall D at Viðareiði hatchery. 

30th August 2022

Bakkafrost expansion

30th August 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has processed the application for the Smart Fish Farm development from SalMar Aker Ocean AS and given a commitment to limited production permits in the Norwegian…

23rd August 2022

Smart fish farm permit

23rd August 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Rare Earth Global, a UK grower of industrial hemp crops, is taking its first steps into the aquaculture sector with a project could lead to the alternative plant-based protein source being used…

22nd August 2022

Hemp aquafeed trials

22nd August 2022