Tag: Salmon farming
GAA study evaluates animal welfare in salmon. The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has published the results of a study designed to identify and strengthen best practices for animal welfare in aquaculture. The competition of the ...
Mowi Trials New Sea Lice Avoidance System – Mowi is the first aquaculture company in Scotland to trial innovative new sea lice avoidance systems developed by AKVA group Mowi Scotland’s farm at Port na Cro ...
Ocean Quality to be dissolved and divided, Grieg Seafood and Bremnes Seashore establish separate sales organisations. The sales joint venture Ocean Quality will be dissolved and divided between Grieg Seafood and Bremnes Seashore. The decision ...
Mowi to install Skaginn 3X salmon cooling system. Salmon farming giant Mowi is to install Skaginn 3X’s innovative Sub-Chilling™ salmon cooling system at their facility in Herøy, Norway. “We are constantly working with solutions that reduce ...
SalMar results for first quarter 2020. SalMar ASA reported an Operational EBIT of NOK 1,065 million for the first quarter of 2020. This is the highest ever achieved in the company’s history. In the same ...
Bakkafrost orders new hybrid wellboat. As part of the company’s strategy to produce larger quantities of sustainable farmed salmon, Bakkafrost has ordered a new wellboat. The wellboat will be built at the Sefine shipyard in ...
New deal brings innovative sea lice treatment closer to market. The development of an innovative new treatment method to control lice in farmed salmon has moved a step closer with the merging of interests between ...
Rebuilding markets after Covid crisis needs a concerted effort, says SSPO. The Scottish salmon sector is calling on the UK and Scottish Governments to support market access following a significant downturn in export sales through ...
Mowi first quarter earnings fall due to pandemic. Mowi achieved an operational EBIT of EUR 109 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared with EUR 196 million in the corresponding quarter of 2019. Mowi’s ...
Covid-19 hits Norway Royal Salmon earnings. Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) reported an operational EBIT of MNOK 75 for the first quarter 2020 and EBIT per kg of NOK 16.53. Corresponding figures for the same quarter ...
Decline in use of antibiotics in farmed salmon. The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) today published its annual Sustainability Report, which documents the environmental performance and nutritional profile of farm-raised salmon. As part of the group’s ...
Challenging first quarter for Bakkafrost. The Bakkafrost Group delivered a total operating EBIT of DKK 248.1 million in Q1 2020. Harvested volumes for the Group were 17.9 thousand tonnes gutted weight, whereof 10.7 thousand tonnes ...
Cermaq’s activities to meet the UN sustainable development goals. In a new report, mainstream sustainability indicators are linked to key activities to meet the overarching global challenges of climate action, ocean health, biodiversity, reducing the footprint of ...
Aquabounty on track for salmon harvest. Company Remains On-Track for First Conventional Salmon Harvest to Begin in June; First AquAdvantage Salmon Harvest to Begin in the Fourth Quarter of 2020. Recent Company Highlights: Harvest schedules ...
Mowi Scotland Reveals Future Growth Strategy – Scotland’s largest supplier of Atlantic salmon has revealed its medium and long term strategies for salmon processing in the West Highlands. Following scoping ideas announced a year ago, ...
First Women in Aquaculture scholarship fund announced. Kvarøy Arctic (pronounced “Kwa-ray”) sustainably raised salmon from Norway’s Arctic Circle, and the James Beard Foundation—a non profit organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honour chefs and other leaders making ...
Grieg Seafood strengthens its executive team. To underpin growth, Grieg Seafood is adding farming capabilities to its executive team to bolster focus on operations. By 2025, Grieg Seafood aims to harvest 150 000 tonnes, achieve cost ...
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