Gigante Salmon’s land farm costs jump by £15m
Gigante Salmon’s new land based salmon farm at Rødøy, in Norway’s Nordland, is going to cost around NOK 200 million (£15m) more than originally planned, the company has reported. The […] Continue Reading
Ley-Wilson joins SAIC as Riddle steps down
Fish farming expert Ed Ley-Wilson is joining the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in the newly created role of Director of Innovation and Business Development. Meanwhile, SAIC’s Director of Innovation […] Continue Reading
SSF chief unveils strategy to tackle mortalities
Scottish Sea Farms yesterday spelled out the measures it is taking to combat the issues which have dogged its operations over the past couple of years, mostly caused by the […] Continue Reading
Måsøval appoints new CFO
Norwegian salmon producer Måsøval has announced the appointment of the highly experienced Anders Hagestande as its new Chief Financial Officer. Previously he held similar positions with the salmon companies Blue […] Continue Reading
Scottish Government to trial aquaculture reforms
A streamlined consenting process for fish farming will be trialled in two local authority areas over the next 12 months, Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has promised. The pledge comes […] Continue Reading
Norway’s farmed cod exports on the rise
Norway’s cod farmers may be having a tough time financially of late, but what they produce is now attracting increased demand from buyers abroad. The Norwegian Seafood Council reports that […] Continue Reading
SalMar planning huge increase in output
SalMar is planning to increase its annual output by at least a third, investors will be told today. The world’s second largest producer of Atlantic Salmon, and part owner of […] Continue Reading
Shrimp vaccine business raises $8.25m
An Israeli company that aims to revolutionise vaccination for shrimp farming has raised US $8.25m (£6.6m) from a consortium of venture capitalists. ViAqua Therapeutics is developing an orally delivered vaccine […] Continue Reading
New owners wind up FiiZK subsidiaries
A major restructuring of the troubled FiiZK group, a leading Norwegian supplier of closed and semi closed cage solutions for the aquaculture sector, has been completed. The industrial technology company […] Continue Reading