Innovation award for SAMS spin-out
A new company that aims to use marine worms to clean up waste from fish farms has won a prestigious national business competition. N-ovatio-N™ CEO Dr Georgina Robinson, received the […] Continue Reading
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Biofish completes growth plan
Specialist post smolt producer Biofish says its capacity expansion plan has now been completed. It follows an equity issue which raised NOK 74.5m (£5.6m) during the early part of this […] Continue Reading
Higher Q3 harvest and profit for Mowi Scotland
Mowi today unveiled a 2023 third quarter record high harvest and an EBIT or operational profit of €203m (£177m) with Scotland showing a marked improvement on two fronts. The company’s […] Continue Reading
Just Plug and Play!
Owatec offers efficient wastewater and sludge management for aquaculture The new EU Taxonomy will regulate the import of goods and services within the EU area. For Norwegian seafood industries this […] Continue Reading
Concern as BKD spreads in central Norway
Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) has been detected at several locations in central Norway since the start of the year, the country’s Veterinary Institute has reported, and its spread is slightly […] Continue Reading
Norwegian industry dismayed at Fisheries Minister’s dismissal
Both the seafood industry and a number of fellow politicians from the north of Norway have reacted with dismay over the surprise sacking of Fisheries Minister Bjørnar Skjæran yesterday. This […] Continue Reading
Grieg Q3 costs rise and harvests drop
Grieg Seafoods today reported a greatly reduced 2023 third quarter harvest and considerably higher production costs. In one case costs soared way above NOK 80 a kilo (£6). The company […] Continue Reading
blutanQ stars in Norway
Balmoral Tanks’ blutanQ® RAS tank technology was heavily featured on the company’s stand at the recent Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim, Norway. Jonathan Smith, Sales Director, said: “The show presented […] Continue Reading
Breaking – Seafood minister Skjæran sacked in reshuffle
Norway Fisheries and Seafood Minister, Bjørnar Skjæran, has lost his job in a major government reshuffle, it was confirmed today. After much media overnight speculation his replacement is confirmed today […] Continue Reading
Norway’s “big five” settle Canadian price fixing case
FIVE of Norway’s largest salmon breeders have entered into a multi-million Canadian dollar price fixing case settlement following a class action over the border in the United States. It follows […] Continue Reading
Norway Seafood Minister Skjæran facing sack – reports from Oslo suggest
Norway Fisheries and Seafood Minister Bjørnar Skjæran could be about to lose his job, according to reports from Oslo. His replacement is tipped to be another senior Labour politician Cecilie […] Continue Reading
epco has plenty in the pipeline
epco Pipe Systems is a specialist in supplying comprehensive pressure pipe systems for industrial and commercial applications from the company’s UK stockholding in Leeds. epco’s range of U-PVC and PE […] Continue Reading
BREAKING – Whitby Seafoods drops scampi merger move
Whitby Seafoods Ltd, the UK’s largest scampi producer, has dropped plans to acquire Kilhorne Bay Seafoods of Northern Ireland following intervention by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The authority […] Continue Reading
Mowi to close Dingwall processing site
MOWI looks set to close the former Wester Ross processing facility at Dingwall, local reports have said. Around 15 people will be affected but they will be offered jobs at […] Continue Reading
Seafood teams pull tonnes of rubbish from Norwegian fjord
Hundreds of seafood industry volunteers collected more than 15 tonnes of plastic and other waste in a huge clean-up operation in and around Norway’s second largest fjord. The event, organised by […] Continue Reading